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Our little Gerad is continuing to take steps forward to healing. Last night he was able to do away with 1 liter of fluid by himself! His head arms and legs are looking back to normal. Obviously he has lost weight and Daddy Marvin tells me his legs look like chicken legs! What a blessing he was 8 pounds at birth!The doctors and nurses are looking at closing his chest by thursday and everything looks good. He is constantly under close monitering to keep everything is check, but he is responding well to everything.
Marvin and Hannie have, up to this far, been able to stay and sleep at the Childrens Hospital and that is another blessing! This morning they heard a "code blue" call and it frightened them out of their beds. Thankfully is was not little Gerad, but it was someone else's child. A child that also has loving parents, grandparents and extended family! Pray for them, as you pray for Gerad, Marvin and Hannie!
As I was thinking this morning about all the Blessings we have received, I started to make a mental list. From Gerad's steps forward to recovery, the Lord's sustaining of Marvin and Hannie, the loving touch and care of nurses, the wisdom of doctors, the love of friends, the presence of grandparents who are at the hospital as much as possible, phones and computers to keep up-to-date and stay in touch, answered prayers, safe travels up and down to Toronto, the breath of life, and the list goes on...!
Just only considering how God has made our bodies so fearfully and so wonderfully, that doctors can reconstruct little tiny hearts and then aid the body to recovery, makes us stand in awe at our Maker! How he has made bodies, even tiny baby ones, to handle so much stress and still be able to fight and hang on and recuperate! How fearfully we are made!
And it shall be to ME a name of joy,
a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth,
which shall hear all the good that I do unto them:
and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness
and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
Jer 33:9
4 comments:
Marv and Hannie,
Again good news, what a blessing! Every morning (and many times during the day) I head to the office to check the blog, always with a bit of trepidation at what we might see.But so far,so good. I had to think of Jordans song for his memory last week "Great is Thy Faithfulness...Morning by morning new Mercies I see.."
Thinking of you all, Love Christa and Andy and kids.
Marv and Hannie,
So happy to hear that everything is going well so far - hope it continues.
Thinking of you everyday,Love Kath, John and little Gerald.
Marvin and Hannie
were so happy that everything is well were thinking of you! hope to see you soon!
lots of love jake and martha
Marv and Hannie,
We're happy for you that Gerad's progress is heading in the right direction. We are continually thinking about you and we hope to visit you tommorow night. Keep your chin up, eh!!
Love Corne and Jacqueline
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