For those of you still praying for my sweet friend Dara....thank you. She is such an amazing miracle.....here are the most recent updates from her husband David:"Dara had a great day. She is off the IV and her BP is better, but still a little high. But it is best after she exercises. She has walked and walked today. Dara is determined and amazing the nurses. She is stretching and her muscles are feeling better. Still not ready to leave ICU, but getting better and better. The nurse questioned whether she will even need much rehab, though it's her cognition ...that needs the most work. Still praying for the blood pressure. We don't want to go on that drip again. Funny story. Today Dara said she realized for the first time that it's a miracle she's alive. She was, in her words, amazed that so many people are praying for her. I told her she won't believe all the stories she will hear in the next few months. She appreciates all the prayers. When she's home, we'll have a party and everyone who prayed can come and celebrate! But we're not out of the woods yet (I feel the need to keep saying this, because risks are still very real).
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Dara's BP is way better. It was stable through the night until around 5. Then it jumped extremely high before being brought under control again. She will be moved out of ICU today, though mostly because they need beds. So pray it is not too soon, that she is indeed stable. She will still need me here more than ever since she will not be getting one-on-one care. It's a good step and hopefully she will be in Chicago in a day or two. I know many of you have been waiting for a good time to see Dara. I don't think this is the time yet. We will see how she transitions. She is still in a great deal of pain from her muscles. And now is the best time in the last two weeks for her to get some real sleep. Prayer is still more important now than personal visits.
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Dara is now out of ICU and settling in to plush new digs. The room is quiet, there isn't as much beeping and the toilet is in a separate room. As we left ICU I thought of a Psalm shared with me by Todd Mikelson: For you, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. Praise God for this victory. But we are not out of the hospital yet. Pray for sustained BP and a good night's rest. Regressing is too bitter to imagine, but God can still do as He pleases. Yet Dara is so close to being out, perhaps tomorrow night or Thursday. Also it is not too soon to pray for Dara's rehab in Chicago. She expressed to me tonight that she is concerned because it will be very, very hard. Yet if anyone can do it, Dara can. Pray that she will reach 100% before Christmas and be home with her lovely daughter. God is so gracious to us."
Dara's BP is way better. It was stable through the night until around 5. Then it jumped extremely high before being brought under control again. She will be moved out of ICU today, though mostly because they need beds. So pray it is not too soon, that she is indeed stable. She will still need me here more than ever since she will not be getting one-on-one care. It's a good step and hopefully she will be in Chicago in a day or two. I know many of you have been waiting for a good time to see Dara. I don't think this is the time yet. We will see how she transitions. She is still in a great deal of pain from her muscles. And now is the best time in the last two weeks for her to get some real sleep. Prayer is still more important now than personal visits.
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Dara is now out of ICU and settling in to plush new digs. The room is quiet, there isn't as much beeping and the toilet is in a separate room. As we left ICU I thought of a Psalm shared with me by Todd Mikelson: For you, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. Praise God for this victory. But we are not out of the hospital yet. Pray for sustained BP and a good night's rest. Regressing is too bitter to imagine, but God can still do as He pleases. Yet Dara is so close to being out, perhaps tomorrow night or Thursday. Also it is not too soon to pray for Dara's rehab in Chicago. She expressed to me tonight that she is concerned because it will be very, very hard. Yet if anyone can do it, Dara can. Pray that she will reach 100% before Christmas and be home with her lovely daughter. God is so gracious to us."
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