Peace and love to you all.
No real updates today, honestly. We have a Care Conference set up for tomorrow afternoon. In that meeting, we'll talk with all the doctors and providers that have taken care of my dad this past week, get a sense of where they are at, and maybe start the process of decision-making. Until then, though, we remain in Limbo. To us, it feels kind of like going through the process of flying. No, not the packing bags and making sure they weigh exactly the right amount. No, not going through security where every nook and cranny is inspected. No, not sitting around, eating aggressively-mediocre airport breakfasts. It's more like being on the plane and waiting to take off. If you've flown, you've been through the experience. Crammed like mask-wearing sardines into a steel tube that, essentially, goes into the sky like magic. (I'm a Communication doctor, not a physics doctor...sue me). The air conditioning coming and goes in spurts and fits to the point that you're either baking like a Thanksgiving turkey or frozen like...well, like a Thanksgiving turkey before it's been cooked. Some child in the back of the plane howling at precisely the same pitch as an air raid siren. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting. That, in essence, is where we are now. We're waiting on that plane. We have no control and all we can do is trust in the pilots and what they are doing. And no matter what they decide, we know they will bring us to the right place. Thank you for being on this journey with us. You're sharing your headphones, giving us a snack, and listening to us talk instead of just putting on your sunglasses and sleeping through the announcements. We are so grateful to you and all you have done for us. You are loved beyond measure. I'll leave you today with another prayer. God, you are the love of my soul. You are kind, you are the only true King. You are the only true God, and I put myself in your hands. You have turned your eyes to me. You believed me and were happy with me. God, you long for unity with me and improve the work you have begun in me. You are a loving Father; you know me well. You know how you created me. You know what steps are planned for my future. Because you know everything, and I trust you so I can rest in your shadow. God, since you love me, I can trust that your intentions are beneficial to me. Also, when I don’t see, understand, or worry, I can believe your truth. Your plans are the best for me, and you will be faithful. Amen.
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Becky Eberhart
3/8/2022 01:19:17 pm
We continue to hold Randy and all of you in our daily prayers, as well as the medical team attending to him. May God's peace that surpasses all understanding, God's healing touch, and God's strength continue to surround Randy and you. Sending much love to you all, Tim and Becky Eberhart
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Elizabeth Jassmann Massingill
3/8/2022 01:41:27 pm
May God's peace and grace be with you as you wait. May God's compassion surround you and may his love uphold you in this tough time.
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Jen Tyler
3/8/2022 01:49:18 pm
Thank you for keeping these updates coming, with your beautifully crafted story-telling that would make him proud, to boot. Continuing to hold you all in prayer down in Watertown -- for Randy, your entire family, medical providers, and for those specific prayers you know and lift up, that you aren't quite ready to share. May God surround you with grace and peace.
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Marsha Coyner
3/8/2022 02:13:07 pm
Prayers for healing
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Darlene Symington
3/8/2022 05:33:50 pm
I anxiously wait for your comments - hoping for good news to appear. Randy stays in my prayers for miraculous healing. I pray for your Mom, and you boys for continued strength and hope and patience to keep the vigil at the hospital. It's where you want to be, and you wouldn't be anywhere else, but it is a different kind of being tired. I will pray for some encouraging words from the Care meeting you will be in tomorrow. Aaron, you definitely have a talent for writing. Your Dad WILL be so pleased and proud to read your words. God Bless you all. Sending so many caring hugs to you all.
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Hank Kor
3/9/2022 02:43:45 pm
Thoughts and prayers are with you. May God’s peace periodically touch you all as you wait and hope.
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