Moving Right Along

Our night went considerably better than yesterday. They gave Bobby some Restoril for sleep and it seemed to do the trick, and he slept peacefully for several hours. He's been reluctant to use anything other than Benadryl for sleep because of a history of adverse reactions to sleep medications, but he was ready to try something. As you can imagine, sleeplessness and restlessness can make any discomfort even more intolerable, and he was pretty miserable yesterday. I slept ok curled up in the Blue Beast, it's just going to make my bed at home feel like a luxury.

We're watching blood pressures today. At 3am this morning it dipped to 89/44 and they treated with extra IV fluids. Hopefully, we can manage it that way. "Managing" seems to be the operative word around here. A side effect will come up and nurse says, "I can get you something for that." They've got pills, sprays, creams, lotions, IV meds, you name it, for anything from dry mouth to nausea to chills and low blood pressure. Doesn't take away all the discomforts, but it's nice to know they are so responsive and helpful.

Several people have asked us about references to the "Rocks of Armour" in the comments. At the prayer time before we left Tulsa, Jan had a basket of rocks and some magnets for people to take to remind them to pray for us. The verse on the magnet is from Psalm 31. "In Thee, O Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; in Thy righteousness deliver me. Incline Thine ear to me, rescue me quickly; be Thou to me a rock of strength, a stronghold to save me. For Thou art my rock and my fortress; for Thy name's sake Thou wilt lead me and guide me." We love knowing that folks are walking around with rocks in their pockets and that you are being reminded not only to pray for us, but that God is the Rock in whom we can all trust.

Love, Juli