Challenging Night

Mom's breathing continued to get worse as the day went on yesterday. Uncle Glenn arrived from Washington State in perfect timing to help out. With the medication that mom is taking she tends to get hot very easily. We were a streamlined assembly line last night in an effort to keep her cool. Barbara and Aunt Kathy placed cool rags on forehead and neck, Uncle Glenn and I fanned her, and Todd was in charge of keeping the rags cooling during rotations. Even when mom is sleeping she is giving directions, cooking, and telling Gabby to get down. We all look at each other and smile. The doctors and nurses are doing their best to try and keep mom comfortable, but as always it is ultimately up to the Lord. All the medical advances we believe to have made in this modern age, pales in comparison to the fragility and miraculous creation of life in and of itself. God's awesome power is as much apparent in death as it is in life. Specific prayer request: Healing, comfort, good reactions to medicines, and breathing. Mom is still living for the Lord and continues to bless us with her reflection of Christ. I will try and update with any changes.