Prayer list

A few prayer requests for today:

Grant's hemoglobin dropped again last night to the point where they felt like he needed a blood transfusion.  He is currently getting a unit of blood.  Pray that he has no reactions to the blood and that it gives him the energy that he needs.  This was a tough one for me.  Grant is no stranger to a blood transfusion.  They had to transfuse all night the day we took him in for his leukemia.  And he had them several times along that journey.  He doesn't remember them and has asked me a lot of questions, but I sure do.  While it's disappointing that his body couldn't keep up on it's own, I'm thankful for the tools we have to help him.  He has joked that he hopes it's not girl blood or he won't know how to "identify". :)

The doctors also decided to turn off the infusion that was flushing his bladder to prevent clotting.  This was a pretty scary thing for Grant because the clotting had been a problem and VERY painful.  It has been off since 4:30 p.m. yesterday.  He has not had any clotting issues, but there is still blood in the output.  Pray for wisdom today as his team of doctors makes decisions on next steps.  And pray for peace and comfort for Grant during the unknowns.  They would like to be able to remove the catheter because they don't like them to remain in this long.  But, they do not want to encounter a problem and have to replace it.

The blood in the output indicates that his kidney is still bleeding.  Please pray that the bleeding will stop.

Please pray for the kids...Trent, Cori, and Maci.  Their world has been rocked.  Their brother is missing.  They've had to be updated on where they are going to be for the next day every night.  We have some rockstar friends that are making this as easy and fun for them as possible and we are so grateful.  

Also, please continue to pray for Rudy and me.  We are tired...mentally, physically and emotionally. The hospital sleeping arrangements are not kind.  The trips back and forth are long.  Eating is difficult.  The responsibility of advocating for Grant is heavy.  It feels like the world is moving on around us, but we are stuck.  But God is good.  And he is providing just what we need and we are so thankful.  And I just want to say, there is no one I'd rather go through hard times with than Rudy.  He is a rock and always pointing us to Jesus. 

Thank you for your prayers!