Tuesday, Feb 19

I started my Physics class at PCC today. A bit overwhelming, especially considering that I can hardly concentrate on school right now. Oh well...

Anyway, Caitlyn had a rough night at Miller. (Actually, David did. Caitlyn probably slept ok.) They shared a room with a very sick, very miserable toddler boy. He cried most of the night. Poor thing...

Anyway, I have not been to the hospital yet, so here is what David has told me so far:

Caitlyn will be on inhaled steroids (yeah, she'll get buff!!! j/k) for the next 2 or so days. This should open up the airways and help some of the gunk to get loosened up. They don't want it to come out in big clumps that could clog another airway, though, so it'll need to be monitored. She will have regular respiratory therapy including wearing the dreaded "vest." Caitlyn really hates the vest but all the doctors say she needs it, so she'll have to deal with it for the next couple of days. It basically shakes her up real good. Most adults think it would be relaxing (think massage), but it's a little scary for Caitlyn, and it's not exactly comfortable.

After 2 days, they will do another chest x-ray. If it shows improvement, she can come home! She'll be all done with hospitals! If no improvement, she will need to have the bronchoscopy. So, for the time, there is more waiting...

This morning, I heard "Everlasting God" on the radio. I like the song, but it has become familiar and commonplace to me. But today,it got me thinking about what it means that "strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord." What does it mean to wait upon the Lord? Does it mean serving Him, like a waiter? Or does it mean that as we're waiting for God to do something (like answer prayer), that's when He gives us strength? That seemed to make sense to me. I'm still not exactly sure of the context, but I do feel that God has graced us with extra strength, peace, and calm as we continue to simply wait for Him to move. Thanks again, to everyone for your prayers.

I will probably not be home until Thursday, so unless David updates, the next post will be then. We'll have a better idea of what is going on.