FW: Shana Friday am update

March 12, 2004

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thanks, GRDMB

Shana Friday am update

Sleeping beauty is still resting and her fevers are still climbing.

Dr. Pochettino called me this morning to say that he wants to give Shana

a tracheotomy so that the ventilator will access her lungs through her

throat. This serves two purposes in that it will allow the removal of

the mouth tube, which is now a week old and can become a source of

infection, and will be more comfortable for Shana. The Tracheotomy will

be put in during a surgical procedure that will take place this

afternoon. The main reason for all of this is because Shana is running

high fevers (up to 103 last night), which means she will have to remain

on assisted breathing for a while longer. The good news is that Shana

is still sound asleep and has no idea any of this is going on. I told

Dr. Pochettino that many of us are praying for him, his family, and his

entire team, and he thank me and stated that he is doing all that he

can, which I assured him I already knew.

I am taking comfort in Jesus’ words “Do not let your hearts be troubled.

You trust in God; trust also in me. In my father’s house are many

rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to

prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will

come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

You know the way to the place I am going. said to him, “Lord, we

do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus

answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the

Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my

Father as well. From now on you do know him and have seen him” (

14:1-7, NIV).

Just like the doctors gave Shana a 50% chance to live the first night, I

think this passage makes it equally clear that we can respond to trouble

one of two ways: to either worry and fret, or to “not let your hearts

be troubled.” Thankfully, because of all of your prayers and the love

of God the father, I’m choosing not to let my heart be troubled. If

Shana lives, she will have new lungs and will be able to breathe well.

If she dies, she will go to heaven to be with Jesus and all of her

relatives and friends who already went to heaven. Either way Shana

wins, and that is 100% guaranteed!!!

Love,

Kurt

" Because of His great Love I am not consumed... " Lamentations 3:22

Shana †

" Be Still and know that I am God " Psalm 46:10

March 12, 2004

Bev, my heart is nearly bursting over this--and it's already enlarged!

Well,

I guess it had best get bigger--many prayers en route, Love, n