Sunday...A Day of Waiting

Today at approximately 12:30 p.m. we were informed that the surgeries for the tracheostomy and PEG tube would be happening at 3:00 p.m. and that we'd probably get a chance to see Marty around 5:30pm.   However, it was not until about 7:30 p.m. that Erica, Dad and Mom had a chance to see Marty.  We are thankful that the two procedures were successful.  Marty is still on a ventilator and the plan is to wean him off the ventilator soon, possibly even as early as tomorrow.  Marty is breathing on his own but the ventilator is there to assist him to take deeper breaths.  It will still be a number of days before Marty is allowed to eat or drink anything.  He will be relieved to know that he can moisten his mouth a bit; because of the intubation tube he has had a very dry mouth and has repeatedly asked for something to drink.  The PEG tube won't start to be used until 24 hours after the operation to allow for the swelling to go down and some healing to begin.  

We are thankful to our Heavenly Father for sustaining Marty once again through these surgeries and pray that these measures will help make Marty a little more comfortable.  We also pray that Marty will be able to regain some strength as the doctors have started talking about starting another round of chemo treatment in approximately 2 weeks.

Isaiah 49: 13

"Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones."

Amanda