So, God continues to amaze us here in MD. Although we are not out of the woods yet, this afternoon Jodi and I got a gigantic surprise as the Drs came in to check up on us. We thought that they would let us know that everything looked good and plan to move forward with the CT scan tomorrow morning. However, upon their arrival they shared with us that chest tube #3 was going to be pulled immediately! WOW! Within minutes Dr. Kemp had prepared himself and was removing the tube from my lung. Now there only remains one piece of foreign plastic in my body. We told the Docs that if they wanted to go ahead and remove the last tube tonight or tomorrow that we would be willing to cooperate fully, but they seemed unwavering in their desire to wait. It appears that although there is little to no fluid still draining from the hole where this infection once resided, the lung still has not rebounded enough to fill the space, leaving an air pocket behind. If they remove the final tube, then the space could get infected and I could be in a boatload of a predicament. Anyway, tomorrow the surgeons will consult with my CGD doctors and hopefully come up with a plan to remove the final tube and clear me for home. We will know more tomorrow.
Please pray for the doctors as they confer with one another. Pray that they will take into consideration how desperately we want to be home and come up with a plan to make that happen as early next week as possible.
Thank you all so much for your prayers, cards, care-packages, letters, cookies, candies, games, and outpourings of love. They do help the healing go faster, and cookies and candy bars also offer as good bribes for doctors and nurses! Keep praying! We both love you all very much and cannot wait to see you again.-- Jeremy
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Look at you Mr Powell, blogging, I never thought I would be so happy to see in print things you are thinking about and how well you are doing, PRAISE GOD! Is He not GOOOOOOD! and also BIGGGG. When we ask of Him and believe in Him he hears our prayers and petitions in your name. I feel so blessed to be apart of yours and Jodie's life, yall are like my "children" and I am very, very protective of my child (who by the way is in California, got there today and want be home until next Friday) Pray for him and Dana and the girls.
The removal of yet another tube, Praise God, one more to go. I know how very anxious yall are to come home (no more than we are anxious for you to come home) but stay and heal, get stronger, gain some weight (on a low fat diet) don't rush things, when yall get home we want yall to STAY home.
Love you both so much! Hugs, even kisses and much, much prayer to you both.
Jim & Brenda
Hey it is great to see you blogging!I praise God every day for how far he has brought you and how much futher he is going to bring you.I have been praying for you every day and night and in between.Have not left a comment in the last couple of days.Paul hurt his back so i have been dealing with him.It will be so great to have you guys back home healthy and well.Our God is Big and Wonderful so i know it will happen soon.I know he is doing greta things at our church.We are so blessed to have you get a good nights rest hope to see you guys SOON! much love and prayers debbie
WOW! How wonderful to see your message! God has been answering prayers and we praise HIM for it. Don't rush it - we want you to be really well when you get home cause we know how you are. It's hard for you to take it easy! I know you both can hardly wait to love on your girls. Take care and prayers are still going up for you! Love you both - Jackie Russell
We were so glad to have some words from you and to know that God is answering prayers.We are looking so forward to yours and Jodi returning back home to us and know that you are wanting to come home.Hope you don't use all those goodies in bribing Drs and nurses to much.You two are constanly in our prayers as well as all of the needs you have in your stay there.We are the road traveling to Fl for Conway's 50th class reunion this weekend .We love you.Conway & Ann
Jeremy and Jodi, I am so happy to have read YOUR blog. I am thankful for your progress and praise HIM for all HIS blessings.
I am so very proud of you both.
Love from KY, Gloria
praying they pull the other tube this morning(4/24/09).praying for you . off to work. love and prayers.GOOD LUCK!!!! love yall debbie. p.s. jodi how was the spa?
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