update on Dad

Dad had a seizure late Saturday (or was it early Sunday). We had left but not before he had apparently aspirated some food or drink (probably food) into his lungs. He was having trouble breathing and his heart rate skyrocketed from his normal 60 (although it had been unstable from 80 to 130 lately) to 180. They helped him breathe and got his heart rate down. But after we left he had the seizure. He is conscious and aware of things. But he is weak (he does have chronic congestive heart failure) and will need the continual support of a feeding tube to stay alive, and basically won't be able to do anything. And he experiences nearly continual pain, having a headache nearly nonstop the past ten years.

Pray for Mother as she thinks through with the physician what she wants to be done. She has already let him go to the Lord, in her heart, and by what she has told the physician they should do.

We don't know how much longer Dad will be with us. My sister Cheryl from Toledo has been a great help to Mom and Dad. And my other sister, Maxine and her family are traveling from Texas.

Thanks so much for all of your prayers, love and support in Jesus.