It seems like every day now I am getting more details behind John’s emergency surgery a week ago Wednesday. I am very happy that they didn’t tell me any sooner! Now I can handle the whole story much better!
Today a doctor whom I had not really had much contact with came in a said to us, “This man is remarkable.” He went on to tell us that the day they were rushing John from the 7th floor to the 3rd floor, he and some other doctors got a call that an emergency patient was coming down. They immediately rushed to the elevator to see if they could help, and when John got off of the elevator they were already doing CPR on him. They did not even have time to put John on another bed. They did the surgery to put him on ECMO (life support) right there on the bed he came down on. The doctor said there were at least 20 people in the room trying to save John’s life. He said, “He had a lot of people rooting for him.” He went on to tell us that he cannot believe how good John looks now. He said that John almost didn’t make it. It was very scary.
John was awake when the doctor was telling us all of this. This morning I began to tell John about his infection and how he was very sick and that God saved his life. When he heard it from the doctor, though, he started to cry.
I knew that that was the worse day of my life. I knew it was very scary. I knew that John almost didn’t make it, and that God saved his life. But hearing the details from a doctor who was there and having a doctor be that impressed with John now, I just cry. How can I ever be thankful enough?
As he was telling me all of this, my mind envisioned all of you who told me that when you got my urgent texts, emails, and Facebook and Caring Bridge posts begging for prayer you immediately dropped to your knees and prayed.
Thank you for saving John’s life through prayer, by going to God on his behalf. I feel forever indebted, and yet there is nothing I can do to repay you or thank you enough. Through God’s ultimate plan for John’s survival here on earth right now, and the power behind submissively going to our Lord in prayer and giving Him the credit and honor He deserves, John’s life was saved.
All I can say is thank you. Thank you!
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