A Great Big Prayer Praise!!

Where should I start? Today has been a major day. We decided last night to take Grandpa to Gainsville this morning. His stomach has been swelling for 3 weeks now because of fluids his liver is producing because of the cancer. They have been to the VA Clinic in Valdosta, GA where they live, and nothing can be done there. They went to the VA hospital in Lake City, FL (about an hour away) and were sent home because they do not have a gastriologist. (OK, I KNOW I butchered the spelling on that, but it's very late and I'm very tired!) They even went to the emergency room at the local hospital and they couldn't do anything because his blood was too thin!! Anyway, Gainsville has a large VA hospital with everything we need, so we set of this morning aroung 7am. This is what happened on the way...

You guessed it!! Another blowout!! This time the vehicle wasn't even ours!! Notice the sticks on the ground? Tim used those to "hammer" the lug wrench on, because it wouldn't go on 2 of them!! After about a half hour delay, we were back on the road! We got to the VA around 10am. First, we went to the emergency room, because we didn't have an appointment. They sent him for some test and on to Urgent Care. The Urgent Care doctors were great!! They immediately got him admitted to the hospital. Around 6:30pm, we got him into a room and they began the treatments need to thicken his blood so he can have the fluid drained from his stomach. This is a major prayer praise. He has been unable to eat or breath well because of all the swelling. He looks to be about 8 month pregnant!! Everyone at the hospital was great! Please pray that this procedure goes well and he can have relief from the pain he's been in. Pray also for Grandma, she's extremely tired and may be catching something as well. Pray that we will have wisdom in what we should do. We've been able to clear much of our calendar for the month of June to spend here in GA. Jr. Camp is coming up next week for the FL area. We are very excited about that. It's going to be a great camp!! Please pray that Grandpa will be home from the hospital by then, it would remove a lot of stress from the whole family!!

One more thing, I just had to show you how Mylanie spent a large part of the time today!! I think I pushed her around as much as Grandpa!!