Daddy Update

Spence is doing well. His glucose is up and they are doing a blood culture to find infection. Since they are growing things in a petri dish it will take about five days before we have any results. He is at his maximum on the ventilator, if his Blood Gases continue to drop they will need to put him on a different type of ventilator. They will start him on Steroid treaments for his lungs if he does not make any progress in weening off the ventilator by the end of this week. Even though he is not doing as well as we would like this has been an amazing experience. We know that all will be well.

Kimberly and I cannot verbalize the gratitude that we feel toward our Heavenly Father and all of you. Thanks for all the comments and all the prayers. Those that do not feel inclined to make comments we appreciate your interest and concern for our little Spence. I have come to realize through this time that we do not always have a choice when or how we will suffer through some trial, but we do have a choice if we suffer alone. We have not had to do it alone.

"...the Lord will at times strip away from us our "comfort blankets" and expose our weaknesses and inadequacies so as to "force us to our knees." I am convinced that each of us--If we are faithful and earnestly strive to be true disciples--will be "forced to our knees" at some times in our lives--perhaps many times." Brent L Top