Received word of two new immediate prayer needs in the encounter family tonight.
Kari McHam’s brother was in an accident at work involving some sort of fall. He is in the ER at Baylor Dallas in critical condition.
Phil Humbert’s sister is having a number of cysts removed tomorrow and she’s worried about the possibility of them being cancerous.
Please keep both of them as well as the Perez family in your prayers.
Sally is doing well after surgery. She was able to talk and see visitors although her vision remained a little blurred tonight likely due to the medicine and such. She spent a good deal of time talking with Jose today and was able to talk and visit with a number of family members and friends tonight.
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Update on Sally
Just received a call from Jose. He just finished talking with Sally. He said she’s doing amazing and the doctors and nurses are really impressed. They plan to take her off the vent later today and decrease her meds so she can be more alert and conscious. She was asking about the kids and responding to all the questions from Jose and the doctors.
Things are looking good. Still no word on her vision yet as she’s still pretty medicated. Pray for continued healing and a fast recovery as well her vision to be restored.
Helmet saves man run over by truck
You can debate the coolness of a helmet or not, but I think it might be time to go buy myself one after seeing this story:
Ryan Lipscomb of Madison, Wisconsin is alive to tell of a truck running right over his head. “I didn’t see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head. It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head.” The truck just kept on going, as they so often do, usually saying that they didn’t know they hit anything. The police and Lipscomb think otherwise: “The truck driver definitely would have known. You know when you run over a curb and my head was definitely higher than a curb.”
My buddy Dave McHam has taken to riding his bike all over town with $3 a gallon gas prices. He said driving his truck just doesn’t make sense. So he rides his bike to Red Oak each day (about 12-15 miles one way).
Getting much better exercise and saving loads of money I’m sure. Sounds like a great idea but I’d definitely want a Giro first.
Last train to Durango
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Originally uploaded by laurie416.
I’m loving this photo my life took while we were on our honeymoon. It was during a rest stop in Cascade Canyon before we headed back to Durango.
As the humidity and heat gets worse here in Texas makes me really wish we were back in Colorado. Plus having a week of no work made our trip even more enjoyable 😉
Sally is doing better
We made a visit to Baylor Dallas last night and the family seemed to be doing well and holding strong. The doctors said Sally looks like she is doing surprisingly well.
She tried several times to sit up and asked the doctors to remove the vent. They’ll likely keep her medicated and on the vent for another day or so as she continues to recover but things are looking up.
According to Jose she will likely be moved from ICU in the next day or so if not sooner.
Many, many people have e-mailed to find out how they can help. A list is being put together for folks to provide meals for the family this week and possibly next. If you’d like to provide a meal for the family please drop us an e-mail.
Random tip for the day
If you put your lunch in an insulated lunch box and in the fridge, even though you may heat up your lunch before you eat it… don’t be surprised if the silverware you left in the lunch box all morning is ice cold.