Greetings from Austin St.

Happy Thursday! Bruce had a great day! Most of the drains and tubing came out today. He still has a central line, temporary pace maker and the oxygen sensor. He is feeling much better but still tires easily. Occupational Therapy came by to educate us on changes Bruce will have to make in his movements until he is completely healed. So tomorrow he will begin Occupational Therapy as well as Physical therapy. He was upgraded from ICU to telemetry. His new room number is 5047. It is just 5 doors down from the previous room. We also found out that his heart rehab can be done at Memorial and there are classes I will take to help with diet and nutrition and other things to help in recovery. We have not been given a dismissal date as yet, but I am hoping for Sunday or Monday. Thank you for your continued prayers. The hard work will begin soon and we will be praying for strength physically, emotionally and mentally.

FYI I still cannot use my phone in his room, but I can now bring my own coffee into the room and I can share a meal with Bruce.

Prayer: ‘Heavenly Father, I offer up thanks and praise to You for You are holy and worthy of praise. I thank you for the blessings of those who are in the medical field with whom You have charged with saving lives through knowledge, skill and faith. Father, there are mountains to climb. These mountains cannot be removed, for climbing these mountains of healing is the way to gain strength physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. So I ask Father that You would take Lordship over this healing process and remind us to be in praise and gratitude for the mountains before us and your loving guidance. In Jesus holy name, Amen
Psalm 138:1 “I will praise You with my whole heart before the gods I will sing praise unto You.”

Healing is not for the faint of heart. Healing can be painful, because in order for healing to occur there has been a wound created. Sometimes wounds are physical like in Bruce‘s recent surgery. Sometimes wounds are emotional and I think they are harder to heal than a physical wound. God will teach us the way of climbing mountains. Mountains are easier to climb if we follow the path of God’s praise. When we climb we must remind ourselves of how much God has done for us, how much He is is doing for us and how much more God will do for us. We must be thankful and Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise Him. A thankful heart full of praise may not remove the mountain, but it will sure make it easier to climb because we do not climb alone.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes. Count you blessings and say your prayers. There is no mountain so high that God cannot conquer it. Thank you for your continued prayers we love you all so much. Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis