Simply 4 God

Posted: 17 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT

A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; (Psalm 34:19 NIV)

The nurse took me back to see Phil. He was resting comfortably and I just thanked God that he was all right. As he was waking up something just did not seem right with him. I could see pain in his face. But, I thought, "he just came out of surgery so this is normal." We talked about the procedure and he wondered how long he was going to have to stay in the hospital.

The nurse came back and said they had a room ready for him. He asked her if she knew how long he would be in the hospital. She said, "probably about three or four days." This did no sit well with Phil, but I said, "you might as well stay here and get everything checked out so you will not have to come back." He just shook his head and smiled, but I knew in my heart he was not happy.

The next morning I went to see him. His face was still filled with pain. He said he had not slept all night because of the pain. The nurse came in and said she had called the doctor. Dr. X (this is what we call his heart doc because we can not pronounce his last name) had not returned the call yet. I said, "can you give him anything for the pain?" She said, "not until the doctor calls".

Well we waited for what seemed like an eternity. While waiting his heart monitor went off. I jumped up and the nurses came rushing in. As all this was going on the doctor calls. The nurse rushes back to the nurses station to explain what was going on with him. The doctor says to rush him to ICU ASAP. My head if reeling as everything turns chaotic. The nurses rush in, tell us they are taking him to ICU now. ICU? Why? What happened? What is going on? O Lord, I know you are with us. I know you are watching over Phil. Please help us to understand what is going on!

I could not go with him to ICU. Once again I had to wait in the waiting room until he got settled in. I thought to myself, "I do not know how much more I can take. I have to be strong, but I don't know if I can. Lord, give me the strength to continue on."

The nurse came and got me and I went back to see him. I could not stay long because he was in ICU and visitation was limited. He was awake. He reached out his hand to me and I said a prayer over him. The nurses said Dr. X would be there shortly and explain the test he wanted to run on him. We both knew the three or four days had been extended to indefinitely.

I had to go home as the kids were coming home from school soon. I had to tell them that Daddy was now in ICU and that they could not visit him. "Lord, give me the words to explain to the kids what is going on." They were already upset that Daddy was in the hospital. I had to be strong for them. I had to keep their lives as normal as possible. "Jesus, help me to do this."

As I was having the talk with the kids, the phone rang. It was the nurse from ICU stating that they were getting ready to transport Phil to Jewish Hospital which was 40 miles away. What? Why? My mind was a mess. She told me to get there ASAP. "Can I bring the kids? Yes, she said, but hurry." Lord, help me to make it there in time.

We arrived just in time. They were waiting for the paramedics to arrive. The children said they loved him. We all joined hands and prayed. I asked the nurse why he was being transported to Jewish Hospital. Doctor X ordered it. He could better monitor him there. I knew in my heart there was something they were not telling us.

The paramedics arrived and asked me if I would be going with him. I hesitantly said, "no," as I did not have anyone to watch after the children. "But, I said, I would be there tomorrow." Phil looked at me and said, "no, please stay here and take care of the children. I will be all right. I will call you. I love you." Tears filled both our eyes. I kissed him good-bye and said I would be waiting on his call.

I prayed that I would hear his voice again................

Be Blessed!

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