Dear Praying Friends,
OK, get ready for this. Kris and I are now sitting together in
our hotel room! Sound pretty neat, that we are both here at the
same time instead of one of us here and the other back at the
hospital? Neat, huh?
Now, this one will surely top that one - - - Cassie is here with
us too!!
That's right, she was released early this evening after everybody
in the hospital (so it seems) came by and signed off on allowing
her to leave. How incredible is that? Last Tuesday she
underwent her 2nd surgery, spent the next 3 days back in ICU, and
here we are, in our hotel room three days later. If I didn't
have all these pictures to prove we went thru everything we were
telling you we did, I would start thinking maybe it was all a bad
dream.
But it's true. Cassie has been released, and OK'd to fly home to
Alaska on Weds. We hope to be on the ground in Kenai at 7:40 PM.
We will be in our hotel room until Weds morning, when we prepare
to travel home. Here are some specific requests.
1. Pastor Ray Feather, one of our "attending angels," has
invited to his home for dinner tomorrow night. We really want to
be there, but it's totally up to how Cassie is feeling by 2PM on
Tuesday. This family has meant so much to us while we have been
here, and we really want it to happen. But, at the same time, we
are willing for it not to happen, and it's Cassie's call.
2. Pray that Cassie will get nothing but rest otherwise, between
now and the time we depart for the airport.
3. Pray that she will continue to gain a little bit of strength
each day and we settle in for at least 6 weeks of recovery.
4. Pray that Cassie will sleep well both tonight and Tuesday
night in the hotel room.
5. Pray that I can get out on the same flight from Seattle, and
we can all sit together. As it stands now, I am on an earlier
flight out (although we are on the same flight from Anchorage to
Kenai). Weds AM I will call and see how it's looking for
possible stand by seating on the flight they are on and, if so, I
will not take my earlier flight but wait for standby to open on
their flight.
6. Cassie has a number of medications. In addition to her
anti-seizure meds there are pain meds and andi-swelling meds.
It's all a bit overwhelming (for me anyway - -Kris has a good
handle on it). Pray that Cassie will keep a good stomach and not
get nauseous. Also, pray that the headaches will go away. I get
migraines occasionally, but I don't even know if they compare to
what she is going through.
Thank you so much for praying us through this event. But the
next six weeks are pretty critical. There's the stitches to be
removed, PT and OT, follow up with the local doctors and the
neurologist in Anchorage. Like I said earlier, we just cannot
believe that we are where we are this evening. Praise be to God
for his unfailing love and sustaining power. God bless each of
you
Gary
P.s. The updates will continue coming, but maybe not quite so
often. A number of you who get our updates recently requested to
be added specifically for the Cassie updates. We love having you
and will keep you on the list unless you notify us. Your
investment in our family and our continued ministry is very much
appreciated. Keep praying
Gary Harris
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