Friday, October 12, 2007

This morning, Steve and I were with David in Germany! It was so great to be with him. I was able to hold his hand and rub his arms, and scratch his head. He seemed to squeeze our hands a couple times. You can not believe how nice and special the Air Force treated us. At 9 am a team of specialists came in to prepare him for the transport. They took him and several other "troops" to the aerovac. They flew him out and we, Christa, Laura, Kellie, Steve, and Patty, arrived at about the same time as he did in D.C. Now we're at Walter Reed Hospital. The nurse, Dan, was amazing. He was so nice to us and explained everything he was doing. David's eyes were dialated differently, which wasn't a good sign. One was a "3" and the other a "4". They did a CT scan which didn't show any difference in swelling. The neurosurgeon and his team came in and evaluated him. He was very negative about his recovery. He said that the next few weeks and months would be very significant for his recovery prognosis. As my wise son-in-law said, David answers to the "Ultimate Neurosurgeon". We're having faith in God and that His will will be done. Wow, this is really challenging our faith! But it seems to be the only way to go, knowing that God is in control of this situation. We have given David back to the Lord, and trust that He knows what He is doing.
Patty