Praise God for answered prayers Jerry had a great night of sleep. I only have time for a quick update as the mornings are quite busy. Jerry fell asleep about 11:30 last night and slept until about 8:00 this morning. There were no hallucinations, no confusion, no restlessness or anxiety. Jerry slept through the night only being woken by the nurses twice. I got a good night sleep as well.
Jerry has a very busy day planed, physical therapy at 9:00 am, his swallow test at 10:00, getting in his wheelchair at 1:30 and an MRI somewhere in between. Please pray that the results of the CT with contrast comes back normal with no damage to the artery that feeds the brain. Also pray that the results of the MRI come back normal.
I don't have the words to express the gratitude I feel for all the support and prayers and everything everyone is doing to help our family. All I can say is thank you from the bottom of my heart.
More later,
Katie
More later,
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That is great news that Jerry was able to rest well last night and the "anomalies" from yesterday seem to have gone away. Thanks for the update and letting us know how to pray today.
Tara
God is Good!
So glad Jerry had peaceful sleep at last.
I pray God will grant him the strength of spirit to work hard for his complete recovery.
Jerry, you can do it. Think of the wall you and your teamates would hit when running through Fall Creek, Crystal Springs or racing at Mt. Sac or at State. You pushed yourself through the pain and completed every time. So too will you complete this race.
We love you!!!
Glad you both slept and seemed to have started the day off on a positive note! Focusing my prayers to bring nothing but good news, good firsts, strength, moments of joy.
Sharon Ferry
Praise God... Praise God for Jerry and his endurance, for his rest, for his recovery and for his healing to date... Praise God for Katie and Dennis and family... for the strength they need and have received, for the people who surround them with support, for the rest they have gotten recently and for the hope they hold in you God... praise God...
Lord, we pray that you will continue to work in this situation, that your blessing will flow through into the family and Jerry...
Love and prayers,
Rob
AMEN !
Hello MacCallisters,
I know you have heard this verse before but as I was reading it a few months ago it struck me in a new way. The verse is Jeremiah 29:11 and it says, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." So many times I've heard people quote or use this verse at times like graduations or when someone is starting a new part of their lives and they are fully of hope and expectation; but that's not when God chose to give this promise to Israel. When I read it a few months ago I read the whole chapter. Israel was in a dark place and things were going to get worse before they got better. I was thinking about these words and why God would choose this time to give them to Israel I started thinking about when we were kids and we wanted something really badly and our parents told us no, and from our perspective as a child it seemed like they were just trying to "ruin our lives!!" (Perhaps a bit dramatic but then kids usually are!) For most of us as we got older we gained a new perspective and we realized that our parents had good reasons for not allowing us to have want we thought we wanted so badly. And I think really that is what God wanted to say to Israel. "Look, the things that are coming are hard but they're necessary. I truly am not trying to "ruin your lives". I have great plans for you, plans for my glory and your good. And plans to bless you in ways you never thought possible. But you're going to have to trust me through this dark spot." Those words are for you today Jerry. And Dennis and Katie and Josh and Janea and Jessica. God has great plans for your future. Things you would never have even believed possible!! I have been praying for you and will continue to pray! I am already overwhelmed at seeing the amazing faith being brought out in each of you.
Love, Shannon Fry
Praise God for the life we have, though not what we expect, there is Beauty everywhere
Hi Jerry and Family!
I'm glad you both got some rest lastnight! I'm praying day and night for Jerry to recover and stay in good spirits. I am glad through all of this his friend Josh could capture his smile, its wonderful to see! Be positive as you always are Jerry! I miss you and hope to see you soon! God Bless, Jessi Soria
It's wonderful that you had a good night of rest. We pray for many more of these. It's also good to see where your heart is and know that you are seeing those moments of Joy. We pray for many more of those also. As you all go through all the hard work ahead, we pray for strength.
Every time I think of you, I thank God for you. Each time is a trigger to prayer. Philippians 1:3
It is so great to see you "chillin" on the patio and then to get a full night sleep. Since we have heard about your situation we have been praying for you and your family. Collectively, as a class, we struggle to understand why such a burden has been placed on you or even what to say for comfort. We agree that our words aren't enough. His words are. At such a time we encourage you to stay strong with God. God's help is always there and he will never let go. His words are our best hope. We will continue to pray our prayers so that as you pray, you will hear His words of understanding and comfort. For now and as days go by please know we are available to help through your therapeutic times.
wish you lots of Josh 1:9
God Bless,
Boulder Creek Community Church
High School Youth Group
We have a chapel service here on campus on Sunday mornings, and I wanted to let you know that yesterday at our service we prayed for Jerry, and for all of you, that you would continually feel the comfort of God's presence and the hope of the resurrected Christ.
Chaplain Rust,
Embry-Riddle
Praise Our Loving Father!!!
I just want to thank the Lord for He is a Great God and worthy to be praised.
He is Jerry's Healer, let's keep on praising and thanking God for His Mighty Works....
He is full of Love.
I am so joyful for this wonderful news....
And the Lord has just begun!!! :)
Love and Prayers,
Sue
Jerry we are praying for you and your family. We are praying that God guides the hands of each and every doctor or nurse that touches you. We are praying that your feel God's hand on your shoulder and heart. We are praying that your families strength will continue to lift one another in this time of need.
Love,
Steve and Cerissa Beveridge
Praying for another peaceful night...
Oh Katie! It was wonderful to read that you both had a good nights sleep. I could feel some of the stress leave you. Scott and I continue to pray for your family, for healing - physicaly and emotionaly. We have our little UM church in Wasco, California praying too. :)Love ya guys!
Frances Allred
God is so good, thank you Lord for sleep and peace! We pray for you daily and are believing for more miracles as the days go on. Thanks for the pix, what a smile! Keep relying on Him.
Prayerfully,
Sara Moore
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