Morning update: Dave's white blood cell count is 48,000 this morning!!!!!! Thank you Lord, quite a significant drop from yesterday. Last night the nurse called us after we had left the ICU to let us know Dave wiggled his toes on command! We were ecstatic. This morning his temperature is 99.9 and the other vitals look good. They are still planning to start dialysis this morning. Dave is starting to respond to us on command, even shaking his head to answer questions! He had a CT scan on his abdomen to check on that leaking bile again and to see if they can find a source of infection (48,000 is still significantly high for the white blood cells). Please pray that Dave does NOT need surgery right now for the leaking bile. They are going to start Dave on a sedative to keep him comfortable as he is not on any pain medication right now. This sedative will still allow Dave to remain conscious but will keep him from becoming agitated. Thank you all for your diligent prayers. God is so good!
Evening update: Today was a good day! Dave was stable throughout the day. He had dialysis this afternoon (the fast kind, only 3 hours) and took off 4 pounds of fluid! The doctors decided to keep Dave on sedative for the next couple of days, to keep him comfortable, get some much needed rest and to relax his abdominal muscles, which was causing stress and pressure to the bladder. Dave had a CT scan today and they did not find any pockets of infection in his abdomen. We are still awaiting the results concerning the leaking bile. I guess no news is good news. Thank you for your continued prayers and also for rejoicing with us as our Lord continues to heal Dave!
Also, Dave's niece had a baby girl today, Annika Jae! Congratulations Dusty and Jeremy!
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The Lord is so faithful. We continue to hold Dave and the family up in prayer and we give Him praise for each improvement made.
In His Name - Rick & Joan
We are praying for your strength and peace in the Lord !! May the Lord continue to sustain you and to
bless Dave as he endures this trial.Praying for the doctors' wisdom and your witness to everyone there as well.
In His Love,
Virg and Barb Proverbs 3:5-6
We are rejoicing with you on the progress Dave is making. Our God's timing is perfect and His purposes are perfect. We are constantly lifting Dave up to Him for grace and healing, and lifting all of you up for continued strength as you are lights shining in the darkness. We plan to stop up tonight to say hi.
Brad and Jackie
Praise God! What great, great news to read this morning when I checked the blog!
We will continue to pray for Dave's progress, comfort and strength for him, peace for his family and wisdom for the doctors!
Brad and Traci, I say a prayer for you everytime I drive by your house!
Frances
AWESOME! Great news, but we really didn't expect any different! Keep claiming those successes!!!
Love to all,
Mary
Praise the Lord! What a wonderful Savior we have. I just finished praying for you when I received a call from Deb Haefele asking if I had seen the update. I previously looked and hadn't seen the new info. I am so excited for you all. Dave is a fighter! We will be praying today continually for you.
Love, Mike and Lanna
Oh how my eyes are welling up with tears of joy after just reading this morning's update! PTL!!! How grateful we are for these updates and how we are rejoicing over the news that Dave is responding!!! We will continue to PRAY for each of you!!!
Marcia
There simply are not words to express how happy I was to read that he is responding to you, I will call Mike at work now to share the wonderful news! God is so faithful, and the power of prayer knows no bounds. You all remain ever in our thoughts and prayers, and we are always a quick phone call away for any need you have.
Love to you all, Jeanie & Mike
God is good indeed!! What WONDERFUL news!! Woo-hoo!!
Prise God for his mercey, we are so glad to see God at work. I sit here and think of all the unsaved nurse's and doctor's that are watching God work and the prayer's of the faithfull and cant help to think Coach Carp would be proud!
The Kinneys
YEAHHHHHHHHH! Keep on fighting Uncle Dave! Aunt Di and Cousins we are praying for you all. Love you guys!
Amy, Aric, Owen and Ethan Anderson
Praise the Lord again! My eyes are welling with tears as I read the great news! What an awesome God HE is! We continue to pray and praise!
Marvin & Rose Bernasek
The Lord is AWESOME! What great news! We are so excited. We will continue to pray for strength and healing for Dave and continued strength for all of you!
Kris, Lisa, Kristopher, Benjamin and Zachery Phillips :)
PRAISE THE LORD!! What a mighty God we serve! We will continue to pray along with you that Dave will keep improving. Thanks for the constant updates, they really help us to stay informed and let all who stop by from worrying so much. We love you all!
Love and prayers,
Erica
1 Thess 5:17
Well....let's see how well I can type through the tears of JOY!!!!!!!!!! Are we surprised...no because we are praying to a living awesome God who loves Dave so much He died for him!!!(Did I mention He also conquered death!)
It is also exciting to see the nurses and doctors witness first hand the power of prayer.
Let us know when he opens those 'pretty blue eyes'.
Love you all so much,
Penne
We are praising the Lord with you for the encouraging news today. And you all continue to be in our prayers as you wait upon our Lord. May He be your comfort and strength.
Love in Christ,
Brad and Nancy
Praise the Lord!! His mercies are new every morning. We will continue to pray for the uphill battle you are fighting, but rejoice in today's great step toward complete healing. Can hardly wait for the next update...keep 'em coming Traci!!
Jonica
G-R-E-A-T!!!!! WHAT TERRIFIC NEWS ON THE FIRST OF JULY! SOMETHING TRULY WONDERFUL WILL COME OUT OF THIS! THE LORD SPECIALIZES IN THINGS WE (HUMANS) THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE--THIS BLOG IS ALSO A MIRACLE--THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US INFORMED AND ALLOWING TO PRAY WITH YOU AND FOR YOU AND ESPECIALLY REJOICE WITH YOU~
DEL AND LINDA STRASHEIM
Carpenter Family- Such great news to hear that Dave is making progress. Our GOD is truly an awesome GOD! We continue to pray for you and your family!
Helmink Family
Keep the faith. Thanks for your updates. We continue to pray for all of you.
John & Shirley
Keep on keeping on SUPER DAVE. Everyone at the store is praying and loves you so much.
Brian
We are rejoicing with you over this great news today! We continue to keep praying for Dave's comfort and healing for his body, and that all of you would be spiritually encouraged each day.
Love,
Jim & Sandy
AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! PRAISE THE LORD!
Still praying for you all,
John and Lois Brown and family
Keep it up Dave!!! We are rooting for you. Thanks for the great updates, Traci.
PTL Garretts
Praise the Lord for Dave's progress. It is exciting to see God's faithfulness in answering His children's prayers! We continue to pray for Dave's progress, Diane and family and wisdom for the doctors. In His Amazing Love,
Bill and Sandy Rathe
Dear Diane and family.
We continue to fervently pray for Dave and all of you. May you find comfort in knowing there are so many people lifting you up before the Lord. May you find peace in His strength and grace.
Deut 31:8 In Him,
Brad and Cindy
WHAT GREAT NEWS..."THOU HAS ENCLOSED ME BEHIND AND BEFORE, AND LAID THEY HAND UPON ME;.....EVEN THE DARKNESS IS NOT DARK TO THEE...WONDERFUL ARE THY WORKS AND MY SOUL KNOWS IT VERY WELL.
(Psalm 139)
So glad to hear the good news and progress that Dave is making! We're still praying for you all.
The Topp's
Thank you Lord Jesus!
Love and Prayers!
Al and Caroline
Praise the Lord for the progress Dave is making. We are praying for him and the whole family. Your sterngth is so encouraging!
In Him,
Ben and Joanna
Exciting news. Thanks for the updates. We are encouraged to hear how God is working. He truly is an awesome God.
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