And Now, The Rest of the Story

Many of you reading this know that I grew up in the country. We listened to country music on the radio and Paul Harvey was a big feature. I loved the Paul Harvey stories where he would say after a break, "And now, the rest of the story." So here is the rest of the story that we didn't tell you from yesterday's Kristen Transplant blog.

I had to have Devin post because I could not shake the awful experience we had around 5:30. During the day they try to not sedate her so much. It's a fine line between her waking and her being conscience enough to squeeze your hand or look at you. Well, Devin and I were leaving for supper (and to respect their 6-8 p.m. no visiting hours). I leaned over to tell Kristen we'd be right back and she sat up with tears in her eyes mouthing please, please. She wanted her Daddy to take the tube out of her mouth. It was horrendous for Devin and I. I immediately lost it and had to move away from the bed. Devin managed to keep his cool until she was calm again. It was only after she was sedated enough that he could let his anguish show. We got back from supper to hear that she'd done this once again. Our hearts were heavy. I'm told that she probably won't remember these incidences. I'm told that they happen to a lot of people that are intubated. The sight of her pleading with her Daddy haunts me even this morning.

Based on where I've read to in my Red Sea Rules. Pray without ceasing that 1)God show Kristen the way thru this illness, 2)That God be glorified through this place we find ourselves.