We found out on Wednesday that John has pneumonia in both lungs. He started feeling bad a week ago Wednesday while he was out of town, and he felt bad for 2 days. He felt fine Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning, but Sunday afternoon, he started feeling achy. He did not feel well all day Monday, and that evening he got a fever and felt awful. Then, Tuesday night, he could not sleep at all due to serious back pain. He thought he had pulled a muscle Monday night while coughing. We went to the doctor and the chest x-ray showed pneumonia in both of his lungs. They gave him 2 shots in the office which they don’t do very often. He was pretty bad though, so the doctor thought it would be good to give him some strong antibiotics. He continued to feel awful, and the pain in his back then spread throughout his chest. Unfortunately, he could not find any comfortable position, so he was not able to sleep at all. He continued to feel horrible and unable to sleep, and we went back to the doctor Friday morning. The doctor told us that all that John was experiencing was normal for pneumonia, but he gave him 2 more shots and a shot to help with the pain. He felt better that afternoon, and we were able to finally get ahead of the pain. He was able to sleep more that night too, so that had to help. Also, on Friday night, he had a slight allergic reaction to the antibiotic, which caused me a little concern/terror. The doctor on call told us to stop taking the antibiotic (he had just taken one) and watch for trouble breathing or swelling throat. I knew that if that happened, we were at least 30 minutes from the ER. This caused me a “little” anxiety. Of course, that did not happen, and he is now on a different antibiotic. Saturday was a turning point, and the pain seemed to be almost gone. He has felt much better, but he has now started coughing which is a little painful and tiring for him. I believe that he is definitely on the road to recovery, but I think it is still a long road. Thanks to all of our family and friends for praying for John and I. It has been a long week.
We went over to Ryan and Sara’s this evening for a bit because today is Ryan’s birthday. John did not last too long because he was already tired from all the coughing he had done today. Before we left, Ryan told the kids to come in and pray for Grandpa. Lily came over to me and said, “pray for Papa.” It was so sweet. They all gathered around John with their hands on him, and Josiah prayed for Grandpa. It was beautiful. Thanks Ryan, Sara, Elijah, Josiah and Lily for praying for Grandpa!
I felt broken for all that He has done for me. I asked Him, “What was that about? I hope it just broke something apart in me!” Then I got up to praise Him for all that, and I just got angry! I was crying and yelling, “I just want to feel what this song sings about. I can sing it, I know it, but I just don’t feel it!” That sentiment has been with me for quite a while now. Lord, I am praying that You just broke some wall down or at least took out a chunk. Thanks for loving me.