Update on Dad (Wednesday Afternoon) & Visiting Hours

Dad is still resting at the hospital in ICU. He has not woken up from surgery yet, but that is to be expected. He is still on pain meds, blood pressure meds, and a little sedation. They are watching him closely and working on brining the levels of medication back down. The respirator has been doing a lot of breathing for him, but they are weaning him off slowly today.

A praise report is that there is no more blood in his urine! A good sign that the repair done to the bladder was successful.

Dad is doing well, but he needs to rest. Yesterday was exciting as he began to open his eyes and blink. We hope to see him responding again soon. However, just because he is responding doesn’t mean his brain is ready to work all the time. We need to let him rest. We would like to ask our friends and extended family to help us with this by not going into the ICU area without permission. We are allowing Dad’s immediate families (his wife, his children, his mother, and his brother) to come into ICU. Other than that, please obtain permission from one of these people before you go back to see him. Thank you for helping us do what is best for Dad’s recovery.

Please continue to pray for Dad:
1. Quick recovery from surgery
2. Blood clots to dissolve
3. Healing from pneumonia and infection

You could also pray for our family as we work through insurance, medical bills, replacing the car, rehab, home bills, and other paperwork items. These things are not very important to us when we consider the overall circumstances. However, they are responsibilities that take time, attention to detail, and wisdom to know what is best. Thanks for your prayers.


Justin has LOVED having all the visitors! So many people have come to visit him, and he is so grateful. The young people from Western Hills and YOUGROW are going to visit Justin tonight after church from about 8:00pm-9:00pm. There is a meeting room downstairs reserved for all our guests. We hope that you will be able to come and see him during this time.

Because of all the visitors, Justin hasn’t had much time to rest. Justin has asked for some time to nap before all his guests come this evening. Please no visitors from 5:00pm-7:30pm.

If you are coming tonight, Justin is at the Jim Thorpe Rehab Center at Integris Southwest on 44th and Western.