Perspective is a great way to express what the last week has been like for Whit's family, friends and faithful prayer warriors!
This week has taught us a lot about perspective...I never really understood what a ventilator did or really what it is...last week, had someone told me "so and so was on that machine" I would have not really grasped what it is or how the machine even worked.
A ventilator, and this definition only will give you a better understanding for what is happening with Whitney...
... uses pressure to blow air or a mixture of gases (like oxygen and air) into the lungs. This pressure is known as positive pressure. You usually exhale (breathe out) the air on your own, but sometimes the ventilator does this for you too. A ventilator can be set to "breathe" a set number of times a minute. Sometimes it's set so that you can trigger the machine to blow air into your lungs. But, if you fail to trigger it within a certain amount of time, the machine automatically blows air to keep you breathing.
Right now the night before her nearly week long stay, she is 100% on this Ventilator, meaning she isn't able to trigger it herself and it is blowing 100% oxygen into her lungs, she has gone as far down as 55% and then gone back up to 100% over this last week. Her week has been a roller coaster ride, baby steps of progress one day to back at the bottom of the hill the next.
It has been an emotional week, but with all the emotion and bumps in the road our perspective of life, choices and what we normally take for granted have changed.
Whitney will have a huge mountain to climb and I am confident she will make the climb to the top! The prayers and loving support have been beyond a blessing to all of us. We thank you for praying and then praying even harder!
Whitney is a fighter and she is fighting very very hard! Please keep my mom in your prayers as this day along with so many more to come have been very difficult. We are praying for a miracle and know only Jesus can grant it. God's plans don't change just because we don't like what is happening. We believe nothing just happens for no reason at all, we know Christ has a purpose and we lean on Christ to show us the way.
With eager hearts,
Whit's Sisters
Thank you for sharing from your heart!! We're with you girl. All my love and prayers to you and your family during this difficult time.
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Rachel Weatherby Bode
Praying for your family. Blessings, Shawna
ReplyDeletePrayers are continued to be lifted up for you my sweet Whitney!
ReplyDeleteDear Jesus, I ask that you cover Whitney with you blanket of Grace, Peace and Healing. I ask for miraculous intervention, Father. Send your Heavenly Hosts to this family and provide them with the Peace that is promised in Your Word. I thank You in advance for this, Father. I thank You that You are good to us. InJesus' beautiful name Amen.
Thank for setting this up so we may follow along and pray! I do not know your family, but know people who do and care deeply for you all. Most of all, I know the One who created Whitney and knew this trial would come. I pray for, not only her complete healing, but that it is obvious to those around her that GOD alone is the One who healed her.
ReplyDeleteI will continue to pray for ALL involved, peace, wisdom, mercy, and protection!!
To God be the Glory, great things He has done...... and will do!
Thank you so much for having such compassion and thoughtfulness during this time to write this...for those of us who want and need to, know how to pray.
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I am praying for you all... Shelley J
Praying for all of you so much. I am encouraged by your faith during this difficult time. I can't even imagine and yet I can only feel peace and assurance that God is and will continue to be glorified through this. Thank you for creating this blog so that we can continue to walk along side you lovely ladies in prayer.
ReplyDeleteTracy & girls....it is much appreciated that you set up this site for us to see. Thank-you. My prayers continue for Whit's healing & your patience while God does his work in his time frame. Love you all & I send HUGS to you!
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