Tuesday, June 19, 2007
- Dave Roberts
Thank you to all who have been praying for Byron. After two very intense days, there is news. I will just relate how things have unfolded this morning and you can draw your own conclusions.
There was an additional vascular test yesterday afternoon as noted in yesterday’s update. Those results were read this morning, Byron was given an additional exam and a consultation took place around 10:00 a.m. The doctors found that Byron’s symptoms are abating and that his motor skills are returning to normal. Further, the latest scan shows no mass on or in the brain and the bleeding has stopped. As a result, Byron was discharged from CCU around noon and is resting in a private room at Huntington Memorial.
The doctors have scheduled no further procedures and have mentioned Friday as a possible day for Byron to return home. They do not know what happened to the mass and in their words, “It is a mystery.” You say “mystery” we say “miracle”! Please continue to pray. Byron will begin physical therapy today to help him regain his balance and get him on his feet again. The doctors still want to know what caused this event so in the next few weeks Byron will continue to undergo testing.
I encourage you to think about two things:
Give Praise – God has gently and powerfully led these last few hours and we want to give Him honor. Obviously there is much we do not understand, but in the last few hours we have gone from anticipating a serious brain surgery with profound implications to a miracle that defies human explanation. So give God praise!
Pray – My heart and mind goes out to every person whose battles have not taken such a dramatic turn. Some of you are fighting battles with fear and disease and you are still waiting for that miracle. My prayer is that these events will spark your faith and hope. My challenge is that every prayer warrior who has gone intensely to prayer for Byron and his family will begin to include the names of other families and friends who continue to fight the battle.
In the chaos of the last 48 hours God has clearly spoken concerning this weekend’s services. He is taking us in a new direction and I invite you to be a part of His leading. In light of all that has happened, I sense God is asking us to re- think a phrase we used over and over in last weekend’s services, “I don’t care what they say, I won’t live in a world without faith.”
God bless you!
Pastor Dave