Sunday, October 4, 2009

A little better today...but sleeping alot

Eric is doing a little better today, but he is very tired due to not sleeping much for few nights prior. He has been placed on these additional antibiotics to hopefully help the pneumonia and fungus infection on his lungs. He is breathing alot better today has not had the oxygen on today - that is good. His fever broke and went away last night and so far so good, it has not returned.

Eric seems to have better spirits today as they have moved Eric into a new room G1158 right next door. It is alot bigger, more windows, more sunlight- they wanted to do this for Eric since he has been so anxious and sick of being here. They felt if he had a better view and more windows it would brighten his spirits. I think this has been good, he seems better. It reminds me of a song I love and have listened to alot before about a cancer patient getting assigned a room. It is called "Room with a view"
Here are some of the verses that I think of often:

They gave you a corner room on the fifth floor, they said the words like they were candy to a kid in a store
Like a King you would lay in your bed so steadfully, so thankful they gave you a room with scenery
You always were so healthy, so full of life! So seeing you so helpless - just doesn't seem right
How you kept your head so high I will never know, I guess you knew you would have a better place to go.

I agree when you are in a hospital, fighting for your life you really learn to appreciate so many things. The simple things that mean so much, it has been a true humbling experience. I love music and always have. Music for me is an outlet and singing alot when I was younger it would make me feel so much better, now I do not sing as much but love to listen to music to get through life's trials. One of Eric's and my favorite song is "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" I love this song, it brings us such comfort.

A song that I listened to alot is called " Just Like He Said He Would":

I know you can't see beyond the problems of today, you feel you are losing heart- hope is slipping away
It's darkest just before the dawn, but his mercy is in the sun rise of another day
You can make it through the night...
Just hang onto his promise, that you're not in this alone
And trust the things that you can't see, to the one whose in control.
He's in control.....
And just like He said he would, he'll make a way when there is no way at all..
You'll never fall, if you only believe that just like He said he would-
He'll carry you when all your strength is gone, He'll always love you...
Just like He said he would.

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