Praise and Prayer

As of about an hour or two ago, the pesky scab around the continence stoma finally broke free and is now off. Praise the Lord.

Mommy had been regularly soaking it in an attempt to move it along (before next week's procedures), but in doing so, it was making the adhesive on his colostomy bag come off prematurely.

Also, Jacob's output has been good over the past few days and he has been drinking (well, sometimes with a little bit of bribery/incentive involved).

We also have a couple of prayer requests. First, please pray for Jacob (and all of us, really) in the coming weeks. We have a few planned and tentative dates for the "next steps" in the recovery. Here they are:

Dec 16th - remove two kidney stints
Dec 17th - IVP test (kidneys). This will involve the placment of an IV, so please pray for this will go smoothly (Jacob has historically been a difficult "stick").

In addition, we also have an appointment with Dr. Jallo, Jacob's neurologist, to check out his leg pain and tip-toe walking.

Lastly, Daddy and James are planning to travel up this weekend. Please pray for safe travels as there is a potential for mixed precip on Saturday, at least in the Baltimore area.

Unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only Wise God, be all Praise and Glory.

Mommy and Daddy