I hope everyone in the path of Hurricane Isaac made it out
okay and are on their way back to normalcy. In today’s blog, I could share with
you the last two weeks of our lives. To say the least, it has been an emotional
roller coaster, one that has tested the limits of faith and family. But
instead, today I am reminded that God never gives you more than you can handle.
And that with every piece of bad news you may receive, a blessing is sure to
follow. I can excitedly announce today that we are officially 5 days away from
“K-Day”. On September 10th, Alex will give the gift of life to Ken.
This is the day we have waited for, and despite the many challenges and
obstacles we encountered and with that the many emotional ups and downs, Ken
will receive a kidney from Alex on Monday. As I write that, I have to pause. It
certainly hasn’t sunk in yet for either Ken or me. The blessing we are
receiving from Alex is truly overwhelming, and the support and love that all of
you have showed our family is truly humbling. On behalf of Ken and our family,
we want to thank Alex, his family, and all of you from the bottom of our
hearts.
Our son, Greg, has volunteered to be the resident blogger
next week and will be providing multiple updates starting on Monday morning so
that all of you can follow along with the progress of the surgery and status of
Alex and Ken. He may even have some video updates if possible. So I ask you to
keep following along and be part of this celebration of life. In addition to
your continued thoughts and prayers, on Monday morning, when you wake or at some
point early in the day, I invite you to join us in saying the prayer below:
Dear Father, we thank
You for this beautiful day and for the blessing of calling upon You for help
with a prayer before surgery. We love You, Father and we know You love Alex and
Ken. We love Alex and Ken very much too. We are grateful they are in our lives.
We ask You to please bless them to feel Your love and our love through comforting
healing power. We ask that You give them strength to be at ease and free from
worry or concerns at this time. We thank You for the talented doctors and good
medical staff that are all around them now. We ask You to bless the surgeons;
that they will be directed by You, that their skills be heightened and their
hands be made steady and sure. Please send Your love and Your angels with their
helping, healing hands. We thank You for all You have given us, and humbly ask
blessings on all; especially Alex and Ken. This is our prayer for surgery and
we ask for these blessings to be given if it is Your will, in Jesus' name,
Amen.
Until next time, may the Lord carry us on our journey,
Pat
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