All will be well
Some of you will know that Ian (Ed) was admitted to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital last Wednesday evening, with suspected leaking of his aortic aneurysm. He was very ill, so it was a blue-light ambulance.
He was taken to A&E, had a scan, and was immediately whisked into theatre for late night surgery. The fear was that the aneurysm had actually burst, which is fatal in 90% of cases. Fortunately, in Ian’s case it was on the point of bursting but had not yet done so, and the operation went smoothly.
He was in intensive care for two days, then moved into the surgical ward.
For three days he looked terrible. Full of tubes, on large doses of morphine, and practically comatose. But on the next day there was a marked improvement. Most of the tubes had been removed and he was sitting up and taking notice.
Yesterday he was allowed a cup of tea, and the remaining tubes were removed. By now I could hardly believe it was the same person. He was chatting normally, able to smile and laugh, and had been up and taken a few steps.
Today the change is even more remarkable. He has walked round the ward and up and down stairs, and had food. What’s more, they’ve told him he may be ready for discharge by the weekend.
I can’t help but believe that a huge raft of prayer from family and friends has made all the difference. It has certainly supported me through what has been a somewhat hairy time, and I think the constant, steady improvement in Ian’s condition – far quicker than expected – has been somehow borne on a wave of prayer. I can’t pretend to know how prayer works, but I am so grateful to all those of you who have supported us in this way. Keep up the good work, the results are magnificent.
Oh, and I LOVE the NHS. All those health professionals have been absolutely wonderful. Not only extremely skilful, but very kind and considerate towards worried me as well as Ian. And naturally, it hasn’t cost us a penny.
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:51 am
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