I woke up very early this morning to Mike breathing oddly. When I looked over at him, he had the oxygen tube laying across his mouth, snoring. I'm not sure that is a very effective way of using it. :) I kept trying to reposition it several times and finally just gave up. He slept soundly until 11 a.m. this morning.

I have a ritual of caring for him which includes back flushing his tubes, draining bags, cleaning up the right side of his chest, where one of the tubes still tends to leak, and then re-bandaging it. Then I check his blood pressure, temp, and administer his medications. I have been noticing that his body temperature has been very low, coming up at times below 96 degrees. And his blood pressure continues to be low at times (ex. 77/44). Mike has also been complaining about fluctuations in his body temperature, being hot and sweaty one minute, and then cold and clammy the next. I'll no sooner put a blanket over him when he'll take it off. I looked up the low body temp and low blood pressure symptoms on the internet and got concerned because those could be signs of Sepsis, a serious life threatening infection. So...I insisted we call Dr. Sneed's office. I knew Dr. Sneed was probably still out, but I knew someone had to be on call. We explained Mike's symptoms to the on call doctor and they told us not to worry. Easier said than done. I'm eager for Dr. Sneed to return.

Mike was off the oxygen for about 5 hours this afternoon and did well until about 4 p.m., when he said he wanted to lay down. He seems to quickly reach a point of not feeling well, and seeing him that way is hard on me. After a couple of hours of him lying down, he got back up, ate a wonderful meal, and felt pretty good. We enjoyed watching the Olympics together. I'm so grateful to end the day on a good note, and I praise God for giving us so many loving family and friends. Thank you for your faithful prayers.

Prayer requests:

#1 Please pray Mike will begin to eat more. He has dropped quite a bit of weight these past couple of weeks and is pretty wobbly when he's up moving around. With stairs to navigate everyday, I pray he regains some of his strength and appetite.

#2 We are getting a week away from our trip to MD Anderson and we really need to have Mike off the oxygen, if at all possible. Please continue to pray for his lungs and liver to heal, if nothing more than allowing him to be off the oxygen for the flight down and back.

#3 Please pray God will provide us with a solution to this complication with Mike's liver...either in Houston or in Dallas. I'm still trusting God for a miracle.

"Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; may Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. For Your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life; in Your righteousness, bring me out of trouble. In Your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am Your servant." Psalm 143:8-12