Thursday, May 8, 2008

Update from Gary 11:30am

Just spoke with Gary and the Family members have just said their goodbyes and are heading back to Georgia. It's an 8 hr. drive and rainy the whole way. Pray for extra safe travel mercies.

They have a room for Dylan in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and he is on his way right now out of ICU! Praise the Lord! He will still have to continue Dialysis once he gets settled and this machine is a lot faster than the slower 24hr. one they use in ICU. We definitely need to PRAY that Dylan's heart & blood pressure remain strong for this faster way of Dialysis. It was what they were using before Dylan was put into ICU. 

Dylan has some really bad back pain & the doctors have given him Perkaset to help. Gary & Debbie want to stay away from any morphine because this makes him cloudy & crazy at times. Pray for healing & relief as we are not sure what is causing the back pain. Now that Dylan is out of ICU he has asked his parents to stay with him overnight now. Gary & Debbie still have the room at the UNC Family house until Monday 12th, so they will continue to use it for showers, naps and maybe a good nights sleep if Dylan lets them go. For now, they will stay in his new room as they were before ICU. They will need Prayer for extra endurance & strength with the room change. 

Dylan is still very alert, awake and talking more & more each day. Being moved out of ICU is great news, but he will also not have that level of attention he has been getting 24/7. Pray for a Peace & Trust in the Lord's provision to continue to take care & watch over Dylan. 

Visits can be set up with Gary ahead of time, now. Just call & ask if it's a good time and good day and you MUST NOT have been around anyone who has been sick for at least 1 week! The Bone Marrow Unit has extra precautions for all the patients safety. Keep praying! Dylan is certainly improving, but not out of the woods. Have a Blessed day!  Isaiah 41:13

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Our hearts are full of Praise to our Lord for this milestone! We are continuing to pray for healing and smooth transition to your new "home" away from home. We will be in touch soon!
We love you,
Jay and Kim

Tara said...

Praise the Lord! We are so glad that Dylan is in a regular room now and responding so well. We will continue to pray for strength, recovery, and peace. Can't wait to read the blog ond day and see that you are coming home!
Love,
Jamie, Tara, Natalie and Nathan Dew

Anonymous said...

Gary, Debbie, and Dylan:

It's so great to hear more good news! Make the most of every opportunity that you have while you are there at the hospital!

the swains

Anonymous said...

Gary, Debbie, and Dylan,

I just got in from class and read the update. I'm glad to hear that Dylan is moving to the Bone Marrow Unit and is gaining strength. I'll relay this update to Eunice so she can keep believers there abreast of what's happening. We love you guys

Todd & Eunice

Anonymous said...

We are giving God the praise and glory for the great news. He is so worthy to be praised.
We love you guys.

Anonymous said...

Can we get a mailing address for Dylan? Would love to send cards.
O Lord,be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. Isaiah 33:2
The Stones

Anonymous said...

GREAT NEWS GLAD YOUR DOING SO GOOD
LOVE YALL. HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHTS REST.
LOVE OSCAR,GINA,MEGAN,DREW

Anonymous said...

HEY BUDDY, keep getting better
LOVE YOU GARY DEBBIE DYLAN . REST
IN THE ARMS OF JESUS TONIGHT
MEGAN,DREW
GO GEORGIA BULLDAWGS

Dawn B. said...

........ now, lemmee get this straight, we can come visit if we haven't been around anyone who is sick for one week? Now, is that sick physically .... or sick mentally? That door might be permanantly closed to some of us!! : ) Love you guys! I miss seeing your faces too!!!
Wheeza

Anonymous said...

Praise God & thank you Jesus. I am so thrilled to hear the good news about Dylan & you can trust that we will continue to pray for complete healing and strength for Gary & Debbie. I ask everyone I can to pray for Dylan and I know that He hears & answers prayer. Just keep your spirits up and take care of yourselves. Love to all, Evelyn Porter

Anonymous said...

We are so excited to hear about the move to a new room, out of ICU. As someone else has already said in their post, we do look forward to seeing on the blog that you will be going home.

Praise the Lord for what he is doing!

Love to you all,
Melanie for the Manns

Anonymous said...

Good Morning,
Our prayers are continuing.
We love you all and are praying for all the doctors and medical professionals who are tending to you. We pray God gives them the knowledge to know what to do when.
We pray for continued strength for all of you and that you get the rest you are all so in need of.
Love and prayers always,
Mark and Linda and family