Our hearts are breaking as we watch our dad breath in and out, but not wake up. His body is alive, but not his mind. His spirit is in and out of the room & we miss him terribly. Today the doctors wanted direction regarding our fathers continued care. Do we transport him to a long term facility & hope that he becomes that 5% chance, who at best would need us to care for him the rest of his life? Or do we stop his continued care (feeding tube & oxygen) & let him go?
We pray that we are directed by the spirit & that dad can be at peace with whatever he chooses.
After much deliberation, the doctors will withdraw his life support on Sunday afternoon.
This is an unimaginable position for us to be in & it is so hard to fathom living out the rest of our lives without our dad here with us. With any other injury, dad would be up & running by now, he is a fighter. This is out of our hands.
In Hebrews 11 Paul talks about faith. "By faith we understand the word and work of God- faith of the ancients were centered in Christ- By faith men subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, and worked miracles." If we exercise our faith, we can know the will of the Lord. If it is for our dad to move to the next level of existence, I am certain that he will still be active in our lives & very aware of us.
In Abraham, the people were given certain promises from the Lord. When they didn't see their promises fulfilled , they still didn't lose their faith. I know that faith is not about what we want, but what is for the greatest good. Please keep our father in your prayers .He needs them more than ever to discover his greatest glory.
I am sitting here with my dad right now. He is sleeping peacefully, as if he is going to wake up at any moment & demand I stop staring at him. He is so cute & looks so young. Again, the nurse tonight was shocked he that wasn't in his 40's. We love him dearly & we miss him so.
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We love your dad. We love your family. Our prayers are with you more, now than ever.
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I am grateful to know your dad and want you, as the Rona family, to know that my prayers are with you all especially now, more than ever. If a miracle is meant to happen, it will. Keep having the faith you have and know that John is truly loved and a special son of our Heavenly Father.
ReplyDeleteI just hope you will feel peace with your decision. I can't help but feel this would be what your Dad would want. I had a choice to stay here on earth or go on when I was a teenager and so wanted to go home but as an only (miracle) child I couldn't do that to mom. I so look forward to being able to see all my loved ones on the other side. I'm not in a hurry but know of a surety that if I don't blow it-- it is a much much better neighborhood. And whenever I see you and your siblings I know your Dad had finished a wonderful work here and so deserves the greatest of rewards. He will still be with you. You will feel his closeness and be aware of his angelic support. I often feel my mom and dad and sense their protection and pleading in my behalf. I believe my blessings are so much greater than I deserve because of the influence of their prayers and anglelic watchful care. God Bless you all with peace and reassurance. Karen Cavin
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you guys have to go through this. It's one of the hardest things in life. I'm sure your dad is good with this decision, I'm just sure. He has many loved ones he will be with. Look up what Brigham Young says about it in his SS manual. That was very comforting to me when I lost loved ones. It will all be okay. Family is what it's all about and yours is strong and full of love and John gave you an excellent example of how to live life. Your family love --It exudes from all your messages. God bless you guys. We are all sad with you. All our love.
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