It has been a rough couple of days here for sure. Yesterday my mom was in a lot of pain. Not so much from the incision of the pacemaker implantation, but from the overall trauma to her body. She has a bad back to begin with, so the additional stress caused more pain. The surgery was on her left side, so she cannot use her left arm very well – and she is left handed. But the decision was made to put it on that side as she uses her cane in her right hand. It hurts and is awkward to get in and out of bed and was a struggle to stand up and sit down. She worried that there may be something wrong with the new pacemaker, so we monitored her pulse and blood pressure. It was wonderful to see the heart rate ticking away steadily and that relieved some of the anxiety. We made sure she took as much pain medication as was tolerable. The whole ordeal has been difficult for my dad also, which causes him not to feel well. This morning when they got up, my dad said, “Time for the day shift to take over!” Then he took his medication and went back to bed for several hours. My mom felt better as soon as she got up, though. She noticeably had more energy and less pain. She even put a little color on her lips after washing up. Once my dad got up, he was feeling much better too. It seems that now we have turned the corner and are on the road to recovery. I am very grateful!

I Found God today in both my parents feeling better.