Mama

Saturday morning, Mama was in a car accident. They had to remove the side of the car to get her out. Based on the pictures, she honestly shouldn't be alive, so I thank God that we still have her with us! Mama's left ribs were torn away from her sternum and all broken, and a right rib was broken as well. Her liver was lacerated, a lung collapsed, and they had to remove her spleen. All of that was taken care of, for the most part, on Saturday. They stopped the internal bleeding and did everything they could. The worst is that her pelvis is really messed up and will require major reconstruction. Doctors suspect she will most likely walk with a limp for the rest of her life. 

They are keeping Mama in a medically-induced coma till the end of the week, so she's on a ventilator and everything. She'll be in the trauma ICU for 2-3 weeks, then in a "regular" room for another 2-3 weeks after that. Then they'll send her home in a wheelchair. It'll be about three months in a wheelchair until she starts rehab for her pelvis. 

I am so very thankful that God already had us ready for this - I was already going to be home for the summer, I just got my car last weekend, Roecker just got a lot more freedom after finishing "knob" year at The Citadel, etc. 

 

I am confident that God is going to use this for His glory - He has already worked in peoples' hearts. I am excited to see how else this spreads the Gospel, and I know that Mama is thinking the same thing. Honestly, I don't wish this on anyone, but I am thankful that we are a family bound by the Gospel, confident in the work that God is doing and in His plan for us.

The best moment in this by far happened tonight. The doctors weren't happy with Mama's blood work, so they went ahead and did surgery. Turns out, she just didn't like packing they had in her abdomen, and her heart was "bruised" and not wanting to produce the enzymes/steroids/etc. that her body needed (She will crack up reading this blog when she wakes up - clearly I am NOT a medical person!). The doctors can easily give her the steroids she needs, they removed the packing, and immediately her body started stabilizing! Well, I was in the waiting room waiting on Daddy to come back out to tell us the news. A bunch of people from my church showed up, and everyone fell silent as Daddy shared. I just cried and cried. It was such a holy moment, and after he finished, we all held hands and prayed and thanked God. It was just one of those moments that sticks with you forever - that was the Body in action, where two or more are gathered, Jesus is there, and He was most definitely present tonight! 

 

Thank you to everyone who has prayed and cared for us already. The love and support that has been shown to my family has truly blown me away. I am so thankful, there are not enough words so express how I feel and what I wish I could say to so many people. God is so good, He is so faithful in every single moment, and I love seeing how His will is being done even in a circumstance that can sometimes seem dark and hopeless. Yet I can confidently say, "Thy will be done" because I know the God I serve!

Please rejoice with me over the great news tonight, and keep praying for Mama's continual recovery in the next days, weeks, and months ahead.