Keeping up the prayers for The First Mate
Capt Ed is live blogging The First Mate’s kidney transplant.
“I have a few moments to update everyone on the First Mate’s progress. She went into surgery around 9:15 CT, about an hour ago. The donor went into surgery earlier, as is normal, and everything we see tells us that both surgeries are going smoothly. Before that, we had an opportunity to gather together in prayer in the staging area, which helped the FM to relax.
I’ve been joined in the waiting room by my sister and the donor’s wife and her friend. So far we’ve been regaling each other with tales of Marriage Encounter, which is apparently a much wilder group of people than one might think. It’s been a good morning so far, and I will update you with any more news.”
I think this is a wonderful idea and I wish that we had had blogging during those times with my wife’s cancer experience. There is a special “solitude” a husband experiences during these times, which is hard for others to imagine or identify with who haven’t been there. But it looks good for the FM and that’s a blessing and all the “Macs” in the prayer mode today.
Head on over there and put some kind words in the comments and show him you care!
UPDATE: Via the Capt “Success!” Good news indeed!
I started blogging while I was on “death watch” for my Mother. It saved my sanity. Losing myself in blog design, or concentrating on something outside myself, helped me get through the long depressing days leading up to her death and the overriding grief and sorrow that followed when she finally lost the battle.
I wish I’d had a laptop back when I had to sit in a surgical waiting room during long and dangerous procedures a loved one was undergoing. Those waiting rooms, often in the hospital basement, can be the lonely places on the planet when you are in there by yourself and your mind is racing with all the negative things you can’t help but imagine.
My thoughts and prayers are with the First Mate and bravo to Captain Ed for finding a way to get through it by live blogging. And bravo to those in the blogosphere for being there as a gigantic worldwide support group. I know it helps. God bless.
It is amazing through the blogs how we have found so many with whom to identify.
Prayers and thoughts to Captain Ed and the First Mate.
Been trying to post over at Capt’s and can’t seem to fix my problem (even after he tried to tell me how) so will leave a message here.
Lots of good wishes and prayers headed your way Captain and FM and also for the saint of a donor and family.
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