Hey out there…

As some of you know, I am updating some people about the status of my granddad…he is in the hospital now because of a stroke and subsequent heart attack. From now on I will update from here so check back as there won’t be anymore emails sent.

I just wanted to give everyone an update about my grandfather (my mom’s dad). Some of you may or may not know that he suffered a massive stroke on Thursday morning and was brought to the hospital near my parents home. He was not very responsive, although he was (we think) responsive to us as a family and even joked with us a little bit on Thursday and even more on Friday afternoon. However, on Friday evening just after Josh and I got there he had a lot of trouble breathing and it turns out his lungs were filling with fluid. He was then moved to the ICU and there we found out that he was in the middle of a massive heart attack. We were told that he may not make it through the night so we stayed there until very late, even bringing in my grandmother to say goodbye. He did make it through the night, but the doctor believes that he will contract pneumonia which might be merciful.

Please pray for us as a family that we will know in a very clear way what the Lord wills in all of this. There are very difficult decisions that my mom and uncles will have to make regarding all the complications that will occur in the next few hours and possibly days.

Please pray for my family, for peace and comfort. We know that we will see him again in heaven and that of course is worth more than anything to know that. We don’t want any suffering and it is so hard to imagine that someone you love could be suffering like this. Please pray that we all will just concentrate on the peace that God has promised us in all of this. It is so easy to lose sight of that.

I was very close to my grandfather, having grown up with him in the house for most of my life. Our whole family is very close. Please also pray for my sister as she is on a trip to Peru right now and will be unreachable for several days, although she is aware of what happened yesterday. Please pray for my grandmother, for her to have peace and be comforted. Last night she was more comforting for us but I know that it hasn’t hit her yet.

I know this is long, but all of this is just very much on my heart right now and I wanted to share it with you. Thank you for your prayers.

Joanna