Lives Changed

Well, the doctors were right and they were able to remove about the same amount of fluid from Uncle John's right lung. This is GREAT news! The bad part is that his fever is back, and so is the fluid. One of the complications that I was talking about in the previous post include something called a pneumothorax because of the chance of puncturing the lung during the procedure. Well, it looks like this is what happened, which has caused the fluid to come back and continue to surround the lungs. This may also be the cause of a possible infection, but that is unknown right now. Unfortunately because of this extra fluid, UNcle John may have to get a chest tube put in today. We need to pray that this is not the case, but if it is let's pray that it will work in helping to permanently remove this fluid from his lungs. We need to pray that God can continue to amaze us through UNcle John.

I was just talking to one of his daughters the other day, and we were talking about how crazy this past month has truly been. You always hear stories about how other people's lives have been changed in an instant, but you never think it will happen to you. Well exactly one month ago today, it did! In literally a matter of seconds the Hannan Family's world was turned upside down as their hero has had to fight for his life every day since the incident. Through this journey, hundreds of people across the country have also experienced a change in their life. We were discussing how much our faith has deepened through this journey with her dad. I know so many of you can relate to this new perspective on your faith in God and on your own life.

The bottom line is that life happens, and we will all experience times of trial. All we can do is lean on those around us and put our complete trust in God. I hope that through this journey, we have all learned that with God in our life, NOTHING is impossible. We need to remember to cherish every day with our loved ones, and to remember that we are not guaranteed anything. Our life truly is a gift from God, so we need to spend our lives, like Uncle John so humbly does, praising and following Him. Our only hope for a full recovery for John is that God will continue to let His hand show through and guide Uncle John to complete healing. I for one, am confident enough in this hope, and just pray that Uncle John can continue to fight through this latest hurdle.