April 20 – “Confusion”

And so the confusion begins.  Our understanding of the situation from the infectious disease docs and the surgeons was that if we chose not to do the surgery, then Mom would not last much longer than a few days.  Then the gerontology team came in and started talking in terms of weeks as long as we continue the antibiotics.  Then the infectious disease doc came back and said they were discussing discontinuing the antibiotics.  I think the surgeons are just standing by sulking because they don’t get to practice.  April said we should speak to a case manager, and they would set up a meeting with all the doctors at one time so they will be forced to talk to each other and all of them to talk to us.  I didn’t think that would be possible. It makes too much sense.

I made it to the wedding I was to officiate with no problem.  Turned out to be one of the freebies I do on occasion.  Not about the money, though.  They started only about twenty minutes late.  Not bad, actually.  I think there were only two evangelical Christians in the whole place: me and the videographer.  He was impressed at the way I “snuck in the gospel without them even knowing what hit them.”  I really enjoyed the duo they had signed on to play music.  Guitar and trumpet.  They played jazz and blues.  Wish I could have stayed to hear them some more. 

By the time I got back to the house to change I was exhausted.  Never made it back up to the hospital, but Kel and Christina and their kids did.  Chris said Mom perked up when they got there.  She did doze off after a while, but perked up again when they said goodbye. 

I am heading off to the sunrise service, so this is a short one.  Christ is risen.  He is risen indeed.

Luke 24:1-8 says, On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'"  8 Then they remembered his words.

Father, what can we say in the face of Easter but thank you?  Nothing else would be enough.  Amen.