Flying Out

Just wanted to update that Philip, Tamara and Allen (his sister and Dad) are all flying to Miami today to be with Carol. Tamara is flying from Abilene first and then they are all going together to Miami and will be staying together during their stay. Their return flight is scheduled for Wednesday at this point, but they have tickets they can change if needed.

I don't really have anything new to report on Carol's condition at this time. I would like to ask for a few more specific prayers though. Philip, Tamara and I have all tried to get in touch with someone who was willing to tell us more about Carol's condition and who would be willing to take the time to discuss with us her prognosis and plan of care. Unfortunately we have all been treated rudely by all of the staff (except one intern resident - the one who called at 1 am...but she said "I've only been a doctor for 3 months and I'm not an expert yet). Philip has been hung up on twice and we have been told that they are too busy, or that the other shift of staff should have talked to us. This has been extremely upsetting and frustrating. You can imagine being far away and having a feeling that your Mom is dying and no one will tell you what is going on. We have been told that the other physicians have been given our number and will call us soon so may times with no results (since her admission 3 weeks ago!!!) that we are starting to doubt that the staff care about us or Carol. We have been promised a phone call by an attending once again, that is supposed to happen around 11am today. All this to say please pray for the following things:

The staff of the unit Central 6 at Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami
The staff directly responsible for Carol's care
Carol's physical health
Carol's emotional/spiritual health
Philip, Allen, Tamara and Mark who will be at her bedside for their emotional and spiritual strength
For the family to feel that they and Carol are cared for and included in the plan
For the phone call this morning to be successful

Thank you everyone. All the phone calls and e-mails have been an enormous blessing. It feels good to get this all in writing and we all appreciate your thoughts and prayers.