Update on my Super Peacock: first and foremost I just got to give God some praiz! Cant nobody do you like Jesus, hes my friend. Next thank you from the bottom of my heart for every prayer sent forth, every word of encouragement, and all who stood in the gap with me for my Super Peacock. Thank you to this outstanding team of family here at National Park Medical center. The physicians, nurses, CNAs, respitory, lab tech, and housekeeping staff. They all paid me a visit in the waiting room or got updates from Josh. Lisa Todd you did what you do best kept me from worrying. Carolyn Ellison those few moments meant so much. Dr Leverett you are awesome and seeing your smiling face coming down that hall means a lot us. Lavon and Alshia you guys came at the victory dance. Yall know how we sent up a praise. My crazy kids, Alphie, katie, Christian, and Josh thanks for helping me hold it down and the tears back. AJ and Albert even though your jobs wouldnt allow you to physically be there I felt your presence and silly phone calls. Yesterday morning I had no clue how the day would end. This is why I always say keep your eyes on the circumventor and not the circumstances. From the time I had given my Peacock a bath he was extremely weak and frail. We talked about so many things. He told me how much he loved me and cared for me. He said I love all of our children, I just dont like some of the choices they have made, but I love them. Rev. Dr. Chester Jones stopped by and had a good visit. My Peacock kept asking him, What are we going to do? What he was waiting for was that time of prayer. During the prayer time Super Peacock started to sing Hes got the whole world in his hands. Looking at his face and into his eyes there was no visible sign of fight. He continued to tell me stay with God. You are a preacher and thats what you will always be. Promise me you will stay with God. I asked him, Where else will I go or do except to remain with God? He continued to say stay with God. He told me God and I had a talk. I asked, What did you guys talk about? He said, God. We talked about God. Each time he closed his eyes I didnt think he would open them again. Then he said I had a talk with Jesus too. Well yall know me, What did you and Jesus talk about? He slowly answered, About coming to the other side. Still being me, I asked, the other side of where? Again very slowly he responded with a look of fool you know where, Heaven going to the other side of heaven. Now the tears are flowing from his eyes and mine, I told him Im not ready for you to leave me here all alone. What will I do without you? He said, Just stay with God and everything will be alright. Then the phone rings and its the surgeon. He tells me how risky this surgery will be because hes weak, malnourished, and hes a high risk case. I told him its in Gods hands. We cant leave him the way he is, we have to try. My heart sank even further. Super Peacock tells me again stay with God and all will be okay. A short time later the pulmonaligist walks in. He begins to tell me everything will be fine. The way things and diagnosis is written its confusing. I told the surgeon he will do fine. You have a team here all ready to help if you get into to trouble. Mrs. Smith your husband will do just fine. Wow! Now that was a breathe of fresh air that gave me a sigh of relief. Around 12:30 they wheeled him over to the OR. He held my hand and continued to tell me to stay with God. He refused to let my hand go until I could go no further. Just as the opened the doors to the OR I told him Cubby is waiting in there and he will hold your hand. I cant go any further. He looked up and me and said,WE will be alright. That said Team Smith is back on the court. We are all sitting in the waiting area and a short time later I get the call we have started. About 15 minutes after that the call a rapid response. My hearts stops and Im trying to see where they are going. After what seemed like and eternity the phone didnt ring and I realized all was good. Around 5 the surgeon comes out with his report. The gallbladder is out and no problems there. He said but Im so disappointed with the pressure sore. He had two ulcers on small one and a rather large one. The sore had gotten done to the spine. He removed the ulcers and all of the dead tissues from his bottom. One concern is how close the sore is to his anus. We must try and keep poop from traveling back into the wound. He put a wound VAC on the area and will watch him closely for three weeks. If part of the wound is healing and some part is not he will take him back to surgery and remove the dead tissue again. If we cant keep the poop out of the would then he may need a colostomy bag. I said I dont care just keep him breathing. Last night he slept well. He ran some fever but thats to be expected. When he would wake up he would call out for mama. I know that God is fully capable of doing what appears impossible to man. Once again I did not let the circumstances keep me from walking on the water. Again thank you for all your prayers and support. I know the prayers of the righteous can and will do much. God has blessed us with another day on this Journey to a Place Called Purpose.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:07:00 +0000
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