Update # 3, Oct 25th, 2007
Hello again,
Today, our dear Jitka has been making steps forward. She is being treated with antibiotics for her pneumonia and after the bronchoscopy yesterday, her right lung has remained inflated. The tension pneumothorax on the left has imroved and has allowed for one of the three chest tubes to be removed. Vent settings are improving slowly and she is now all the way down to 40% oxygen and 13 of PEEP. Sorry, I include these little details for my auntie Jitka in the Czech republic and all of the clinicians that are reading this that need more specifics.
Many of Jika’s friends have offered to jump on a plane and come to see her. This is terrifically appreciated. The problem is that the ICU rules are strict and non-family members are not permitted. Even we are quite restricted in our visitation priveleges, and it is for good reason. She is so, so fragile right now. Please save that plane ticket for when she is awake and alert and you can come and bring back that captivating smile to my sister’s face.
We have not activated the blog on the site because many folks would like to leave personal messages that they would not like read by everyone. Most have been e-mailing Jani and myself (kal.ismail1@gmail.com). We verbally take these messages to her, and will save them and print them up and give them to her when she can read them herself.
We are again grateful for the overwhelming upwelling of love and support. Unfortunately, this will likely be more of a marathon, than a sprint-so stay with us!
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October 25th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
That’s our girl! Hugs and Kisses from Meg!
October 25th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
There is a Brazilian family praying for Jitka.
Luftie, we love you so very much and you will be in our mind and our prays until you get better and we can meet again.
Jani, you can count on us. Be strong, Luftie needs you, the kids need you.
Mr. and Mrs. Virag, we ask God to console your hearts and to give you all the energy to help your daughter and your grandkids.
Fe, GE, Osni, Ivanice, Carla, Beatriz.
October 25th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
We pray for health,hope,courage and serenity for all during this difficult time. And we trust that each day Jitka will grow stronger.
Prayer for the Sick-
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. O dearest Comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servant Jitka to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us. Amen.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10)
The Serenity Prayer
by Reinhold Niebuhr
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
October 26th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Thanks for the blog. I have been keeping in touch with Megan by phone for updates. The latest sounds encouraging. Thinking of Jitka and her family daily. She can do this.
October 28th, 2007 at 4:24 am
Drága Jani az angol szöveget ugyan nem tudjuk lefordítani de tudjuk mi történik folyamatosan. Sokat gondolunk rátok nagy szeretettel. Reménykedünk benne hogy minden jóra fordul. Ehhez kitartást és erőt kívánunk nektek! Imádkozunk
értetek! Ha olvasod egy pár szót írjál nekünk magyarul. Milliószor ölelünk és csókolunk: a Molnár család!