Sleeping challenges

Daniel​​ has been having trouble sleeping still, so he is very sleep deprived. The meds they gave him last night didn't help. He's barely gotten more than a few hours of sleep in the past four days. 

Even still, there was a specific answer to prayer. Just this morning I was praying that sometime this week Daniel would be able to walk down the hall and back with his walker, something he hasn't been able to do. 

He did that very thing this morning. Praise God!

When the kids and I visited him this morning, he was up in his chair, but oh, so worn out. He had some blood taken once he was back in bed. The doctor wants to make sure there's nothing lurking (pneumonia, etc.). Though the nurse last night said she couldn't get over how clear his lungs were when she checked them with her stethoscope. 

Just before we were leaving, he was coughing a lot (after cleaning his ears; it's been a while), his tongue bled and his eyes were watering. I called the floor after getting home and the nurse said he'd settled again and was just going down for the chest X-ray the doctor had ordered this morning. 

So, I was a little upset again seeing him like that. The kids had a late lunch because I needed to pray and rest. 

A friend visited him a little while later and Daniel was somewhat agitated and confused. I called the nurse a little while ago and she said he was sleeping, and without the help of meds! Praise God for that! 

Please pray that he gets a lot more good sleep and doesn't need sedatives. Pray that he will be strengthened and that the tumour would continue to decrease in size, and that we would see significant reduction even this week. Please pray that he would be encouraged and uplifted through the long days away from home. Please pray that we would both have the strength we need to keep running this marathon. 

Something I'm now specifically praying is that Daniel would be cancer-free within a month -- asking boldly yet humbly. For I know God is able, and the specific prayers He has been answering even just today give me that boldness. 

His will be done. To God be all the glory!