Today is the feast day of St. Lucy. Her name means 'light', with the same root as 'lucid', which means clear, radiant, understandable. We are in Charlotte this morning at Carolina Medical Center, where they will do the test that will help determine if there is a leak of brain fluid. We are so prayerful and hopeful that this test will shed some 'light' on why Paul has such painful headaches around the clock.
He has suffered from a very intense headache now for the past 48 hours and I was so relieved that we had this test scheduled already. We have not been able to do much to help Paul with his pain. Yesterday, he could barely stay awake and was very lethargic. He did not want to eat either. I had to work, so Jerry stayed home with Paul and made sure he drank fluids every hour so that he would not become dehydrated. The drive up here was a long one due to really bad traffic, but when we got here, Paul finally felt like eating. At 10 PM! He was not supposed to eat after midnight, so we got him food and he actually seemed better for awhile. Jerry also came with us in case there were any complications that would require a longer stay at the hospital for Paul. We would then have help with staying around the clock with Paul. Before we went to sleep last night, we all prayed with Paul for about 20 minutes. We had been praying the 9 day novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, which ended yesterday on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We have placed all our trust in God, and remain hopeful that through Blessed Mother Mary's intercession, our prayers will be made perfect before her Son. After we had finished praying last night, I was reading from my Magnificat and realized that today was the feast of St. Lucy. Oh, let there be light! May God in His mercy and kindness lead the doctors today to find the solutions to the headaches that Paul has had to endure since last February.
Today's gospel reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew, 11:28-30.
Jesus said to the crowds: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden light."
The test is at 7:00 AM today. Please pray that all the medical professionals who help Paul today will be led by the Holy Spirit and that they will find an answer to the complications of Paul's brain injury. I know God is helping him be accepting of his pain. He has said it so often that God needs him to do this. Yesterday, before we left, he said that he feels certain that God changed his heart while he was in a coma, because he knows he is different now. He said that God needs him to have his pain and he will keep doing this for God.
I will try to fill you in on this past week later today. We will have a lot of down time while they do the tests and wait for the recovery period.
God bless you all today. We thank you for your prayers. You keep us moving forward. You just don't know the impact of your intercessory prayers.
Love,
Jon and Rebecca
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May all our eyes be "lucid" as we meditate on the empty crib, awaiting the birth of our Saviour. Come Emmanual, our eyes long to gaze upon you as you change all our hearts. Peace be with you today Rebecca, Paul, Jerry and Jon.
MB
You all will remain in my prayers, as you, like the holy family, have travelled far from your home to seek God's will.
Paul, know that you're being prayed for all the time!!!
God bless the Fidero family!
gb
Hang in there, Paul. You are my hero.
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