Today, my sister went up to the hospital to disconnect her husband from life support. He has been losing ground to emphysema the last couple of years, has had two heart attacks and has been on oxygen for the last year. In recent months, he got so weak he couldn't walk, and they thought he'd never walk again. Then, last week he got double pneumonia and was gasping for air. They rushed him to the hospital and his lungs finally collapsed. They put him on life support and told my sister that there was nothing left to work with. They had him heavily sedated, and he was no longer conscious. The Doctors told my sister that the only thing she could do was to disconnect him from life support, because he would never be able to live without it. So, she called us and the rest of the family, gathered their children from around the country and went to the hospital today, together.
When they arrived at the hospital, the Doctor met them and told them not to do it. My brother-in-law's vital signs are all good, and they believe that he is healing. He will have to be on life support until they get rid of the pneumonia, but they think he will be able to breathe again, using an oxygen tank as he had been.
My sister called me tonight, and my wife and I are joyful beyond description. We are completely overwhelmed!
I am not trying to "Cram my faith down anyone's throat." I am not telling anyone else what to do with their life. I am not judging anyone else.
If it's alright with you, I'd just like to say
PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!