Mom had a very quiet, still day again today...especially as the day went on. She also was coughing more than usual and needed to be suctioned more than usual as well. When I inquired with the nurse, she said that mom had a temp of 99.2 and they had given her tylenol. The nurse also said that she had spoken to the doctor and he wants to take blood from mom tomorrow to see how her white blood cell count is in order to rule out infection. Hopefully, mom will perk up tomorrow.
As I have been reading the book I mentioned, "My Stroke of Insight," I was struck by something in particular (among all else that I am impressed with in the book). The author, who is a brain scientist at Harvard and had a stroke herself, writes about how good it felt to slip into that coma-like or coma state...how peaceful a place it was...without what she called "brain chatter" and the stimulus from the outside world. She said that state of being really pulled at her and seduced her to want to slip further and further away from reality and deep into herself. What struck me about this passage as I read it was a memory I had of me and my friend praying with, and over, mom weeks and weeks ago. As we prayed, it was revealed to my friend through prayer that my mom was in such a place of euphoria (my friend didn't read the book nor does she know anything about the brain or strokes). As we prayed, my friend felt a resistance to waking up. At the time, I didn't understand what this meant...but now, in light of the book, it all makes sense. So some may say, "Gee mom is in a place of peace nso what's wrong with that?" and while she obviously seems to be in such a state, she doesn't need to stay in that place because such a state of peace can be acquired in our relationship with God. Weeks ago, long before we prayed over mom, this same friend felt that there was a specific scripture verse that kept coming to mind each time she prayed for mom. It was Jonah 1:6 "O sleeper, arise, and call upon your God." I was so blown away when I read about the brain during a stroke or bleed in reference to that place of euphoria and peace---especially in light of this scripture verse I've been praying since then for mom. And it all makes me remember that God supplies every need we have. Everything we need can be found in Him.
"And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus" Philippians 4:7
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