Monday, September 29, 2008

Good-Bye, Brother...


Well, the EEG showed no significant brain activity beyond the seizures he's suffering from the brain swelling. So, his son and his brothers and his father will put on their white shirts tonight and give him a blessing that gives him permission to go home to our Father in Heaven. Then his ventilator will be turned off and he'll be made comfortable. We hope he chooses to leave quickly. From what some have felt, he's ready to go now, he just can't get out of his body because of the life support.

I'm grateful for the plan of salvation and the eternal nature of families. I'm also grateful that we have a merciful and loving God who let Dave leave before the ALS robbed him of all his dignity. It's a horrible disease to die from. This was merciful, although still hard.

We'll miss you, Dave.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

my thoughts and prayers are with your family

Jim Peless said...

Our condolences and prayers to you and your family....let us know if there is anything that we can do.