News from TX Friday 11-9-07

I stopped blogging about a week ago due to the fact that our life in ICU changed drastically Thursday 11-01. My dad had not been doing good at all on Wed. When we went to visit him for his 5:00 P.M. visit they told us he was going off the blood pressure medicine because his organs were failing. The only way they could keep up his blood pressure was by filling him up with fluid. This was bad news, since he is a dialysis patient and he could no longer be dialyse until they found a better access. The last visit he was already swelling up, he had worsen so quickly, and my mother was so devastated to see him in that condition she feared for him and she was afraid of leaving home that night, so we decided to stay for the night. Thursday morning came and to see him that morning was a hard moment. I almost couldnt speak just to see his face and body be so swollen. My heart ached for my mother. All morning I was trembling and praying that the Lord would give us strength and peace and give my father rest and comfort. He wasnt responding anymore. His bleeding had increase and his blood pressure was dropping. His breathing not good either. The darkest time came that afternoon, when the assisting physician came and spoke to us about dad's condition. In short words, there was nothing else they could do for dad. She gave us time to call friends and family and told us when we were ready they would disconnect him from his life support...the ventilator. Words cant even explain to you our feelings, our pain and our the crisis we were facing. The Lord is so full of love and comfort for us. James flew in to be there for me. My siblings from NC showed up, my cousins from the area and their kids showed up to be there for us for support. We were all ready by 11:45 P.M. Dad had worsen that evening and his face was changing rapidly it was so painful to see him go through more pain. We sang and prayed with him and read psalms for the rest of that evening from 8 on we went in the room whenever we pleased and as many as we could fit in there. My daddy passed away Friday morning at 2:35 am...hearing his loved ones sing and read psalms to him and seeing our heavenly Father calling out his name. It was the hardest moment of my life to watch my father take his last breath but I rejoice in the fact and the assurance that he is no longer in pain and suffering but is in his heavenly mansion now waiting for me. I am sorry it took so long to update but I know you will understand how my life just flipped after this. We had my daddy's body transfer to TX and he was buried on Wed 11-7-07. Life is so short. Eternity is forever. Juan Galvan was ready to meet his Creator. My mother has flown back to NC today and everyone else had headed back home except my oldest sister she takes off tomorrow. My mother is closing on the sale of their home Nov 20, and heading back to TX the weekend of Thanksgiving. She will be purchasing a home near mine.