Update on Tim's lungs

Tim recently went to U of M for another checkup. He goes every 3 months. For those who don't know, Tim has pulmonary fibrosis. The doctors think he has had it for at least 17 years now. One of the tests that they do on him when he goes for checkups tells them how well his lung tissues absorb oxygen. For the past 9 months Tim's has been decreasing about 2% per month and the measurement is now at 29%. If it continues to decline at this rate, he will be down to 0 in a little over a year! Obviously the doctor said there is no such thing as 0.

The doctor put him on prednisone. If it doesn't help, then he wants Tim to meet with the lung transplant specialist again. He was told a couple of years ago that eventually he will need a double lung transplant. It is pretty scary, but I'm trying not to worry too much until we see what happens. So far, Tim says the prednisone has not been helping. It usually helps him within a couple of days.It didn't really hit me until today, but if the decline continues at 2% per month, we really don't have much time to wait on a waiting list for lungs. We will see the doctors again soon and I'm sure if the prednisone doesn't work, they will have other ideas for slowing down the progression.

We trust in God and we know that He will get us through whatever is to come. We know He has the power to completely heal Tim. We know He can do it miraculously or use doctors and medicine (which in Tim's case would still be miraculous). We also know that He doesn't always choose to heal us here on Earth. It will not keep us from praising Him, because we know that God is always Good. It feels good to have that hope and just to know that He never leaves us alone.Please keep Tim and our family in your prayers. Pray that God's Will be done in our lives and those around us. God can use this for His Glory.