Newport Beach, California
122nd operating temple
Dedicated: 28 Aug 2005
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father
Hebrews 1:2
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Book of Mormon
Ether 10:17-34
"Come Follow Me"
R. J. Maynes & bonnie L. Oscarson
"Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ
OctGenCon
"Lovest Thou Me More Than These?"
President M. Russell Ballard
Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Do the things of this world bring us the joy, happiness, and peace that the Savior offered to His disciples and that He offers to us? Only He can bring us true joy, happiness, and peace through our loving Him and following His teachings.
How would we answer the question "Lovest thou me more than these?"
Inklings
"The Holy Covenants" by Anthony Sweat
I love this quote from "The Holy Covenants":
"One of the reasons God asks us to sacrifice is to make manifest what we truly love."
-Anthony Sweat
This morning on our family texting thread we were discussing the time for our family Christmas party on Saturday. We had originally said 6 p.m. but Kim thought that was too early for Brian who had to work. Sheri also said she didn't think Trina wanted it that early as it is at her house. We talked about 6 and then 7. Trina commented and said let's do 6:30 and we all agreed.
A couple of hours later, at 1:04 p.m., I got a text from Sheri:
I am at the hospital with Max. He cannot stop throwing up. Extremely high blood sugars, at 700. Chills, shallow breathing and back pain. Please pray for him.
"Oh Sheri, I am so sorry. I wish I was there to be with you. Lots of prayers."
I wish you were here too. I feel so alone. They had to give him morphine for his pain.
I am so sad right now. Which hospital are you at?
Banner by my house. He is finally sleeping but his breathing is not good. They took him for CT scans and are going to start an insulin drip.
Do you need anything?
I don't know. It is so hard to see him this way. He told me he feels so disconnected and alone. And he is so worried about everything. I don't think he has been taking care of himself.
Probably not. What can we do for him? I told dad that Max has a lot of anxiety. I wish he could know how much the Savior loves him.
I just don't think I can do this anymore. I just want to die honestly.
I understand that feeling because I have felt that way. If you die everything would just be worse.
He will be in the hospital a few days.
He needs someone to let him know how serious this is and he won't listen to you. Hopefully they can help him.
They are trying to do another IV and can't. He is so dehydrated. His vains are flat.
They are putting him in ICU. This is very serious.
Should we come down?
Yes. In case he doesn't make it. The nurse said his organs are shutting down.
We are getting ready to come down.
It was at this point that I texted Tamara and told her what was going on. We were schedule to have a Christmas card signing party at our house tonight and I was going to go pick up pizza. Tamara understood and asked me to drop the cards off that I had, at the church. She said it would be just her and Maxine because Kerri is still in the valley after her kidney transplant. They will be meeting at the church and will forge my name and Kerri's. We are sending Christmas cards to all of the sisters in the ward. There are 130 of them.
After telling Tamara we were going to the valley, things turned around. I got this text from Sheri:
Trina seems to think it will be ok, but I don't know. Pray about it. I don't want you to come down for nothing.
Stacy thinks it will be ok too. I am going to get ready but will wait to leave to see how he is doing. If his organs are shutting down that sounds serious. Keep in touch and let me know if you want us to come.
The nurse said his blood work was a disaster. His kidneys are in bad shape. He is in a lot of back pain. Trina did say that ICU is good because he will have a nurse appointed just to him. You don't have to come down. He doesn't want anyone but me here anyway.
Okay, but keep us posted.
To complicate things the CT scan showed a hole in his esophagus from throwing up so hard and so much. They have to transfer us to a hospital with a cardio-thorasic surgeon.
Oh no! This is terrible. Do they know why he was throwing up so much?
A bug or the start of keto acidosis. He hasn't checked his sugars in days.
They ended up putting Max in Banner University Hospital on McDowell and 12th Street in Phoenix. Close to Good Samaritan hospital where both James and I have been a patient.
Here are the texts that Sheri sent on the family thread:
Hey everyone. Max is very sick. We are in the hospital, they are admitting him to ICU. His blood sugar is over 700. He is in a lot of pain and his body is in ketoacidosis. Prayers would be appreciated.
Adam asked what hospital he was in and what happened.
Sheri: Banner by my house. He is perplexed how it happened. He woke up sick this morning, he couldn't stop throwing up. Then he thought he was having a panic attach because he couldn't breathe. He has severe back pain. His blood sugar just read "hi." I called the fire department and they sent us to ER. His bloodwork is a disaster. He is in a lot of pain.
To complicate things the CT scan showed a hole in his esophagus from throwing up so hard and so much. They have to transfer us to a hospital with a cardio-thorasic surgeon.
He will be at Banner University. I guess it's the top Banner trauma hospital in the state. It is on 12th street and the 1-10 in Phoenix.
Good news - Dr says no surgery. He says there was gas where there shouldn't have been but no hole Hoping he will get better with rest and antibiotics plus treatment for Diabetic Keto Acidosis.
He can't go home today. His heart rate is very high still as well as blood pressure. They will need to do more blood work. He will be here at least one more night.
James and I went to town this afternoon as we had planned. We mailed Ben's birthday card and then went to get gas and light bulbs at Home Depot. We also picked up a pizza at Dominoes. Our favorite is the California veggie with thin crust. It was all gone by the time we got home.
This evening while walking I watched two Christmas movies, "The Ghosts of Christmas's Past", and "The Enchanted Christmas Cake."
James didn't watch with me because he was working on fixing drywall.
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