NEW UPDATE ON WILL

I sit here tonight .. unable to truly grasp it all .. asking myself .. so many questions .. crying more tears than I have in a long time .. I am mad .. I am sad .. I am anxious .. Stephanie just called me and the nurse has informed her that Will's fever has escalated to 104.5 and his blood pressure medicine is not working and it is falling again. Stephanie is beside her self with worry.. . I want to run up there so bad and sit with him but I know that I need to let him rest .. Steph has gone back to her friends to get some rest .. she is not eating .. and honestly .. I do not know that I could either .. I know you all are praying for them .. and I so appreciate it .. I ask for you to pray for Doctor Hutcher as well, as I am sure this is hard on him too . I ask myself this question .. is Risk worth it .. my answer to you is yes .. when there is so much to gain .. we all know going into this surgery that this is something that can happen .. we take that risk .. we set aside our fears for the unkown .. I want you all to know how hard this is on me .. as I mentored .. and befriended both of these awesome people .. and to sit here tonight wondering .. and waiting is teraring me apart .. as I pushed him so hard to do this .. to regain his life .. he had been denied the surgery .. and I kept on telling him that this would be the best thing for him .. and I wonder now .. do I give up my advocacy .. my answer is NO .. I would tell you to do it .. to fight Obesity .. and to RISK it .. as life as an Obese person is death in itself .. just slower ... I peeked in to look at Wills support page and I am overwhelmed of the love you people have n your hearts .. we sometimes forget how special we all are to one another .. yes .. we have disagreements ... we sometimes say things that others may not agree on .. we have our WLS drama sometimes .. but you all are the most loving - caring people I know .. and I am so proud to call you my family .. your out pouring has truly shown me so much in each of you .. Thank you again . I know when Will gets home he will so love your post to him ... and he too will be able to feel your love .. Please keep it coming .. he is going to need it .. they all are .. ** TO DANA : Thank you for calling me and talking to me .. you may not think that your words did not mean much .. but you knew and know what I am going thru .. I so appreciate that phone call .... Good Night my family .. I will be posting again soon any updates that I may have on him .. Tink ..

Aww Nat, I am so sorry to hear that Will is not yet improving. There are so many people praying for him right now...God has got to hear! Just remember, no matter how bad it seems, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD. He can turn around even the worst situation. Keep the faith and keep praying. He will hear us! Hugs Christine

I have been on my knees all night . I know HE is the ultimate doctor and healer here . And what ever the outcome I have to know it is his will . My faith is being tested here .. in a major way .. but I never doubt that God is with him . It all just seems so unfair .. but we all knew going into this that there are risk ... this will make him stronger .. I have been thru the same thing back when I had my adrenal glad taken out and was in a coma for 2 weeks ... I came out of it a fighter and so will he .. Thank you for your prayers .. Nat

Praying for Will,Stephanie,Dr Hutcher and you Nat. Pray for a good turn around today Nat. God can do this. He has the ultimate plan. I prayed for a long time for help in losing weight and this is where I was led. I know I have to deal with all my other issues too but know in my heart this was in God's plan for me. He is no respecter of persons. What he has done for us he will do for Will also. Keeping the prayers going today. Shannon

Tink, this is so terrible ... please know I am thinking of and praying for Will, his family, and for you too .... with much love, Kim

You are very welcome, Natalie. I wish I could do something to help. Thanks so much for keeping all of us informed. He and Stephanie are in all of our hearts and prayers. Please let me know if I can do anything. Hugs, Dana

I continue to keep Will in my thoughts and my prayers. This is such a scary time for all of us. Please remember that as much encouragement and support that you gave him, the final decision was his hon. The only think you can do, is continute to give your support and you are doing that in spades. You were here in the beginning when he was lost and confused. You were here for the surgery, and now, when things aren't going well you are here to help him through this. Just remember that God put you in his life at this moment for a reason. You are his instrument here and now. You have just as much love and just as many prayers being said for you, as Will does for him. I still can't get over it though. Every time I'd get up the energy to go next door to visit with him, I'd get there and Stephanie would tell me he was "doing laps" again. I could never pin that man down while we were in the hospital. She'd have this look on her face that said she wished sometimes she could tie him to the chair. Many hugs and prayers for all involved. ~Laney

What a sweet smile on such a sweet face - it's nice to be able to "SEE" you, Laney!

Thank you **blush**. My daughter took that. She is 10 and an aspiring photographer. The photo is about a year old, but the weight is accurate even if the hairstyle is not. Laney

Okay - this was as of midnight last night, so I'm ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE that with all the prayers and good vibes being sent WILL's way, that the news this morning has to be better!!!!! Do you know when Stephanie was heading back to the hospital? I wish I lived closer, I have NOTHING but time on my hands - just took my man to the sub for another deployment and I would be happy to sit at the hospital with her. I read that David was able to go and sit with her a little last night, hopefully she knows/realizes that she is NOT alone, there are many of us thinking and praying for them both. It's "REAL" issues like this that puts all the other petty drama-momma crap into perspective! Hugs and prayers - Lei