Jim had an awesome and emotional time on Sunday at church. He spoke at both services and then we both baptized our youngest daughter that we've been praying about for over a year. What an incredibly blessed day we had!
After church we enjoyed some food, talked with our youngest about her New Life and Jim went down for a 2 1/2 hour nap. He woke up around 6:30 said he felt rested and was excited that he slept for that long. Around 7:15 he noticed his speech began to slur and he had some drooping on the left side of his face. I immediately called the Dr. and was connected with the Neurosurgery Dept at Henry Ford. They advised me to bring Jim in to get some tests on him to see if they could determine what was going on. Within a few minutes of being at the hospital, one of the Dr.s that worked on Jim when he came in on 7/19 was on call and ordered tests STAT. Within 45 minutes we knew it was not a leaker from the original clips or another aneurysm. He began to improve within an hour and the slurring was gone. They ordered an MRI, found nothing and decided to admit him for further testing in the morning.
On Monday, they did an EEG and another Angiongram which were both normal. This verified that there was no seizure, stroke or spasms. We questioned what had caused this and the Dr. feels that sleep deprivation is a large part of it because the body needs sleep to heal. We asked if his talk over the weekend was the cause of this episode and they didn't feel it was. They said if he felt fine while he was speaking and immediately after then this was not the cause of this setback.
They informed us that drooping of the face was a normal thing that they see and its the body saying I need more rest but when its accompanied with slurring then its a possible seizure or stroke. He is hoping to come home tomorrow as long as his potassium levels are back to normal.
We appreciate the continued prayers and love and support. God is still on the throne, he is still amazing and he is still in control of Jim's healing. We are believing that Jim will be fully restored and continue to talk about God's Glory!
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Oh my!!! We are praying that God continues to strenghten Jim! Let us know if we can do anything-Love ya!
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful that Jim is feeling better. I know it's selfish but I was so blessed to have been able to talk to Jim this weekend. Congratulations again on the baptism, our God is so good !
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ReplyDeleteI thank you for allowing Jim to visit us, and bless us with his being at church. The thing that Jim said that stuck in my mind the most is "this isnt about Jim Olson's recovery, its about God's glory"....wow. He loves you so much, and we thank you for him. Lord I ask you to continue to be with him and his family, thank you for allowing him to baptize his daughter, and ask you to continue to be with her and her walk with you. Lord I thank you for the special time we had with Jim., and the reminder that even though he looks and feels good, he is NOT fully healed and must continue to take care of himself.
Lord I cannot thank you enough and ask you to just bless them again beyond their wildest dreams. We also ask you to be with EVERY single name on the cards that were turned in on Sat and Sunday. Lord we give you all the glory and as you to be with us so we can glorify you in all we do.
In Jesus name,
Amen
HI JIM,
ReplyDeleteIT'S TIME TO GET A LOT OF REST. REMEMBER THE DOC. SAID THIS IS A PART OF YOUR HEALING. AND GOD IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR HEALING. GOD HAS BROUGHT YOU THIS FAR. IT'S YOUR TURN TO REST UP & RECEIVE YOUR HEALING.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR JIM'S PRAISE REPORT. WE ARE SO THANKFUL YOU ARE TAKE CARE OF JIM. WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY, YOUR LOVE IS AMAZING. YOU ARE CLOTHED IN MAJESTY. YOU WRAP US IN YOUR LIGHT. YOU ARE THE BEGINNING & THE END. THE LION (OUR FATHER) & THE LAMB (JESUS). YOUR NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMES. YOU ARE OUR GOD WHO CARES. CONTINUE TO HEAL JIM COMPLETELY.
IN JESUS MAGNIFICENT NAME, AMEN.
YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST,
JULIE HOYT-KESSLER