In the valley

Wow...it just starts small you know? Allan was dressing this passed week and fell twice on the bed cuz he couldn't seem to stand up and draw up his drawers. He is a little slower doing things. It takes longer to do normal things and his breathing is almost gasps for breath at times. Has to lean against a counter to catch his breath. Walking is different too. Allan went to bed one night this passed week cold. I piled lots of blankets on him before he said he was warm. I woke up at 0515 that morning to Allan shivering with cold but hot to the touch. They told us over and over...if Allan gets a fever of 100.5 call the dr immediately. Our Dr. Dalal even takes all the evening and weekend calls personally. In the span of 15 minutes Allan's temp went from 99 to 100.7. I called the dr and after lots of questions, he called in two prescriptions for heavy duty antibiotics for infection for Allan. He is back to sleeping more. He gets confused now about things that we have gone over and over but still can't remember. This is not my Allan. I hate seeing him change before my eyes. I try to be positive and strong but find myself constantly asking him if he is ok. It was so very hard to let him go to work this afternoon but he wanted to so he went. He came home tonight agitated because he got his medications confused. We had talked about it for two days, when to take which pill and which pills to take. I will write him out two copies of his med list so he can read them and remember.
Tonight I sent a text to our daughter, Kate, in Springfield, MO, who is due on Thanksgiving with their 4th daughter. Kate is in Labor and Delivery with very close contractions, in real labor, as the test showed, and the meds were not working on stopping the labor. Baby Brooklyn is fine but the contractions still went on. Finally a few hours ago, the doctor gave Kate blood pressure meds and sleeping meds so she could sleep and the contractions started coming not quite so fast and on top of each other. We are all praying hard for her and little Brooklyn. Next weekend is when we are all to be together for a camping trip. The kids are to be coming in from Tues to Saturday for a week of camping together with all of us together for the first time in awhile, never having camped with the all kids since they have been married and had kids of their own. The Lord knows best and we know that all will work according to His Word.
Thank you for keeping our family uplifted in prayer during this valley time. Lord willing, soon we will be able to look out from the tops of the mountains!