WALLACE YORK UPDATES - MONDAY, 13 APRIL FORWARD

I WILL INCLUDE THE UPDATES FROM FOLLOWING DAYS ON THIS SAME POST AND WILL DESIGNATE THEM BY THE DAY HEADINGS

MONDAY, 13 APRIL

Hershael York: 11.30 am
Wallace York is off the ventilator! He spoke his 1st words to me on the phone. His throat is sore and he can't say much, but he is better.

WE ALL BLESS GOD FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT!
PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYING FERVENTLY FOR HIS COMPLETE RECOVERY!
Dave

6:30 pm
Hershael York
I just spoke with Dad. His voice is hoarse, but he said "I love you com todo meu coracao!" He even remembers his Portuguese!

DAVE PARKS
I spoke with Doris York by phone earlier this evening [about 6:30pm] and she wants everyone to know how much they both love you all and THANK YOU for your concern and for your PRAYERS TO GOD on their behalf. GOD HAS DONE WONDERS THIS PAST WEEK - and we are asking Him for more!

9:56 pm
Hershael York
More progress with Dad. They removed the NG tube. Tomorrow they will sit him up in a chair. I just prayed with him over the phone and he is doing well, determined to preach again. He still has pneumonia, but sitting up will help with that. I can't thank you enough for your prayers. Please continue with the assurance that God is working in concert with the prayers of His people.

WEDNESDAY, 9.00 PM
Hershael York: Update on my dad: He is still in ICU and very weak, but vital systems are much better. He is having a lot of problems with his incision. Yesterday they had to open it again (this is the 2nd time since surgery). Today he seemed weaker than yesterday, but this is probably a result of the physical therapy wearing him out. Please continue to pray for the incision to heal and for added strength.
Wed 9:07pm

THURSDAY - 16 APRIL
Spoke with Doris this morning. Wallace continues to improve since Monday. Incision is still open and draining. THEY ARE PLANNING TO MOVE HIM INTO A PRIVATE ROOM THIS AFTERNOON. He is in the REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MADISONVILLE KY. 270.825.5100 I hope to speak with him via phone this afternoon. I have assured Doris and will tell Wallace how much we all love him and that thousands of people have been praying to God for his healing and recovery. WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER UPDATE WHEN I CAN SPEAK TO HIM.

6.30 PM
I DID SPEAK WITH BROTHER WALLACE THIS EVENING. HE IS IN ROOM 402. HE IS STILL VERY WEAK AND EXHAUSTED - BUT MUCH BETTER, FOR WHICH WE PRAISE GOD!

FRIDAY, 17 APRIL
Hershael York: Standing by Dad's bedside with my sisters. It's a family reunion. Dad is very weak but looks good. Long road ahead; not the end of the road.
6:09pm

SATURDAY - 18 APRIL
I just talked with Doris in Wallace's room [3pm]. Wallace is in a lot of pain and discomfort - both from any movement or transferring they do of his body...and also from bedsores he has developed. He is still very weak and exhausted from all the physical trauma of the diseases and surgery and is not re-gaining strength rapidly at all. I didn't even ask to speak to him because I could tell from Doris's report that what he needs right now is rest.

Bobby Greene and Wayne Howard drove there yesterday [friday] and visited with him for a few minutes. The nurses had transferred him from the bed to a sitting chair and had stirred up a lot of discomfort by the move. They also didn't take into account his bedsores - and so the stiffness of the vinyl covering on the sitting chair pressed against his bedsores, making them sorer and more painful. He is much better than he was two weeks ago - but still has a LONG way to go. Pray for him...and for them all.