When you squeeze oranges...

When you squeeze oranges, you get orange juice.
When you squish a bug, you get "bug juice".
When you smash a watermelon, you get the red meat of the watermelon.
What comes out is what is inside.

What happens when you, a human, gets squeezed, squished, or smashed? What comes out is what is inside.

This morning, I was sitting here in the bus, listening to my sweet Dwayne in the hospital via the phone as he communicated with various people. I had talked to him earlier in the morning on the phone, and evidently his phone "bed dialed" me when they transferred him to the transport bed for tests a little while after we had hung up. I figured he was calling me back and answered, but could hear other things going on in the background so decided to wait to see if he intended to call. It was a great way for me to go along with him to the ultrasound test!

What I heard was this sweet man being kind and loving towards all those who are caring for him - exactly what I am blessed to experience every day. What's inside of him is kind and loving - Jesus living inside of him.

The medical update for today: Lots and lots of blood draws today. If I understand correctly, the issues that they are seeing in the blood don't make sense with each other and with Dwayne's condition. Several medical professionals who came into his room today said, "You are looking a lot better than your blood work would lead me to believe!" One doctor said that the characteristics of his blood work would be expected in a longtime alcoholic, or someone who is HIV positive, or other very serious chronic conditions. Dwayne doesn't fit.

There are still more tests to be run. The last doctor that we saw today (he described himself as the "GP" as opposed to the specialists who had been by earlier) indicated that Dwayne would probably be in the hospital for at least 3-4 days as they continue to diagnose. It is likely that there will be a bone marrow extraction (biopsy? I can't remember the word) on Wednesday.

Prayer requests: restful sleep for Dwayne, wisdom for the doctors