Prayer Request

I just got back from visiting my father-in-law at the hospital. Yes, you read that right...

This morning he was on his way over to our place to babysit Priya and he slipped and fell, hitting his head and then the right side of his body on a stone pillar. Our campus nurse went to check on him and encouraged Ashish to take him to the hospital. She thought his shoulder/arm was probably broken.

A couple of hours later he was seen by a doctor. He was given a couple of stitches on his forehead and an x-ray revealed a broken humerus (upper arm bone). They did 2 CT scans to rule out any head/brain trauma and also rule out the possible need for surgery on his shoulder/arm. Fortunately both tests were encouraging and made it clear that there would not be need for surgery and that there was no additional damage to his head/brain.

They gave him morphine and he had a pretty bad reaction that resulted in complications with his breathing. It was scary to see him fading in and out of consciousness (he would snore and be unconscious with one eye open or both eyes partially open). They have him on oxygen and Ashish and his mom were working hard to try to keep him awake (anytime he'd fall asleep his breathing would decrease further). They also have him on oxygen to assist him in his breathing.

His doctor has admitted him and will be keeping him overnight because they are still concerned about his breathing. Ashish will be coming home soon for food and a shower and then plans to go back for several more hours. His mom is planning to stay overnight.

We would really appreciate your prayers for Ashish's dad and mom. This experience has been scary for them. My father-in-law recently (2 weeks ago) got a job but is now concerned that he will be unable to work for a couple of months and may end up losing the job altogether. We just celebrated his first pay check last night! Ironic, isn't it?

I'll be sure to update as I have more information. We are grateful for your prayers!