The pain clinic called back yesterday afternoon and it was decided to have Randy come in for an appointment to be assessed in person by the doctor.

Our appointment was today at 12:30 and the doctor, once seeing him and talking with us,  recommended that Randy be admitted to the hospital so that they can try and get his pain under control.  He is in the Palliative Care - ICU unit at the Foothills Hospital.  Their specialty is looking after patients and making them comfortable.

It will be easier for the doctor's to try different pain medicines while in hospital where they can monitor him 24 hrs a day and see if it is working or not.  Rather than going home with a plan and calling them with updates....waiting for them to call back....having home care nurse come and unable to do anything without consulting a doctor....good grief.....

So right now were not sure how long he will be in could be 3/4 days or longer.  Just depends on how fast they can get something to work. 

Please pray for the doctor's and nurses to have the compassion and knowledge to help Randy and all those in their care at this time.

Prayer for Doctors and Nurses
O merciful Father, who have wonderfully fashioned man in your own image, and have made his body to be a temple of the Holy Spirit, sanctify, we pray you, our doctors and nurses and all those whom you have called to study and practice the arts of healing the sick and the prevention of disease and pain. Strengthen them in body and soul, and bless their work, that they may give comfort to those for whose salvation your Son became Man, lived on this earth, healed the sick, and suffered and died on the Cross. Amen.