Casting Crowns and Mark Driscoll

The band Casting Crowns and a CD-stack of sermons on Genesis by Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll have been two of Gerry's more constant companions in recent days as he continues to rest in ICU.
But it's questionable just how restful the unit really is.
Sources close to ICU staff at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center say the 24-hour use of fluorescent lights and constant beeping of medical equipment, coupled with the severity of the situations of other patients in the unit, can drive some ICU patients to distraction.
Fortunately for Gerry, he's been upgraded from what can, in polite conversation, only be called a delicate blend of your favorite fruits and vegetables (one can never tell WHICH fruits and vegetables, but that's beside the point, well-intentioned hospital cooks say) to real food -- food almost fit for a man who treasures his rib-eye steaks and, well, his rib-eye steaks. Almost.
So he's biding his time in his small, curtained-off area, accepting frequent visits from Bernie and the other nurses as they check a temporary brain shunt and offer pain medication.
Still, the medication that works best for him is to have his wife, Debbie, nearby. She drives to the hospital each day, needlework in tow, to sit in Gerry's corner of the ICU. She reminds him that he's recovering, even when it doesn't feel like he is. He takes comfort in hearing that from someone he knows and trusts.
We're not sure how long Gerry will remain in the ICU, or at the hospital.