Charles Lyttle Updates

We're planning to celebrate Dad's life on Saturday, December 9 at Life Church of the Nazarene in Watertown 535 Thompson Blvd, Watertown, NY 13601 Calling hours will be at 10 am Service will be at 11 am Please share any memories, scripture, encouragement, photos, etc to charlesmemories2023@gmail.com   In lieu of flowers, knowing how much our church and the ministry of Care Net meant to Dad, we'd ask that you make a donation to Life Church or Care Net. Life Church Care Net "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 NIV

 We are so encouraged that Dad loved the Lord and is settling into his new home in heaven and being reunited with those who have gone before. We are so grateful that Dad made the choice to accept Jesus as his personal savior and loved hearing him share this invitation for everyone to many he encountered over the years and especially being first hand witnesses to this with all of the people we've encountered as a result of his accident. He longed for everyone to join the family of Christ. We continue to pray that God would use all of this and that each of you who are reading this would know that if you haven't accepted Jesus for yourself, we would love to connect with you more about this and we are praying for you, YES YOU!! specifically! We love you all and Jesus loves you, too, and he is right here with us, especially in this time. And He wants you to join our Spiritual Family in relationship with Him. If you are interested in knowing more about how to join our Family, this is

 We have created an email account and would love to hear any of your memories of Charles or any encouragement, prayers, scripture, etc.  Please feel free to email charlesmemories2023@gmail.com  

 Today is day 2 of Charles' permanent life eternal in Heaven with the Almighty.  It is also day 2 for those of us who remain on Earth and must live out the rest of our days without him in our lives.  The last 20 hours have been filled with pain, sorrow, lamenting, hopelessness, fear, anger, and so much more.  But they have also been filled with love, laughter, joy, peace, gratitude, thanksgiving, and even more!  Praise God that our hope is not in things of this world.  Praise Him that this is not the end.   We don't understand why.  Why would God bring Charles this far and then allow this?  Why would something like this happen when he was doing so well?  Why couldn't the outcome have been different?  We also wonder what if.  What if things had been different?  What if he didn't have the surgery?  What if he didn't leave the hospital? These are normal questions and ones we grapple with minute by minute, hour by hour.  HOWEVER, we do not have to stay in that place.  &

It is with saddened hearts that we share with you that Chas/Dad passed away this afternoon. It was all very sudden and Amy, Heather and Scotty were all present and responded very quickly. They were encouraged by EMS that they took all the right steps but believe that he had a stroke (the coroner confirmed that it was actually a massive pulmonary embolism) and were not able to revive him. We continue to trust in God, knowing that no matter our circumstances He is a good and faithful Father even in the hard and difficult things we face. Even today we have been reminded by all the blessings and miracles we've witnessed along this journey and continue to be touched by the ways that God used Chas to reach many lives. Dad had just reached out to several people this morning and shared with our family:   "We know at least one we can share... accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior as they were at my bedside during my first stay in hospital!  I was so stoked.. we prayed for them for years! 

Today has been such a blessing! Dad was discharged from Upstate and has returned to "Castleview"!!! 🥳🥳🥳  Dad did well on the drive and made it home before any snow storms! 😀 Thank you for your prayers!!  The JP drain was removed from his head yesterday as the drainage had essentially resolved and met criteria for removal. 🙌 A not so comfortable experience but  made it through! Thankful to have his dad there for support during the removal and got a few extra stitches as part of this process. Repeat CT scan was good!  Yesterday had more opportunities to get out of bed and visit with family. Pain had overall been well managed with Tylenol for 24hrs plus. Today, got clearance to shower and had incision cleaned. Learned how to care for the incision and signs to monitor for infection/complications. Plan for follow up in 2wks with neurosurgery to have stitches removed. Dad reports already feeling an overall improvement in mood and feeling "more normal"!🙌❤  Must say,

I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.] Philippians 4:13 AMP https://bible.com/bible/1588/php.4.13.AMP   Thank you for continuing to pray! Dad's head pain was better managed throughout the night, and he rested well between every few hour assessments. The jaw pain was more noticeable/significant with eating. Some increased swelling and bruising, as expected, was also present. He worked with the nurse to manage pain versus day-time drowsiness related to medication side effects. Was able to sit in the chair for a couple hours. Waiting for PT and OT to evaluate prior to discharge; however, with weekend schedule, was not evaluated. JP drain from head will need to be removed before discharge, likely Monday. Would like to see less drainage before re

Thank you thank you thank you for your fervent prayers!!! We praise God for bringing Dad through today's brain surgery!! A miracle yet again! And what an experience to encounter some of the lovely people God placed on Dad's path the first time for them to see what progress God has made in healing Dad so quickly, knowing how far He has come already and what a miracle it all is! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thank you, God!! We give you the glory! ❤️🙌🏻🎉 We are praying for pain relief and restful sleep tonight for Dad, along with protection from complications such as bleeding and infection. ❤️🙏🏻 ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20‭-‬21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ [20] Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. [21] Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.3.20.NLT

Dad's in a room in the ICU for now for the team to keep a close eye on him post op but will probably move him tomorrow. The nurses say he's doing and looking great! Mom and I have been able to see him. ❤️ He has a bad headache but they're working on managing his pain. ❤️

Dad's officially in recovery now.🎉🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️ Still waiting to see him.

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103:1‭-‬2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ [1] Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. [2] Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. They're wrapping things up now. Surgery went well! 🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️❤️ Working to wake him up. It'll likely be 45min-1 hour before we can see him.

Dad is now in the OR and the surgery is expected to take 2-3 hours. Thank you for your continued prayers over him and the medical team! ❤️

Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. Psalm 139:14 (NLT) Today's verse of the day is most timely as Dad prepares for his cranioplasty today, where the surgeons will replace the bone flap they removed to save his life on August 20. It's amazing that they will be able to replace a portion of a his skull with a synthetic prosthetic held by titanium screws.  The even more amazing thing, though, is the ways that God has orchestrated it all, in knitting him together before he was even born and writing his, and our, story in the way He has all along. He knows us in the way only He can, in and out, thought and muscle and bone and cell... All of it, God is in control and knows all.  We are praying over Dad right now: Oh Christ, who is my peace, Be now my peace.  We give it all to you, God, knowing full well that it is You alone who holds us in Your hand. You are our protector, our comforter, our peace, our provider and our mira

Day-96 November 23,2023. Words cannot express the gratefulness / thankfulness I feel at this Thanksgiving, 2023. Psalm 91:4-He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with His wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Wow, as you know, He brought me back from the brink of death and through the hard work of physical therapy to bring me to a point where I feel, while not fully recovered, as "normal" as anyone would think considering where I was about 3 months ago! I can't stop thanking and praising our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for His goodness and healing touch.  I need to post today to remind everyone to stay faithful in your prayers as Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is my next big step as I go for cranioplasty surgery to replace the part of my skull they had to remove in August! Our thanksgiving gathering is going to be very small as everyone is being very respectful of my situation and my desire to stay "illness free" pr