Update 12/7/09 Day 29

Dear friends,

Well, the fab five moved the boy room upstairs in anticipation of a non ambulatory Stephen coming home at some point in the near future. The parents new downstairs room is going to be spiffed up with a fresh coat of paint by some other fab ones, and with curtains and cushion covers by still other fab ones. The lovely and talented Cathy Rose will paint trees and bears, and voila! We will have a beautiful Adirondack bedroom for the trauma man to rest and recover in. This crew was put together by God. I'm so blessed I can't stand it!

Tired old me has to complain about all the driving I'm doing. OK, done complaining.

Hannah the Hard Working did 2 hours of geometry tutoring with her very own geometry teacher today. So far 4 of her 5 main subjects are being tutored by her own teachers! They are all rooting for Hannah to make a comeback, and since the Great One is rooting for her too, I'm thinking YES. Like I said many weeks ago, the enemy of the souls of men meant ill for Hannah, but like Job, God will give her back double for her trouble. She's having a bit of difficulty with a bone chip from her upper jaw working its way out through her gums. Ouch. The gentle Dr. Taranto will see her tomorrow to see what's up with that. These are the small annoyances that follow the kind of traumatic injury she has suffered. The big thing, the brain bleed, continues to heal and will continue for some time. She is moving forward and it's a total joy to see. She even went shopping (wait til you see her boots!) and hopefully we will soon post photos of the event. Since I hate to shop, you will not see me in the photos. I was nowhere near that hothouse of commercialism. I get the hives just thinking about it. But there are others with great skill....

Stephen hopped today. You heard it, hopped. Not a heck of a lot, but they rigged up a walker so he can rest his right arm on it, and use his left arm and leg, while someone holds that blasted right leg. (Tiring just to describe). Just to remind you, he can't bear weight on that right leg until at least the end of February. The right arm near the end of January. So, here's our need, Oh God: A functional left side to go from bed to wheelchair to privy, SAFELY, so sweet darling husband can heal at HOME. At some point, Sunnyview is going send Steve somewhere else til the right side bones are ready to rock n' roll. (The nurses there will be sad. He makes them smile). Then, he'll go back and work on the right side. By then, we'll be thinking about flowers and mulch instead of holly and mistletoe.

Again today I stood amazed as person after person today laid down their life for me. Their own schedules, families, pleasures, finances, etc., etc. were put on the back burner to help my family. I'll never recover from this kind of kindness. Jesus said "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". That is what you all have done for me. I'll say it again, if I mentioned every name and every deed, my hard drive would explode. So just know I love you dearly. I can't wait to see all of your rewards!

Your friend on the pilgrim road,

Loriann