"I told you NOT to touch that arm"

Thank you night time bloggers! Reading these were extremely encouraging. Night time last night and tonight seem to be a big adjustment right now. Mr. Steve had the nurse call me this morning. He sounded upset but I talked and he seemed better. He hung up and somehow pushed redial. It rang again and he could not see where the phone was and as I was calling his name he was responding - "someone help me" "Oh my, please help me". I kept talking and tried to reassure him. I called the main number on my cell phone. They transferred me to the nurses station where I got a busy signal. The nurse finally came back in and showed him where the phone was and he hung up. So I was frazzled from the minute I woke up.

When I arrived at the rehab - I found out that he did not have his food tube feeding last night. I told the nurse before I left that he didn't have dinner and that he needed his tube feed. So I was just a bit ticked off by then. My kids got to see me ticked. That does not happen often. The supervisor said that it did not come over with the orders from the hospital. But they didn't call me to verify the information. Anyway - he is getting it now. I'll be glad when he can eat "real" food. The tube feed spikes his sugar 100 points. Then he has to get an insulin shot and that is NOT fun.

Today Kevin was in - he took the van back to Ohio. It will be his car to drive to work. Monday Kevin starts for Chase Manhattan Bank. Kevin and Brandy had been praying for the Lord to guide them to the job of HIS choice. Believe it or not - Kevin even told the Lord he would stay in the food service business and be a store manager for Pizza Hut if the Lord directed them back to this area. Oh well, it was very clear that God wants them in Ohio. And Kevin got the desire of his heart and is now out of food service after 15+ years! A part of us will always want them to be close to us - but it is God's plan for us to live apart right now.

Kevin was able to see his dad doing rehab today. Steve is one loud patient. He really did good.
The only problem was that the therapy lady did not tell him that she was working on his left shoulder and she lifted it and he got ohhh myyy. Kevin yelled - "Mom get dad's arm - hurry"
He was lifting in and was about toooooooo..... But I got to it in time. It took all my strength to keep him calm. He did get to put his feet on the floor and sit on the edge of the bed for a time today. He is also doing well and is pulling himself over with his right arm and holding onto the opposite railing. This allows him to get some strength in his right side and move into a more comfortable position. This is good.

Tonight he was disoriented again. He things he is at America's Keswick and needs a room because he doesn't want to sleep in the lobby anymore. I stayed until he was comfortable and almost all the way asleep. My children were afraid I was going to sleep there - really I almost did. He assured me that he was okay. We read verses and prayed. I repeated to him," I am getting better" and I made him repeat it back a number of time. This gives him assurance that he really is progressing and that he will be able to come home soon. We promised him that the next ambulance ride will be the one that takes him home! Lord willing that will be VERY soon.

Enjoy tomorrow worshipping our Lord,
Thank you all again for all your love and concern and most of all your prayers.

Janice