Tuesday Nov. 13th

We have all had a better day today. Christopher’s tube feeding is going better; it looks like we have figured out a workable schedule and he seems to be tolerating it, which is the most important thing.

Debbie was on the phone with the equipment company today we still have not received several key items for Christopher’s care. We have been getting by without them to this point, but we will have to have them in the next couple of days.

This evening Debbie, Davis and I had Christopher walking with the aid of the ARJO frame. We made a complete circuit around the first floor. He did a great job taking each step, moving his legs with us making sure his feet were set correctly. He is still not full weight bearing, the frame helps support him during the exercise. We purchased two rolling stools so we can follow along side of him as he walks. We are lucky the area around our first floor has wide door frames; we barely fit through a couple of them. We will continue working him each day to build up his strength and ours.

Over the past four months our family has been separated due to conflicting schedules and not being able to be in multiple places at the same time. This is really nothing new with two teenage sons in school and playing multiple sports. The only difference is at the end of the day we were all together, having dinner or doing something. We are finally all together again, sitting together for dinner, teasing each other and cringing when the dogs roll over, just waiting for our eyes to start watering. If you have dogs you all know what I am talking about. We keep telling Christopher that odor should be more than enough to get him up and moving.

Truly it is good to be home. Thank you all for the encouragement, continued support and prayers.