Wednesday, March 16, 2011

We are waking up to a rainy morning. Tim gets to take his first shower today :) Yeah!! He is looking forward to that. We saw the Dr. Oulett this morning. He said the x-rays of Tim's neck look good and he is not too concerned about the numbness on Tim's head. The nurses and docs do neuro checks on Tim several times a day. They feel the numbness is do to the weight and pull of the Halo/traction and will go away slowly after the surgery. Prayer concerns. Tim will have a full spine x-ray today or tomorrow to determine if the traction is working. We lost a day yesterday :( They did not add any weights because they were checking into the numbness. We did add more weight again this morning. The nurses tell me that it is not terribly unusual to have surgery postponed to give the traction more time to work. Another thing that might postpone the surgery is if the Children's Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is full. We will not know that until 24 hours before the surgery. All in God's time. ALL in God's time :) My brother and mom are coming up to Montreal to give us a couple of fresh faces. It will be good to see them!! Thank you so much for the prayers, letters of encouragement, food, gift cards.....again words can not even start to say thank you!!!

3 comments:

  1. So glad to hear the good news, Ya there's nothing like a good warm shower. Continuing to pray that the traction is working. You are all in my prayers, praying too that your Mom & Brother arrive safely. ♥

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  2. Still praying for you all and thinking of you often. We are SO fortunate to have the Lord and the family of God to lean on in times like this. It is such an encouragement to me to see you leaning on HIM and waiting on HIM!!!! How could we ever go through what life has to dish out without HIM!!!!! Go ahead and embarrass Tim and give him a hug from me and tell him I am SO VERY, VERY proud of him. May God continue to hold you all in His hands and grant you the peace and comfort that He so graciously provides....

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  3. Glad the hear the progression is going strong and steady, just as your lives do when you believe. Keep strong in your heart, and the rest will follow.

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