Standing up!

He did it! Bob stood by himself (well almost himself). Unlike before, where he had five people lifting him, tonight he had the physical therapist pull him forward, Bob did the rest. He stood for only about 10 seconds; he stood though! Now, the brain will compute the walking actions again.


Joe, Bob's son, will be visiting from Minnesota this weekend. What a difference he'll see from five months ago!


Bob's short-term memory span is getting longer. However, today he was convinced, again, that he lived in Iowa. There was nothing I or anyone else could say that would change his mind. Patience, I know, I know. When one good thing happens, I get the feeling that everything will change in an instance.


Bob's wound vac was turned down today. That means that not as much suction is needed to heal the wound from the inside out. Woo-hoo!

Pray for me to have patience, and pray for Bob to willfully move. One day at a time...

A PRAYER FOR TODAY from Joel Osteen
"Father in heaven, I choose to believe Your Word above all else. I know that You are working behind the scenes on my behalf, and You will cause me to triumph. Help me to tune out the negative voices of the world so that I can focus on Your goodness all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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And the posts continue...

This is my 160th post! I told T today that Wednesday will mark the 5 month milestone. It's time to get off his back and move. He's slowly moving. His mind says move, but his msucles aren't getting the full signal just yet. (a little east coast verbage)


Today was a "down" day. We watched football games, golf, and the evening news. He still can't figure out how Obama became president.


T's M.R.S.A. is cleared up, as well as the UTI has been resolved.

Pray for me to have patience, and pray for Bob to willfully move. One day at a time...
A PRAYER FOR TODAY from Joel Osteen

Father God, thank You for giving me power to overcome fear. I choose to face fear head on and drive it out of my life. Show me any areas of my life where fear is holding me back so that I can press forward into the life of victory You have for me. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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Frustrating times for Bob...

Bob is Bob. What can I say? He is getting frustrated with the whole "relearning" ordeal. The biggest frustration for him is not being able to stand, and the nurses being so frantic about not letting him try. I have to talk him out of trying to stand so many times a day, he thinks I'm yelling at him. He also tells me not to tell him what to do because he's going to do it anyhow. Does anyone know a physical therapist who can give me suggestions on what to do? I try to get him to do a few exercises to strengthen his abs, but he is quite stubborn.


Bob's also getting frustrated with still having a feeding tube attached to his stomach. They haven't taken it out due to concerns of not drinking enough water. The feeding tube allows them to give him the amount of water his body needs. He's eating enough calories, so the tube will be coming out soon. Bob is getting tired of the catheter too. He has no choice when it comes to the wound vac. The pressure wound is healing, but not enough for the wound vac to be removed.

Pray for me to have patience, and pray for Bob to willfully move. One day at a time...

A PRAYER FOR TODAY from Joel Osteen
Father God, thank You for giving me power to overcome fear. I choose to face fear head on and drive it out of my life. Show me any areas of my life where fear is holding me back so that I can press forward into the life of victory You have for me. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

Have you checked out travel-mobility.com yet? Check out our new website. Pass it on too. We'd appreciate it. If you'd like an online home business of your own, email me.

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Once a trader always a trader

For those of you who are traders, Bob still has your "back". Our conversations today somehow ended up talking about commodities. He still knows more than I do about trading. We were talking about which countries buy from the US. Of course, I could only come up with one, Japan. Bob said, "Brazil". I would have never thought of Brazil. I asked, "What do we get from Brazil? soybeans?" He said, "and sugar". God, I would have lost "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" on the kindergarten question! :( He's funny. I told him he's always known so much about commodities; he said, "Because, I AM THE SOURCE!"

We are in for another long haul, when it comes to his pressure sore. Not to be gross, but he has a wound vac in the wound, which sucks all the bacteria out. Essentially, the wound vac heals the sore from the inside out.

Pray for the sore to heal, so it doesn't get infected which could cause further complications.

A prayer of healing and strength:

Dear God,
Use every event in my life, even my present circumstance, to work within me to bring healing of body, mind, soul, spirit, and relationship. In every way manifest your blessing in and through my life. Amen.

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