Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sunday (day 38)
Good evening all. Shawna is again having a good day. Not much changes. The brain continues to shrink slowly. There is no major drain from the brain. The way the brain drains is through the spinal cord and dissipates into the body(what I was told anyways). It will take some time! Her youngest brother, Darrin came today and finally was able to talk to her. She was responsive to him by opening her eyes a bit and squeezing his hand. It was a beautiful scene to behold. Many times we take the smaller things in life for granted. God shows us by all these small things how intricate his creation is. We continue to wait patiently for these small things to develope. There haven't been as many developments lately and I will probably start to post only on Wednesday night and Saturday nights. Not that I'm tired of writing but there is a lull in her healing as we wait for her fixator to be removed in the next couple of weeks. They are slowly removing lines to her body so that the only one left should be her feeding tube. Her catheter line was removed today she still has a power pik line in right arm and drain tube in left back. They try to remove dependancy on these lines as they are also possible infection points. Again we know we are so blessed by the Lord's healing and we remain thankful for your prayers and messages. God has strongly held us up on eagles wings. Al and Deb
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So happy to read that there is steady (albeit slow) progress with Shawna's recovery. We continue to pray for her and wish you the Lord's continued comfort and blessing.
Debbie,Al and family
It is with great gratitude and thanksgiving to the Lord, to read your blog every night and see the improvements Shawna has made.
Al & Debbie we want you to know our daily prayers are for Shawna's recovery and your comfort in Him.Our Father in heavan wants His children to come to Him and ask
Him for His power to overshadow us with His grace and love.To Him be the Praise and Glory.
Uncle John & Aunt Ina
We look forward to reading the blog every day and learning more about Shawna's journey to recovery. We are thankful, along with you, for the progress that she has made so far. How comforting it must be for you to see how the Lord cares for His children!
You remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Arend and Willa Dale Smid
What a wonderful blessing it was to witness Darrin talking to his sister and him being so excited to have her squeeze his hand. We continue to hold Shawna and your family in our prayers. May the Great Healer of all, our Father in Heaven continue to grant healing to Shawna. Take care of yourselves and get the rest you need to continue to look after Shawna during her recovery.
Love Tom and Alice and family
We take you for the daily updates and wait anxiously with you. Our prayers are with you and Shawna everyday.
Jennifer, Jordan and Samuel
May God continue to give you all you need. He has Shawna and all of us in his hands - praise him for his grace and love!
Know that you will be preyed for daily even as you decide to post less often. May the Lord continue to hold Shawna in his ever-loving arms as he also watches over you all!
Best reagrds to you all
Dear Al and Deb and family:
We thank the Lord each day as He continues His work of healing with Shawna. We bring yours and your family's needs before His throne each and every day. And we will be looking for the next up-date on Wednesday. How wonderful for Darrin to talk to his sister, and for her to recognize his voice. Never take the small things for granted. They all add up to the greatest of gifts God gives us. Himself! Have a good week together.
with love from the van Ykens.
We are so thankful to be able to read the regular updates about Shawna's slow but steady progress.
We fully understand that you would like to try and post twice a week instead of daily; although we will miss the daily updates.
We will continue to pray for Shawna, her caregivers and all those who love her so dearly.
May the Lord continue to grant you all you stand in need of.
He has promised never to leave or forsake His children and He will also continue to surround you with His loving care.
Tim and Elly Hutten and family
Dear Shawna,
You are richly blessed because you are God's child. He sends His angels to watch over you. He sends His saints to take care of you. He guides the doctors' and nurses' hands to give the medical care you are in need of. He makes many people stand up and take notice of what is unfolding. He makes people go down on their knees and pray. He makes us pick up the pen and write notes of thankfulness and give Him the glory. He has brought people together who before did not see eye to eye anymore. Shawna, again we pray for your complete healing. The Lord bless you and keep you and give you peace. Amen.
Unlce Al & Aunt Debb,
It is so nice that Darrin could see Shawna and witness her openening her eyes just a little bit. God has blessed you so much in these stressful weeks, and he is for sure watching over you and Shawna.
Praying for complete healing.
Kristen Buist
Hello Mr and Mrs Bethlehem
I heard about Shawna from Rachel and continually have kept up with the updates.
Your family and Shawna are in my prayers and I wish you God's strength as you take each day. God is good all the time and its such a comfort He is there 100% always.
Keep on trusting!
You are in my prayers
Shannel DeJonge
Al & Debbie, and loved one's of Shawna. We are sure days seem like months and continue to pray that God will give you the patience during these long days at the hospital!
Thought I'd leave you will a poem, enjoy.
Why?
I didn't place the distance between Jupiter and Mars.
I didn't time the seasons, or position all the stars.
I didn't form the bonds between the moon and the tide.
Nor do I know just how a bright sun, mere clouds can hide.
I had no part in Creation of beasts and plants, or man.
I have no special knowledge of each detail of God's plan.
For I am not the Creator of all things seen and unseen.
Certainly it's not meant for me to understand what all things mean.
My task is really simple. My job is to simply trust
in the Creator who created me and formed me from the dust.
For He has all the answers. He's completely in control.
I trust Him with my life. I trust Him with all my soul.
When my trials on earth are over and He comes to take my hand,
I believe with all my heart I will completely understand.
~ Ferna Lary Mills
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. ~ Proverbs 3:5
Lloyd & Joanna and family
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