Sunday (day 101)

Hello all. What a beautiful day we have been given. As I look out the front window at one of our trees blossoming I reflect on the few days gone by since the last posting. We've been very busy with scheduled events friday and saturday and trying to maximize our time with Shawna. God continues to provide all things in its time. As we wait and pray for Shawnas recovery we realize that he also gives us all that we need in His time as well. Shawna had a very good assesment day as I wrote last Wednesday but since then she's been more tired and seems to need a lot of rest. It must have been a major event for her and seemingly taxed her quite a bit. She is continuing to improve slowly but nothing new except communicating her need. Once she was moaning softly when I came in at 500 after she had been transfered from her wheelchair and I thought she was trying to tell me something because she kept it up for a while. I checked her positioning for comfort and massaged her neck before I realized her air mattress was not being inflated. She was only resting on a hard mattress. As soon as I activated the airpump and her mattress inflated she smiled and was again comfortable. I told her how important that incident was towards communicating her needs and she slowly slipped off to sleep. She continues to swallow successfully and play notes on her keyboard. We've recieved a few small weights for her to lift to build strength in her arm. That is something she was familiar with in her exercise routine. She moves her right leg more and more and also her left but not as much. That is quite a feat as her feet are fully casted. She will be going for the next progressive casting on tuesday. Sometimes these appointments take all day at Chedoke. It will be a blessing when she can stay there full time. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. Al and Deb