Sorry for the lack of updates, folks, but a lot has been going on since Thursday. So put on your reading glasses, because we'll be here for a while (LOL).
As you can see from Saturday night’s post, we took Anna Leigh to see her Papa for the first time on Saturday. When we got there, Anna Leigh was a little nervous and wasn’t quite sure what to do. But with her Gammi’s help, Anna Leigh eventually grew comfortable with the situation. By the end of the visit, the sweet granddaughter Dad once knew had turned into his personal trainer/drill sergeant (hehe). Anna Leigh had him exercising and doing all of his “tricks” for a good part of the visit. In fact, she worked her Papa so hard, that he had to take 2 mini-naps during our visit just to recover. But overall, it was a great day, as it seemed to really brighten Dad’s day and we believe Anna Leigh’s visit was the motivating factor in what happened on Sunday.
Sometime during Sunday afternoon, Mom noticed that Dad was trying to open his eyes. The muscles in his face have become more active over the past couple of weeks, but not enough to where he could open his eyes. That was until yesterday when Dad was finally able to open his eyes just enough to see the people in the room. It was a great moment and one that seemed to reinvigorate everyone’s outlook on Dad’s recovery prognosis.
There’s nothing new on the blockage, other than the medical staff is still working to get obstruction moved out of the way. They have restarted the feeding, but at a much slower pace. Dad is receiving nutrients through a TPN, which is an IV feeding, until things return to normal. So be sure to say a little prayer that things “Get Movin'” again real soon.
Mom is in Danville for the next couple of days, trying to recuperate from her stay at the hospital with Dad for the past week. She has stayed with Dad to help translate for the nurses and work with him on his exercises when the therapists aren’t there. It also seems to help motivate Dad and keep him calm. Understandably, I think Dad feels safer and less stressed when Mom is there with him. But all of this takes a lot out of her, as Mom has her own health concerns to deal with. Thankfully, Mom’s “Favorite Son” (a.k.a. Me) is reminding her daily to take her medicines and get a little more rest when she can.
OK… that’s it for now. Please keep Dad and Mom in your prayers, and continue to send the cards and well wishes too. We took the last batch of cards up to the hospital on Saturday and read them to Dad. The funny ones made Dad smile, but all of the cards touched his heart. And for that, we want to say “Thank you!”
We are truly blessed to have such good friends and family. Until next time, take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
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