Eric has been home for a week now. Things are going good. We didn't have physical therapy until Wednesday. Yesterday, we went to see Dr. Kelly (the neuro-surgeon). We were in his office for about 5 minutes and most of that time Eric did the talking. He said that Eric looked good. He scheduled a CAT scan for next Wednesday to see if the blood was still in his brain. If there is no blood there, then he will refer us to St. Anthony's for the Gammaknife. Dr. Kelly said that the procedure usually doesn't take full effect until about 6 months, so he could start to bleed again in that time. We also have an appointment scheduled for August 10th with the Hematologist at I think OU med. He has therapy three times a week.
Just recently, I heard something that someone said about our situation. It was not an uplifting thought and it bothered me. But it bothered me in a way that put condemnation on me. I was reminded by several people about the scripture that says to take every thought captive. I'm sure there are several but the one I am talking about is 2 Corinthians 10:5. I like what it says in The Message Bible, "We use our powerful God-tools to smashing warped philosophies." You should read it in the Message. You can go on line to Crosswalk.com and look up scriptures in any version. Anyways, I was reminded to come back to God and he will help clear things.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Sunday, July 02, 2006
July 2nd
Well Eric has been home for 2 1/2 days now. I was really nervous about having him home. Mainly nervous about the "what ifs". What if he falls? What if he can't do this? What if he is in pain? I'm learning that you can keep living in the what ifs. They will absolutely kill you.
Yesterday we tried some outings like Lowe's and Home Depot. We needed stuff to raise the furniture. The trips were okay but you have to get past some hurdles. We got to Lowe's and the wheel chairs are not convient for tall people. But the outings where good for Eric. It is good to have his parents here with us also. They have moved into the living room. I couldn't do this without them and my parents (and A LOT of other peopele).
Friday morning, my mom took Christopher home with her for a week. We thought that Eric could learn to get around a little better if we didn't have a 2 year old under his feet. Christopher first got to go to my Aunt's farm. That is always fun for kids. Then they are going to their house to be with Poppie. I miss him but it is kind of nice for Eric and I after 7 weeks of being in the hospital.
So the next steps in the process is to go to physical therapy at Jim Thorpe south side 3 times a week. We have to schedule an appointment with Dr. Kelly, the neuro-surgeon, next Thursday. And we also have to schedule an appointment with the hemotologist about the blood clot problem.
I'll continue to write until this is all over with. God is good!
Yesterday we tried some outings like Lowe's and Home Depot. We needed stuff to raise the furniture. The trips were okay but you have to get past some hurdles. We got to Lowe's and the wheel chairs are not convient for tall people. But the outings where good for Eric. It is good to have his parents here with us also. They have moved into the living room. I couldn't do this without them and my parents (and A LOT of other peopele).
Friday morning, my mom took Christopher home with her for a week. We thought that Eric could learn to get around a little better if we didn't have a 2 year old under his feet. Christopher first got to go to my Aunt's farm. That is always fun for kids. Then they are going to their house to be with Poppie. I miss him but it is kind of nice for Eric and I after 7 weeks of being in the hospital.
So the next steps in the process is to go to physical therapy at Jim Thorpe south side 3 times a week. We have to schedule an appointment with Dr. Kelly, the neuro-surgeon, next Thursday. And we also have to schedule an appointment with the hemotologist about the blood clot problem.
I'll continue to write until this is all over with. God is good!
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