6-15-13

Progress is slow. At this point it has been nearly three weeks since the fateful day that has changed our lives.  Although he is much more stable now, he is so week he can barely hold his head up or give a kind of sideways thumbs up. We are now trying to build up some strength. He needs to get some  strength through his torso so he can support himself but he also needs it so he is able to be able to breath on his own without support. He has been breathing on his own through the ventilator but with some pressure support. If he wants to get rid of the tube down his throat he needs to work. He has had kind of a down day and is week enough he is hardly responding like he has been. Even a shake or nod of his head is more than he can give. Hopefully he can have a day with some rest mixed in with a lot of physical therapy and be more willing to put some work in tomorrow. Every day he is getting a little stronger but still progress is slow.  I have been told by his nurses that for every day a person lays around like he has, it takes a week to recover. And that is not counting the extreme beating his body has taken.
Although he has overcome much he has a long ways to go. And at this point it is all up to him and his desire to overcome his weakened body and fight.  As I watch him struggle I continue to have faith and keep putting one foot in front of the other. As I am not a quitter and as stubborn as ever, I will continue to support him with love and persistence. We pray that he will find his inner strength to continue to fight when he is too weak and tired to do anything. He has a lot to live for and I believe our Heavenly Father has some more for him to do here. Maybe he needs to remember that :)

Thanks for all your prayers and support
Alisha