Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Bruce has Slow and Steady Progress

I'm sorry it has been a while since we have updated this. Important events are getting a little further apart and I have been quite busy. Shelly is doing well enough that she will soon be taking this over. An entry is in draft already.

Bruce is now OFF the ventilator! At first it was a couple of hours a day, then all day, now he is off day and night. His treac is still inplace in case he needs to go back on, but we hope to get rid of that soon too. Speach therapists have begun to work with him. He can speak occaisional words in very soft wispers (like your ear next to his mouth). But it is a beginning. Speaking of beginnings Bruce started to eat soft food on Friday for the first time since December 6. Everything (even liquids) are thick and pasty so they are less likely to get into his lungs, but he is learning how to chew and swallow again. So please pray for his success.

Shelly is visiting Bruce again as we speak. Pray for her as well. The first visit was very emotional for her.

1 comment:

Ellenberger said...

God continues to bless you in answers to our prayers. Please know how much I care, wish that I could do more. Spring is just around the corner, watch the world come alive with her beauty, may your bodies once again spring into wholeness as you watch and pray. May it give you strength, hope and love. Take care dear friends. Love, Shirley Ellenberger