Day 6

This morning Isaiah was asked if he wanted to try the wheelchair but he said he was too tired. He suggested that after lunch might work. It's after lunch now but after eating and the speech pathologist coming to check in, he is asleep.

Isaiah ate a plate of spaghetti today and gulped down a cup of juice, milk and enjoyed a vanilla frappe. I asked him a question about something unrelated to food and he said, "Can you keep feeding me?" I laughed. 

Isaiah was so much more alert and awake today. You can tell he has much more time to think even as he falls asleep. 

Today he asked when do I think he can get back to the ski hill. (Where he works) Of course I don't know so I made up a scenario and said that it might be something like another two weeks here (until he doesn’t need hospital monitoring and until they find out what caused the strokes). Then reminded him that he will probably need rehabilitation and physio, etc. and that could be at GF Strong near Children's. 

Our boys are coming down here after dinner tomorrow night. They are taking our van and following another family from church. They will stay till April 7 or 8 and go back up with Doug. 

The tentative plan is that Eli and I will stay here longer than that. We really don't know. 

If anything important needs to be added to today's blog post, I will add it as an update at the end.


UPDATE 

Isaiah had time in a special tilting wheelchair with a headrest, one arm rest for the arm he cannot move and feet rests. He has to be in it for an hour. It's exhausting.

Comments

  1. Grampa and Gramma MeyerMarch 30, 2023 at 2:49 PM

    Thanks for this post Charla. It is really uplifting to hear even a bit from you about him. Please make sure you let him know how often people are inquiring about him and praying for him, especially us! Thanks very much. Love, Mom and Dad

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  2. AnonymousMarch 30, 2023 at 8:08 PM

    Thanks for update ! , I work at ski hill definitly feels weird not seeing you around Isaiah! you capture the beauty of the mountains so well with your photos. Glad your eating again . God bless

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