Isaiah's Days

In Vancouver, before any rehab Isaiah worked with his Occupational Therapist on retraining/rewiring the brain to help get movement back in his hand/arm.  Three months or so later and voila! He can lift his hand up off his lap about 8" high! Cheering for him!!

IF Isaiah gets admitted to GF Strong it would be as an out-patient. It would also only be for a SIX week intense rehab program.  Do you have room in your home for Isaiah during these six weeks? He would be at GF Strong or commuting via Handi-dart five days a week.  He would hopefully continue having Home Support come in and help him shower, give meds, prepare breakfast and lunch, make his bed and anything else he might need.  Please prayerfully consider this.

Isaiah has officially moved into a shared home in Smithers. We still await a call from GF and to see if anyone from Aldergrove-Vancouver can room and board Isaiah. I know it's a lot to ask but we're still praying that someone from the nine churches we contacted will come forward.  Here he has learned to manipulate his lifeless arm into a folding position. He's quite proud of himself. 

Isaiah has been in a hotel for almost a week. The hospital needed his room. GF Strong assures us that he does not need to be a patient in the hospital for them to accept his application. No, we haven't had an answer from them. I've been like a teenaged girl waiting by the phone for weeks. I'm tired and feel quite a bit haggered. 🥴 Thankfully our deacons have noticed and have me delegating a lot of things to them so they can find the help.  On Friday Isaiah is moving to a place with a male acquaintance from his church. My thought is that they will be much more than acquaintances by the end of next week. 😉  Isaiah receives Home Care visits four times per day. When he gets a dinner invite out, he only needs three visits. If you're local, please let me know if  you can have him for a supper. He appreciates it so much and really thrives because of them.  We are still seeking a place for Isaiah to live anywhere from Aldergrove to Vancouver. To remind you, this is because...

Today, August 4th, Isaiah is being moved to a local hotel paid for by Northern Health.  We are praying that from the churches we have contacted in the Lower Mainland will come that one special person who has appropriate living accommodations for Isaiah.  Our hope is that GF Strong will accommodate our son as an out-patient albeit our prayer is that he may be admitted there.  To everyone who has had Isaiah for visits and meals at their homes - we thank you. You are making this process doable for him. Everyone needs contact with like-minded people - Isaiah does too.

Feeling deflated and so busy with trying to get Isaiah more rehab.  Hoping and praying for a phone call from GF Strong soon saying that Isaiah can join their program. Their decision has not been made yet. They did call today but it was to let me know again that they are still thinking about his case. They say that usually people who have gone through rehab already don't get admitted to GF. However, Isaiah's case is different.  Isaiah's OT phoned GF today with a new assessment of his abilities and disabilities.  Both of Isaiah's doctors from PG phoned GF on Friday to see if they could assist in his application at all. These doctors actually called me to ask how they could help. They were not the decision makers as to Isaiah being sent home from PG rehab.  The only decision makers are GF. Today his case/file went to the Director of GF Strong. This is good!

Hoping you had a good first day back, Isaiah. Visits with Dad, Gramma and Grampa, someone from church and a movie night out! Bet your thankful for your wheel chair today!