Joye's Update 4/29/08

Another good day today . . . also another tiring day for Andrew. He was put on C-Pap first thing this morning and kept it up all morning. I did his range of motion exercises with him, and then they put the trach collar on and he breathed 100% on his own for 15 minutes. He did much better with it today and they will continue to increase time by 5 to 10 minutes each day. He was then returned to C-Pap and he breathed on that all day until about 4:30pm. He was also put in the Cadillac chair again today and he was able to sit up in it for 40 minutes before his blood pressure started to rise. I heard back from Craig Hospital and they are sending someone to evaluate Andrew on Thursday . . . I'm anxious to find out if he is a candidate for their program or not. Andrew's case worker for Select came into the room while the physical therapists were in their to announce that the representative from Craig was coming and one of the therapists asked how she'd managed that . . . her response was "don't ask me, it was the wife . . . she made this happen somehow." I had no idea that this is supposed to be harder than it was; I just made phone calls until someone responded. I believe that God pointed me in this direction to research and that He has made this happen, and if it's the best place for Andrew, then that's where he'll be. I'm still doing my best to give up control and let God handle this . . . I just so badly want to fix everything for Andrew, when I know that only the Lord can do so. Let's all pray that he continues improving with his rehab, and that if Craig is the best place for him, then that's where he'll be. Thank you all for your encouraging words, they mean so much to Andrew during this time. Good Night and God Bless. Joye