My Dad had surgery today. His back has been giving him a lot of problems as of late. He went to the Doctor last week, and they scheduled and MRI. The radiologist contacted my Dad right away and told him it was imperative that he see a neurosurgeon. He got into the Neurosurgeon on Wednesday. The Surgeon postponed his vacation so he operate on my Dad today. It's a been a whirlwind. I'm glad to report that the surgery went well. There was some risk that he would have some permanent nerve damage that would leave him in a wheelchair. Praise God they were able to get in there and stop the progression of that nerve damage. There are a few other issues he will have to deal with due to some permanent nerve damage in other areas, but we are just so grateful that he will be able to walk! None of us knew it was this "bad". We knew he was in a lot of pain, but we did not know the danger he was in. Thank you Lord for taking care of him!
Another great thing happend today. As many of you know, my little Caleb has some severe speech delay issues. He is almost 4 and communicates at about a 2-2 1/2 year old level. He will "parrot" a lot of words back to you, but does not communicate needs or wants with words. We have him in a speech delay preschool and have used some sign language with him. It's very exhausting trying to figure out what he wants. I just want to know what is going on in that little noggin.
Today, I took the boys to a pumpkin patch. Caleb picked up a little pumpkin and said... "Turtle hungry". What is remarkable about this statement, is he is recalling the memory of a different pumpkin patch that we went to A YEAR AGO. They had a large tortoise there that was eating a small pumpkin. The more I thought about it, the more choked up I got. He was able to, for the first time, relay a memory to me. A memory that he has up there in his little head...and it was finally able to make it past his lips...and I could understand what he was saying. It was a HUGE deal, and leaves me in tears still.Both of these events, though very different , impress on me that God is in control. He is moving and even though the progress may be slow or the process painful, He is in control. He is in control.....
8 comments:
Thanks for the update on your dad. We have been praying.
praying for your dad. missed you today in class. are we going to supper club soon?
Yeah for Caleb!! And yeah for your dad!! both wonderful blessings, but so exciting!
Sarah
He is in control. Thanks for this great reminder today!
Hey Connie,
Praise God for your dad being okay! And Great job Caleb!!
I NEED HELP...I'm not liking this church searching process. It's scary with 3 kids and not having a clue what kind of people are watching your kids and going to a different church every Sunday because the one from last Sunday wasn't it. We went to one today that someone told us it was a great church and non-demonitional and we get there and the sign says it's southern baptist...holy cow, we turned around and went back home. What churches do you know that are good non-demontional churches in Thornton, Denver, etc?? I know you had some friends in Thornton, I think.
Thanks and I will keep your dad in my prayers-
Rachel
Thanks for the updates. Hang in there with Caleb...you are right, God is in control. Just keep doing everything that you can do, and trust in Him to do the rest! He will. We have definitely learned this with our Katie - God is good!
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Such a sweet, sweet story about Caleb, Connie. A lot of blessings to count in this blog!
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