Day 29 - July 14 - Clarification for the friends
Wow! What a response! So, I think I'd better clarify the limitations we have to operate under before we get inundated!
First, we're still in the Critical Care Unit in the Trauma building. This means two things - first, they will only allow two people in the room with Connor at a time. Second, we cannot plug any electronic devices into the walls, as they are afraid of overloading the circuit and making all sorts of really important equipment quit working.
What this translates into is that having large numbers of folks show up at the same time doesn't work real well if they're trying to see Connor. It also means that he can't watch DVDs or videos, because there is nothing like that in the room and they won't let us put one in. We do have a small, battery-powered CD player for music or books on CD. We're trying to figure out what he'd like to listen to, book-wise.
He really craves visual stimuli. Because of his current range of vision, our options are pretty limited (they won't let us hang things on the ceiling - what an outrage!!!). Photos that we can show to him are great, as would be anything smaller than poster size. There is some wallspace once he can sit up again, but right now that's not an option.
If you can, please try to coordinate your visits through our Support Team via the website. That will help spread out the generous response to our earlier request to make it as excellent for the boy as possible!
Thank you for your understanding, and thank you again for caring about my son. Y'all are wonderful.
posted by Eric Williamson @ 4:24 PM
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Hey well - maybe it will give Connor a smile knowing he was about to be inundated with friends and you had to put a bit of a detour on it!!
Here's an idea - anyone going can make a little video of some messages for Connor from his friends, this could be shown on the dinky screen of the video camera that's battery operated. It's not a great solution, but might give him some encouragement, tiny as it is while you hold it close to his face!
Still praying in earnest...
ttfn ~ maureen for the Hinds~Jackson family
Eric,
We have portable DVD players that can be plugged in and charged up, then run for up to five hours. Great for watching DVDs of just movies, TV episodes that can now be rented or purchased, even video of Connor and friends. Just a suggestion. Doesn't have to be plugged in at all once charged, but someone would have to hold it where he can see it.
--G Vaiana in Morgan Hill
I've got hundreds of hours of MP3's of books, lectures on ancient and middle ages history, politics, war religion etc. It's all on mp3's and can be easily loaded on an ipod and listened through unpowered speakers. I do it all the time. I usually get 8 or 9 hours per charge. That way you are not fooling around loading cd's I don't have a list but if this sounds at all interesting I could make a list and pass along. I;m at rostofmh@verizon.net.
Jeff
I was thinking the same thing, Jeff! And there's the hundreds of hours of excellent material available from John Piper's site, DesiringGod.org - he has great material on building faith, etc.
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