Day 138 - October 30 - Encouraging signs

After I posted last night, some things happened that were encouraging, and signs of God's continued faithfulness to us. First, Cherié was rubbing Connor's back and he said "I can tell you're going in circles", which she was, about three inches below his shoulder blades. Pretty cool, huh?

Then, later on, we were moving the boy upward in his bed and his eyes suddenly popped open. SInce that's a pretty good sign that something happened, I asked him what was wrong, and if we had hurt him. He said "No, I just felt like electricity went down and back up my spine". I asked him how far, and he said it went all the way down and then back up.

Finally, as he lay in bed a bit later, he suddenly asked us "is one of my hands uncovered?" I looked, and sure enough, his left hand was out from under the blanket. I said "Yes, why?" and he answered "I can feel the difference - one's hot and one's cold"! I asked him which hand was cold, and he correctly identified the left one.

We were encouraged by these things, as they are signs that there are signals getting past his injury and his nervous system is trying to figure it out. Please, please, please continue to lift him up.

Today we managed to get through the day without major crises, and Connor's lungs seemed to be better. Many of you have expressed concern about the construction - we raised that concern early on with the guys doing the work, and they arranged the schedule so we don't need to break down any walls until the thing is almost complete. As it stands now, there's not really any connection between the house and the addition, at least not until we get a bit further on. When we do have to break down walls, the guys are going to seal the workspace from the house. Theyr'e going way out of their way to help keep the boy healthy, for which I thank them.

Finally, Connor has been tentatively approved for Supplemental Security Income through the Social Security Administration, which means he will qualify for Medi-Cal. There's still a bunch of paperwork hoops to jump through, but the ball is finally rolling in the direction of being able to get some nursing help here at the house. I'm praying that by the time the paperwork goes through, Connor won't need it anymore!

So, all in all a manageable day. Praise the Lord, I'm going to bed. See ya tomorrow...

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