Day 542 - December 9 - Finally, some sleep

A great big "thank you" goes out to those of you who have been praying for Connor over the last day or so. Sunday and Monday nights were brutal - Connor was up all night with severe pain in his neck and left shoulder, which of course translates into one or both of us being up all night as well. Monday night in particular was extremely painful for him, and for most of the night he was calling us into his room every five to ten minutes to try and help. He was close to panic because it hurt so bad, and no positioning, medication, or massage helped. We would no sooner get him settled down a bit, walk into the living room and lie down on the floor before he would be calling us back. Needless to say, it was nightmarish, and yesterday we spent in a bit of a fog, to be honest.

Fortunately, he was able to get more comfortable last night, and so far he has been sleeping well and it's been a quiet night. Thank You, Lord!

I know your next question is probably something like "What causes him this sort of pain?", and the answer is mostly "I dunno". We do know that his shoulders give him grief; as his muscles have slackened, it becomes easier and easier for his shoulders to dislocate. This was the case this time - we were unable to reset his left shoulder until yesterday, so that was probably the cause of this incident, and I suspect his neck muscles were trying to compensate and overtaxing themselves as a result.

Welcome to our world.

Anyway, that's all the news that's fit to print for today. Please keep the boy in your prayers. We are trusting God to heal him. We continue to pray that it will be soon. Pray for us that we become the people He wants us to be.

We love y'all - thanks for sticking with us.

E.

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