Paul did great today. On top of all the physical pain, he's been having a mentally hard time with all of this and combined with the medicines, it's easy to fall into a bit of a depression. He's been spending most of his days just lying there thinking about it and spending quite a bit of time praying and bargaining with God. Tonight, I think he realized his prayers were being answered. He felt so good tonight and seems to have come out of whatever sad place he was in. Thank You Lord!
He sat up in the chair this afternoon for 2 hrs and 35 minutes. That is a great accomplishment! My parents came to visit while he was sitting up and I read some Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief to him because reading himself is making him dizzy. He was sore afterwards, but when the nurses put him back in bed, they did some range of motion exercises on his legs. He actually said that it felt good and asked them to show me what to do so we could do them once an hour. After dinner tonight, I helped him do these exercises and while I could tell they hurt, it was a different hurt this time - he felt good doing them and felt like we were making progress. After that, he had some chicken broth (yay!) and we read some more Percy.
We still have a long way to go, but I think we're over the hump and I'm glad to have my hubby back from the brink of depression!!! :) Thank you all for the continued prayers - we can feel them working!
3 comments:
Answered prayers- so glad Paul is feeling better! This is a fantastic accomplishment
That's great to hear. Being in the hospital that long can make a person nuts. You can only watch so much TV. We're praying for an even more successful week.
Glad to hear Paul is feeling better and a little happier.
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