I'm gonna do this upside down a bit today because I think the ending of todays post is one to leave off on. First I'll start with what to pray for and a verse that fits today!
Please, continue to pray for the complete healing of Bobby's mind and body. Pray that Bobby regains complete sensation and control over the right side of his body. Pray that God gives Bobby the mental and physical strength to push through these hard days ahead of him. Pray that Bobby continues to have a positive attitude and outlook on the situation he has been faced with. Pray that this miracle, will strength those we reads it's, relationships with Christ. Thank you Jesus, for the miracle You have given us, I will continue to shine light on the Glory of You God. Today's been an amazing and emotional day, one that will forever be in my heart. First let's start with last night. Bobby slept the longest he's ever slept, a total of 5 hours straight, woohoo! The more rest, the better especially with rehab starting on Thursday. Around 3 am, Bobby decides to throw the pillow at my mom and uses his hand motion for come here, as his way of saying it's time to rise and shine! This morning the doctors downsized Bobby's trach from a 6 to a 4 and he has been doing phenomenal all day, with only a little bit of coughing. They even removed his balloon, which means Bobby is completely protecting his airways. Thank you Jesus! If he continues to progress, the trach could be removed in as early as a week! The doctors also approved to take Bobby's C collar (Neck brace) off while he sits up in his chair, another huge step forward. PT, OT and speech, all came together today. They sat Bobby up on the edge of the bed and just like the days before, he continues to hold himself up more and more each day. While sitting up speech blocked Bobby's trach, so he could try and talk. Speech than asked Bobby to say "I love mom" and "I love sisters", after a few tries Bobby was able to mouth the words and say it very faintly. This nearly brought us to tears of how sweet and precious that moment was. We have not heard Bobby's voice in almost a month and to see him mouth those words, brought joy to all of our hearts. After his session, we put Bobby back in bed to relax for a bit. Just around 6:00, we decided it's time to get him up in his chair and go outside for a bit. On our way out, Lorelle handed Bobby her phone. To our surprise Bobby was on snapchat, literally taking selfies. It was the cutest thing we had ever seen! To watch as Bobby did all his facials with these cute filters on, completely melted our hearts. We sat outside for about 20 minutes, before Bobby gave us the sign that it's time to head back in. Now this is were it starts to get real emotional, so bare with me! Once we got Bobby moved back into his bed, he began to show us signs that he wanted something. We took the iPad so Bobby could type his questions. We asked Bobby if he knew where he was, he said yes, we asked Bobby if he knew why he was here, he said no. We began to tell Bobby that he was in a car accident. He asked how it happened, we told him that he was backing into his driveway, doing everything he was supposed to do and was hit. Bobby continued to hold my finger to point on the keys on the iPad, of course the first question he asked next was "Is anyone else hurt?", we told him no, just him but he's getting better everyday! The next thing he typed was "Although it happened, everyone was okay?". Here I saw Bobby's heart shine brighter than ever before. Many of you guys don't know him personally but this gives you a glimpse into his heart. The only thing this sweet boy was worried about was whether or not anyone else got hurt. How is it at the age of 17, your heart is so full on unselfishness that, during a tragedy filled with confusion, the only question he has is whether or not everyone is okay. I couldn't help but let a stream of tears run down my face knowing that this is what God wants Bobby to show the world. How in a world full of selfishness and anger, even during a storm to be complete selfless.
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Last night my mom cuddled with Bobby all night until he was wiggling and had to do a number 2, not once last night but twice! This kept everyone very busy from about 10 pm to 4 am, with only an hour in between. We have learned our lesson with giving Bobby a suppository right before bed. This morning when my mom woke up she asked him if she could lay in bed for 15 minutes because she was so tired and he nodded no, she than asked if she could lay with him and Bobby nodded yes. Such a sweet precious moment, that shows no matter how old you are cuddles with your mom are the best! After Bobby's normal morning routines, he was pointing at the wall, that had a lot on it. As my mom asked about everything on the wall he pointed to the left of the wall which is a shelf with a rubix cube on it, finally he nodded yes! Once my mom gave the cube to Bobby, he mixed it up by holding it under his chin and than proceeded to put it back together. She was amazed! Considering we don't think Bobby could've done that even before his accident. After that the trauma doctors came by to discuss downsizing Bobby's trach from a 6 to a 4. They told us that Bobby's balloon has to be deflated for 24 hours and monitored how well he can manage his airway on his own, in order for them to consider changing his trach size to a smaller one. Today Bobby has been coughing almost non stop, due to the balloon being deflated which is very exhausted to Bobby. Another decision that the trauma doctors are discussing is removing the c collar, when Bobby is up in his chair. (His neck brace, which by the way he hates) Everyday the medical staff is astounded by not only how fast Bobby is recovering but also the fact that he's even making a recovery. People's faith vs their occupation is constantly being challenged when they see a miracle like Bobby and realize that it's only by the Power of God Himself, that this boy is alive. As you know, many of his have been praying for Bobby to regain control and feeling over his right side of his body. Well today Bobby showed us that our prayers are being heard. For the first time, Bobby was able to faintly squeeze the doctors hand with his right hand and has sensation on every part of his right side! That is a huge step towards regaining control over his right side of his body. Today while discussing how Bobby smiling, will probably be the last thing he does, Bobby like always proved us wrong by turning his head shining those pearly whites before our eyes. Thank you Jesus!
Please, continue to pray for the complete healing of Bobby's mind and body. Pray that during his therapy sessions, he will not be frustrated but filled with hope knowing God's plan he has for him. Pray that during these times of testing his trach, that his coughing be put to a complete stop, allowing his Bobby to be calm and protecting his airways on his own. Pray that Bobby regains total control over his right side. Pray that he continues to have a positive mindset with each challenge he faces. 14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Jeremiah 17:14 Last night Bobby's asthma was a complete mess. They did chest x rays, blood draws and treatments through out the night. We've increased his asthma treatments to every two hours and it has helped his breathing tremendously. Speech therapy came in first today, excited as always. Yesterday, Bobby wanted a drink of my moms water but she wasn't sure if he was ready. Today speech gave us the okay, to give Bobby water, when he wants it as long as he doesn't begin to cough it up from his trach. Bobby continues to improve with handling the spoon and his secretions properly. We even tried giving Bobby the iPad, to spell out "mom" and he was able to after a couple tries of pressing multiple keys on accident. We're going to work on giving Bobby more than just yes or no for options for communicating. For example, asking if he wants to watch a comedy or action and holding up two fist that represent each, allowing him to point at the one he wants. Next was PT and OT, again today we had Bobby sitting up on the edge of the bed. It's clear that with almost every day of him sitting on the edge, he begins to hold himself up more and more. While sitting, we held a hoop high above his head, forcing him to tilt his head up and find the hoop. Bobby did an excellent job at this and was able to put the ball in the hoop without a problem. Throughout the day Bobby makes it very clear that he knows his right side is weak, leading him to frequently be moving his fingers and arm with his left hand. This is wonderful to see because it shows that Bobby is just as motivated as us to get that right arm of his working! Today we even got Bobby up in his chair and outside for bit, though I will say 90 degree weather was a bit too hot for all of us to bare. The rest of the evening was very mellow, full of a lot of music playing and movie watching. I'd like to thank everyone who continues to pray for Bobby and following his road to recovery. I can't wait till Bobby gets his trach out and is able to say thank you himself to all of you!
Please, continue to pray for the complete healing of Bobby's mind and body. Pray that he stays motivated during this tough recovery ahead of him. Pray that God gives him the mental and physical strength, to continue to push through each session that rehab has for him. Pray that Bobby keeps a positive mindset during times of frustration and doubt. Thank you God for another beautiful day full of showing the world, a living miracle. First off we'd like to say Bobby is officially out of a coma and awake. Thank you Jesus! Last night was the most sleep he has seen in weeks. He was able to sleep comfortably from 9 pm to 2 am. Now keep in mind from 2 am to 4 am, in my older sisters words exactly "He was crazy, giving me a heart attack!", yes this was her first night by herself with Bobby, A for effort! What almost gave her a heart attack was after only 30 minutes of the last time she had checked on him, his top half of his body was completely off the bed, this sucker was trying to make an escape. From there on out, he continued to give Lorelle a run for her money, with attempting anyway he could to get the heck out of here. (Can't blame the poor guy) Bobby had quite he amount of secretions coming out of almost every hole on his face, causing him to have asthmatic symptoms. The RT believes that he may be having too many visitors, bringing in too many germs and what is causing him to be getting sick. Today was a huge PT and OT day, full of exciting news! The first thing they did was make a cast to put on Bobby's right arm, which would force it to be straight since he tends to keep it bent the majority of the day. During today's session, he was able to show us that he can move his right wrist, this is huge, we had not seen any movement on that hand since the accident. PT put him in a tilt table, in which allows him to stand baring weight on his knees and feet. Keep in mind, he is completely strapped to the tilt table giving him a huge amount of support. After today's session, the PT physician, announced that due to Bobby's progress he now qualifies for rehab, which will start next week! Thank you Jesus! Rehab will be 5 days a week for at least a few months, depending on how Bobby continues to progress. Next was speech therapy, due to him having issues with breathing today, he was unable to get a session in. However, they did say how they continued to be impressed with his ability to recover so fast. Speech, our homie is also the one who informed us that Bobby is no longer in a coma. The best news ever! The rest of the day Bobby was fairly exhausted due to all the heavy breathing and coughing he had done today. Thank you to everyone who continues to keep us in their prayers, it's clear now more than ever just how strong the power of prayer truly is.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 I’d like to share a few things that I’ve learned this past month, that there’s always been enough time, how strong the power of prayer truly is and to never feel like you’re not worthy of God’s love. Before Bobby’s accident, I found myself doing everything to try and stay busy. I’d picked up extra shifts at work, went to the gym regularly and spent most of my days off finding more things to add to my daily schedule. At the end of every night I thought to myself, I sure wish I had more time to go to church or the time to sit down and do a daily devotion. Since Bobby’s accident, I’ve realized that I’d always had the time to go to church and do daily devotions but I filled that time with everything at the moment that seemed more important to me, such as more hours at work for more money. During Bobby’s recovery, I’ve realized I have so much time to spend with God, when I make Him the center of my world instead of trying to make excuses for why He isn’t. I feel as though many people like myself struggle with packing our weekly schedules full of everything but praising God and then make excuses such as we just don’t have time right now, maybe later in life. While my brothers accident has taught me that you never know when life may come to a haltering end and you’re stuck in a place wishing you had took the time out of your day to strengthen your relationship with Christ. I pray that this situation will have the same affect on every person that reads Bobby’s story that it has had on me.
A lot of people ask me, how could you have so much hope in a time full of such sadness, well without the faith I have in God, I wouldn’t have been able to. I know it’s hard to believe but it’s completely true, that week spent in the PICU full of the doctors telling us to lose hope, well God filled my heart with peace of His perfect plan and I never doubted the power of God, not once. I found comfort during these hard times simply in prayer, being able to shout my frustrations and anger to God knowing that He understands, He gave his one and only son, he feels my pain. Prayer is what calmed my broken heart that was full of anger and sadness. I’ve taken time to reflect back on the life I’ve been living and I’ll be the first one to say I’m far from perfect. I had always been the person in church hesitant to raise my hands to God during worship but the night of Bobby’s prayer vigil, the Holy Spirit lifted me from my seat and I found myself on my knees praying to God to heal my brother and crying that I will surrender my life to God that night forward. That’s when I felt God’s present for the first time in my life to point that my knees were too weak to stand. I want to make it clear to everyone who reads my blog that I was never this religious until tragedy struck my family. Sometimes in life we found ourselves feeling unworthy of God’s love, that we’ve strayed too far to ever come back well that was me. I’d pushed God away so many times that, I had felt as though I was not worthy of ever being loved by Him. After Bobby’s accident the only person I could look to for answers and peace was God Himself. Since the accident I’ve realized that God has always been here and He’s never left me. Now I know that we have a forgiving and ever loving God, we can never stray too far that He won’t love us. What a beautiful thing that truly is. This last month has showed me that being a Christian is so much more than just believing in Him but it’s about pursuing a relationship with God. From June 26th and forward I’ve dedicated my life to Christ who saves and to showing the world just how strong the power of prayer truly is. Before we begin today's update I'd like to clear up some questions about Bobby's trach. First off we'd like to explain the hose in which goes around the hole of his trach, it's only purpose is to create moisture in order to keep his airway clear from any secretions. Next we'd like to address that when we leave the room, they place a cap over the trach, which replaces the job of the hose. We aren't expecting to have the track removed anytime soon. Though when the doctors feel that he's coming close to being able to remove his trach, there will be a week full of testing before they go into remove it. How they would test that is by deflating the balloon at the bottom of his trach to see how he protects his airway, if he does well with that than they'll actually cap the trach, completely taking the trach's function away leaving Bobby to breath through his mouth and nose. Hopefully we cleared up any questions regarding his trach!
Last night was good, Bobby got four consecutive hours of sleep and we are hoping tonight to get even more. This morning Bobby made it clear that he definitely hasn't lost any upper body strength and continues to try and pull himself up from bed. Speech therapy came in today first, they are super excited with all of Bobby's progress. (I mean who isn't) That they wanted to test deflating his balloon at the bottom of his trach, just as the first test. After an hour or so, of Bobby coughing secretions continuously out of his trach, they decided he isn't quit ready yet and inflated the balloon back. Physical therapy came in next and just as excited as everyone else, with how far Bobby has come in such a short amount of days. They had him sitting up on the edge of the bed again and Bobby was able to hold himself up 90% on his own! Keep in mind, this isn't how you and I would sit on the edge of the bed. Due to him still not having any movement on his right side, he tends to slouch on that side while sitting and is leaned forward, as he is still learning to hold his shoulders back. Bobby was able to sit on the edge of the bed for about 30 minutes, this is a huge step forward especially considering that he was doing the majority of the work. (This kids a rockstar no doubt) We also found another way for Bobby to communicate easier with us. We downloaded an app on the iPad that has two large buttons with YES and NO, when he taps on the buttons it says it out loud. We used this a lot today and made it a lot easier to figure out what's frustrating Bobby. He can still do the thumbs up or thumbs down but I can imagine he gets tired of that pretty easily. As the evening came around again, Bobby seemed very agitated. I used the iPad to ask Bobby if he had to go pee and he said yes, we than had the nurse hold the urinal for him and within 5 minutes Bobby was able to completely pee on his own! This is beyond amazing due to the fact we thought he had no feeling from the waist down, but he made it clear today that that is not the case. Please, continue to pray for complete healing over Bobby's mind and body. Pray that as Bobby begins to wake up and realize things that he's not frustrated with the situation he is in but grateful for the healing God has done within him. Pray that he is able to regain complete feeling and control of the right side of his body. Pray that God continues to give Bobby the mental and physical strength to push through his therapy sessions. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 To clear up the most commonly asked question "Is he awake?". The physician's have not yet diagnosed him of being out of a vegetative state. We as a family feel as though yesterday Bobby was awake and this morning he is awake and aware. The difference between Bobby being awake but not aware is that he was able to follow commands but never gave us a certain answer without having to prompt him to communicate. This morning was different.
Last night it was clear that Bobby is going to need a lot more than melatonin to get a good amount of sleeping during the night. Leading them to give him trazadone which helped him sleep from midnight to 4 am. This morning when Bobby woke up, my mom asked him like usual if he would like his face washed the difference with today and yesterday was that he nodded his head yes. This is something we had never seen him to do and never went over with him. From that point on Bobby showed us that not only is he awake but he is aware. After that my mom continued to ask questions and watched as Bobby answer them with a head shake or a head nod. She than asked him if he was cold and he nodded, she proceeded to put a blanket over him and Bobby grabbed it pulling it up to his neck and tucking it into his shoulders. Our poor Bobby has probably been freezing! We thought this whole time he was warm, so we barely put a shirt on him most days but now that he communicate it'll be much easier to know. (Sorry about that Bobby!) PT and OT came in early today at 10:30 am. Were they continued to work on Bobby sitting on the edge of the bed. During this time we try to explain how important it is for him to work on his right side of his body. Keep in mind we have seen little to no movement on his right side, so it's important to work on that side the most. While sitting up with OT and PT's support, we handed Bobby a ball in his left hand while I held his hoop to the right of him. This was testing to see if he could cross his mid line and he did with no problem as he put the ball into the hoop. (Woohoo!) Bobby had a rest for about 2 hours before speech therapy came in. Speech therapy plays a huge role in whether or not Bobby is considered to be "awake". During speech therapy he continued to take the spoon and feed himself his ice cream. He also got a chance to drink from a straw and choose what he liked to drink, he chose apple juice. Bobby showed us that he could hold the cup to drink out of the straw all by himself. Another great thing he got to do during speech therapy was have some cheerios! Keep in mind, he isn't eating a whole bowl of cereal but one cheerio at a time and six at max all together. Today was the first time since his accident that he had something to drink and eat orally and not from his feeding tube. After another 2 hours of resting, PT came back in and asked if Bobby wanted to go into his chair and Bobby answered no. The day was pretty mellow after that, Bobby continued to answer our questions and let us know when he was comfortable. As the evening came around Bobby became alert again, so I put a movie on the iPad for him to watch. He accidentally tapped the screen, leading it to pause but once he realized he paused it, he pressed play without hesitation. This was great to see because he clearly has not lost how to use devices like his phone or iPad. My mom asked Bobby for a kiss on the cheek while he was sitting up and he was glad to pucker his lips to give her a kiss on the cheek. This was the sweetest thing and certainly made my moms day! Another fantastic day full of great steps forward. Please, continue to pray for the complete healing of Bobby's mind and body. Pray that God gives Bobby control back over the right side of his body. Pray that during his time of realizing what is happening that his mind be at complete peace knowing that God will give him all the strength he needs. Thank you to all the prayer warriors that continue to spread Bobby's story and bless our lives with your kind words. I'm so happy that you guys are able to watch this miracle before your eyes just as I am and even more ecstatic that this is strengthening so many's relationship with God. 6 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 Last night was Bobby's first night on melatonin, it helped a little bit but not enough, which lead them to double his dosage for tonight. This still isn't much for such a big kid but we're hoping to get a couple more hours tonight! This morning mom woke up to Bobby ready for the day bright and early at 5 am. He was stretching, trying to sit up and trying to get out of his bed. She than decided to see if he could do these things on command. My mom asked Bobby if he could stretch his legs and lift them up, sure enough he did, with his left leg (Stronger side). All these on command movements are so important for Bobby's recovery. The nurses and RT were both in the room watching as Bobby moved his legs on command and were immediately brought to tears by the joy that filled that very moment. From this point forward, Bobby was progressing like we had never seen before. With almost any command asked, he was able to show. He did all these signs with his hands hang loose, I love you, rock on, thumbs up, thumbs down, waving and the peace sign. It was incredible! We than decided to test his memory. We asked him how many siblings he had and he held up 3 fingers and than we asked how many dogs he has and he held up 3 fingers again! This is great because he assures us that his memory is still there, that we know of right now. We than taught Bobby that thumbs up is yes and thumbs down is no. We continued to ask him if he was comfortable, cold or in any pain and he was able to give us solid answers with his thumbs! Speech therapy came in again with some ice cream. Bobby continued to show them that he can feed himself and even got some more on his spoon but waited until he was done swallowing to put more in his mouth. This is great to see because it shows that he is registering everything he should be. After speech therapy, it was time for PT and OT to have their turn with Bobby. We decided to have him sit up on the side of the bed again (With our assistance) and he did for about 30 minutes! Bobby was even able to give my mom a high five while sitting up. This again, is all fantastic progress. After PT and OT where done with him, it was time for another bath. After that Bobby was more than exhausted and needed a rest. Bobby's very first neurosurgeon came into and was in complete amazement of what he was seeing before his eyes. The doctor asked Bobby to stick his tongue and he did, he asked him to hold two fingers and he did. It was definitely a pleasant surprise to him! After about 3 hours of relaxing, he started to become active again. We asked if he wanted to go into his chair and he gave us a thumbs up, we than proceeded to ask if he wants to go outside for a bit and gave another thumbs up! We got him all settled in his chair asked if he was comfortable and he gave us the thumbs up to head out to the patio. While outside we had him put his shades on, just in case his eyes are sensitive to the light. We sat outside for about 30 minutes until Bobby gave us the thumbs up to head back in. Bobby even showed me how we can still have a thumb war and even an arm wrestle! Since than almost every staff member that comes in, is filled with such happiness at how far this kid has come in such a short amount of time. Bobby continues to light the room up with his motivation to recover. Last thing, NO STORMING again!
Please, continue to pray for complete healing over Bobby's mind and body. Pray that Bobby's memory is completely restored and has not been altered. Pray that Bobby gets a lot of rest tonight and is able to be awake the majority of the day tomorrow. Pray that God helps Bobby get feeling and control over his right side of his body. Pray that God gives him the motivation and strength to continue to progress even more each day. During our prayers let's also thank the Lord for everything he as already done. Thank you Lord, that Bobby is able to move his lower extremities. Thank You that Bobby is able to communicate by using his hands. Thank You that Bobby can breath on his own. Thank You that he is able to swallow by himself. Thank You that Bobby continues to stay motivated through these hard trials, that are before him. 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15 Today was a great day for Bobby! Though last night he didn't get any sleep from 10 pm to 4 am. Which led us to ask his doctor for Melatonin at night, to help him get a better sleep schedule. First dose tonight, praying it helps him get some good rest because rest means healing. Once my mom left me and Bobby, to get ready for the day I of course decided it's time to learn some new skills! Today happens to be Bobby's best friend Camden's birthday and our little sisters Larissa. I was asking Bobby what we could do for their birthday, I than asked Bobby to do a "C" with his hand for Camden and he did with no problem! I was so excited and shocked how easy it was for him. I than asked him to do an "L" for Larissa and he did like a complete pro! With the brain injury Bobby suffered the staff is in complete shock over what he is able to do with such a short amount of recovery time. Bobby's first visitor today was speech therapy. Speech therapy (Aka the ice cream man) was so surprised with how well Bobby is able to feed himself ice cream, with only the assistance of putting the spoon in his hand. After Bobby puts his spoon in his mouth, he's able to follow the command of putting the spoon back in the cup to allow speech therapy to put more on his spoon. He than continued to follow speech therapy's command to open his eyes. Once he was all done working with Bobby, he said thank you for working with me and went to shake his hand, with our surprise Bobby shook his hand back. (A very light shake but still very purposeful!) Bobby's next visitors were some of his best friends, Camden, Carter, Max and Brody. During their visit, Bobby showed them all he could do and even gave them the best thumbs up we had ever seen! Now for Bobby's last visitor physical therapy. Physical therapy decided Bobby was ready to sit up on the side of his bed with his legs tangling. This is a huge step forward! After about 30 minutes of getting Bobby all the support he'll need to begin to sit up, we began to help assist him on this huge step forward. Once we got him all up right he was able to sit up for about 20 minutes with our assistance of course until it was clear he was ready to lay back down. It's amazing to watch Bobby beat all the odds against him. Through out the day, he continues to follow commands such as open eyes, open hand, make an "L", make an "C" and turn your head. With each day we are gaining more consistency of Bobby's purposeful movements. Lastly, NO STORMING again today!
Please continue to pray for the healing of Bobby's mind and body. Pray that Bobby's memory is completely restored and that who Bobby is as a person has not been altered. Pray that when Bobby wakes, he won't be angry or frustrated but be at peace with all the healing God has done within him. Pray that Bobby continues to beat all the odd's against him and is able to show the world how the power of prayer is greater than all statistics. Thank you Lord, for another beautiful day full of joy and healing. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, Ephesians 1:18 Today was a pretty mellow day which is the way Sunday's should be! This morning when the doctors came in Bobby was quick to show them what new trick he could do, he grabbed my moms zipper on her jacket and followed the commands to zip it up and zip it back down. This was fantastic for the doctors to see, more purposeful movements! Bobby got a nice haircut than headed for the shower, which he was definitely due for. During his shower, I helped organize the room and get it all decorated with the neat things Rock N Room's had brought him! His room definitely feels more homey with some colored sheets and blazer gear. After about an hour nap, it was time for OT and speech therapy to stop by. They sat him up and began moving his right arm, which he has the most difficulty moving on his own. Than speech therapy got Bobby's favorite ice cream and began to help feed him but he decided he could do it on his own and took the spoon to his mouth by himself. (Amazing!) Speech therapy continue to poke Bobby to write down any reactions. She gave him the command to open his eyes and he did, not once but three times! This is the first time we have ever seen him open his eyes on command, another huge step forward. For the rest of the evening, Bobby seemed to stay pretty alert, we definitely believe that medication they gave him 2 days ago is starting to kick in. Another thing that he did for the first time today was tilt his head forward to scratch the back of his head, another wonderful purposeful movement. As he continues to become more alert, he starts to figure out how to do things such as pull the velcro off his brace, grab his tubes and even try to pull his trach out. These all are very purposeful movements but can also be extremely harmful. That's really all we had going on today, I will say that he did have NO STORMING again! (Woohoo!) Today was calm but had a lot of positive steps forward! If you ask me this what we'd like to call an ideal day for us.
Please, continue to pray for the complete healing of Bobby's mind and body. Pray that his memory be completely restored. Pray that when he wakes that it's a calm awakening filled with peace and relief of God's plan ahead. Pray that he is able to be awake consistently and show that all his movements are purposeful. Thank you Lord, for another beautiful day full of Bobby showing us the healing that only You could do within his body. Thank you that You continue to fill our hearts and minds with complete peace knowing that You are good. Before this I took for granted the little things, like that fact that I woke up today healthy but today I thank you God, for my health and the beautiful life You gave me. 1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1 |
From your dearest sister, LexiBobby, I've created this blog to inform friends and family of your journey to recovery. It may be long but we will never lose faith. God has healed the broken and Bobby he will heal you. We love you so much and I can't wait for you to read this journey I've written for you, though I know your watching it all happen already. Forever in my heart and mind. I'll be with you everyday. |