From Rob. . .
Fogive this rookie's mistakes. I can't beileve that I forgot to mention Jack's smile. I sat down to write and in an effort to relay information I forgot to write the two most important things. One being that Jack did smile. And it wasn't just that he smiled, he smiled because he thought he was playing a joke on us. Tammy was telling him that she couldn't wait to see his lips again (he usually keeps them pursed in) and one way to get Jack to do anything is to tell him to do the opposite. This usually has success when he is frowning and we want him to smile. So I told him,"Jack, whatever you do, don't stick out your bottom lip." Boy, he shot that thing out there. Then Tammy brought that up latter as we were drying him off of his shower and we heard this strange sound. I asked Tammy if he was coughing or laughing and she said laughing, so we looked at him and just the right side of his mouth curled up into a little smile. He did it for us one other time that night and Tammy said he smiled again Tuesday.
I'll call her here in a little bit and then probably post after church tonight.
Love,
Rob.
5/11/2005 4:19 PM
I'll call her here in a little bit and then probably post after church tonight.
Love,
Rob.
5/11/2005 4:19 PM
Comments
Glad to hear you are safely back in Abilene and thanks for keeping the updates coming our way. You certainly have a wonderful sister in Tamara and I, for one, will miss her. Isn't family awesome?
Tammy, I will continue to pray for you as you stay with Jack in Dallas. My girls sure are going to miss our morning ride to school with DJ and Sophie. But, we know the kids must be very happy to have their dad back here with them.
Please tell Jack that all of us here in Abilene are continuing to pray for him and can't wait until he is back here and we can also enjoy his wonderful smile. That smile must really lift your spirits!
The tears of joy just keep coming down my face!! A smile and a laugh!! How wonderful. We continue to be amazed at the progress Jack has made. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Jack every hour of the day. We pray that he will make a full recovery and that soon your family will be reunited. I know it must be very hard to be apart.
May God continue to watch over your family.
In His Love,
Jennifer Rhineheimer-Gilbert,AZ
Tammy
Three therapies today. Speech/swallowing, occupational therapy, physical therapy.
Jack swallowed when he had to in speech therapy, he got a cherry sucker, which helps him want to swallow , then she works with all that goes on, moving the sucker from side to side in his mouth with his tongue, swallowing, ....
He did good for his first day. The therapist was great.
The ot and pt were good for Jack also. He drags his feet a little (sometimes literally, mostly just figuratively), but today he crawled through a tunnel, played ball, walked stairs, 2 flights, walked in a courtyard and navigated a obstacle couse of objects stepping over them.
He seems to get a little frustrated but as the day and therapies went on he seemed to fair a little better. Not as emotional.
I had a great visit from Connie Womble and Jenny Oglesby today, and Frosty and Daryl Sumner stopped by today. It was a great day to see faces of friends.
The nurse that tended to Jack today, her name is Donna, was giving Jack his meds this morning and asked where we were from, I told her Abilene, and she put all the connections together, she has a friend in common with us and has been praying for Jack. What a blessing to have someone who has lifted my son up to the Father, giving him his care today. She was a true blessing.
Hope ya'll have a great night.
We hope to also.
Love, Tammy and Jack