Friday, February 27, 2009

Friday, February 27

Hope everyone has had a good day. We had a good day in the Burn ICU. When we went in for the 6:00 a.m. visit, Clay really wanted to open his eyes. He tried several times and I explained to him he was not ready to open them yet and that it would not be long before he could. The night nurse for Clay and another of his nurses said that he talked to them last night. They had to turn him on his side to change his dressing. The nurse said, "Clay, we are going to turn you on your side to change your bandages". They were surprised when he responded with a forceful "No!" through his trachea tube. She then told him that they had to turn him on his other side. He responded once again with "No". She told us that he knows exactly what he wants. Mom has been at home with the other boys (they haven't been feeling well - stress probably has a lot to do with this too). Clay was breathing on his own today. When Mom arrived this afternoon, she sang some hymns to him. This relaxed him so much, that the respiratory therapist had to come in 4 times to make sure he was getting the proper amount of oxygen. After the 4th time, Mom decided that she should let him concentrate on his breathing. The nurse explained to us that after two weeks on the machine he had started to rely on it and he would have to recondition his little lungs to start the breathing process again. We rubbed his left hand each visit and told him how much progress he had made. We feel like all of the prayers have done wonders in the healing process, please continue. We had several folks visit today and all were appreciated. Thank you to everyone, we have been overwhelmed by the support and generosity. Also, a special thanks to Grandma Joy for taking care of the boys & us while we rotate back and forth.

10 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing more good news! So glad to 'hear' each time you post... Our thoughts are w/ you more than you know! Love, Susie

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  2. Excellant. Great news. Hope the progress continues. Take care .
    Laurie Tinney

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  3. This all sounds wonderful!! You are all in our thoughts and prayers constantly!
    Kelly, Reno and girls

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  4. Sending caring thoughts from some friends in WI that are following along in your journey. We you all the best and hope you feel love from afar.

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  5. New, pink skin!!!!What wonderful news. Praise God for the healing work He is doing with Clay.
    We constantly remember you and pray for all of you.

    Please God, keep Your arms around Clay, Chance, DeeDee, Carson, and Cody. Amen

    Butch and Carol Willis

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  6. I am praising God! I can't tell you how joyful I am that Clay is improving! Pink is wonderful! I remember when we saw our daughter's skin turn pink, it was a beautiful color! I am also so excited to hear that he was saying the forceful "NO!" When they start getting more themselves it is so nice! I remember just hoping and praying my daughter would argue with me or her brothers! Now they never stop! My family has been praying for all of you. My boys, (12) and (9) pray for Cody and Carson a lot too! They can really relate to how they are feeling. I am happy you have had a few good days! I will be praying you have a whole week full of good news and lots of progress! That left hand is going to be just fine! Just you wait! God is BIG! Love from Mexico, The Wood family

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  7. Glad to hear the good news!! We are thinking of all of you!!!

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  8. From California: My husband is a burn survivor. No details on that now -- maybe later -- much, much later -- when you can visit some time. We know exactly what you are going through and want you to know we are pulling for Clay and your whole family with all of our might and our prayers are with you! My husband, after 17 years, can still not hear the whole story because it brings everything back to him about when he was burned, but he knows the basics of what happened and will have Clay on his mind a lot! Our oldest son's children are the exact same age as your boys so we even have that connection. Please just know that our love, thoughts, and prayers are with you and we will keep in touch as you go along! We are very thankful for your blog so we can keep up with Clay's progress! Luv you all!

    Can't wait to get my shirts. I'll have to order two so I can give one up for the wash!

    Rena and Marvin Coston -- Bakersfield, CA.

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  9. We are so pleased to hear that Clay is responding - even if it is to say "no". He is an awesome little boy - and you, Chance & DeeDee are blessed to have him. You are giving him strength, through doing what you do. Looking forward to tonight's blog! Dawn & Pam

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  10. Glad to hear the good news! Much love to all of you!
    Wayne & Chris Hartley

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