Thursday, September 17, 2009

Thursday, September 17th

Good day to everyone. I wanted to drop a quick update on Clay's week. His occupational therapist came to the house Monday morning and did some hand exercises. As soon as he was finished he and his mother packed up and headed to Galveston for a consultation with the plastic surgeon there on Tuesday morning. They were able to meet up with Grandma, "Joy" somewhere south of Olney and she went with them to help out. Tuesday after their visit with the surgeon they went to the beach for a few minutes. It was cloudy and overcast so Clay could run wild for a moment and not worry about the heat or the sun. They took him to lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe, he enjoyed that, they then started home. They picked up grandma's car and made it back to Olney sometime before midnight. Wednesday Clay had physical therapy and school. His therapist worked him hard then his teacher graded some of his papers. We went to meeting in Seymour last night and Clay and Deidra are on their way to Dallas now for a pre-op appointment at Children's at 1:00. What I am trying to say is Clay may need the surgery, that is scheduled for 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, to rest. He and we are staying busy. We appreciated all of the comments on the last post. Please remember Clay tomorrow. They are planning to work on his left hand and place full thickness skin grafts under both eyes. We anticipate the procedure lasting about 4 hours. He will stay in the hospital for observation Friday night. Carson and Cody are at home under the capable care of Grandma. Thanks to all and take care.

15 comments:

  1. We are praying for a successful surgery & a speedy recovery!

    Love, Crystal, Desire' & Courtney Davidson

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  2. Best wishes Clay! Hope it all goes well!

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  3. We continue to pray for Clay and your family. Thank you for continuing to keep the blog updated. Please know that there are many people who care for Clay, even those who have never met him!
    God Speed to Clay!

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  4. Thoughts are going your way often....will be there in heart as Clay, and both of you face another surgery. Our thanks added for you all keeping all of us informed. It is a beautiful thing that one little life and his story and his family have brought so many people together. Here is to successful surgeries and more progress. With Hugs....

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  5. Our thoughts are going your way and hope it all goes very well! Marcus Smith family

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  6. We will certainly be with ya'll tomorrow and thinking of Clay as he goes though more surgeries. Hope for the very best for all of you. Good luck Clay and hang in there little tropper. Be tough.
    Love Bruce & Edna

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  7. You all are on my mind a lot but I will be especially thinking of you tomorrow. Hope all goes well!

    Love, hugs and prayers!!
    Rena

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  8. Clay is moving forward and I'm thrilled we are involved with the Shrine Hospital.

    Faith and Prayers....

    Phil Smith

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  9. We too think of you all every day, and especially tomorrow we will hold you all closer to our hearts. Clay has proven to be quite the "Fiter", and I am sure will continue to fight. Stay strong and know we are all pulling for your family.
    Our love,
    Ronny, LaQueta and Ryan White

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  10. Still loving and praying for you!!! in Happy, TX. You have never been out of my thoughts and our prayers. Hang in there. We will be praying.

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  11. We pray for you all everyday, but we will just pray a little more tomorrow. God Bless

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  12. Thinking about you all. I know that each surgery is so hard, but it is also such a step towards an even better tomorrow. I'm praying for an outcome better than you all could expect or even wish for. God Bless

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  13. Thought of Clay and the whole family today during surgery. We think of you everyday and care for each of you. Love, Brad, Lesha, Trace, and Trevin Coker

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  14. Was just checking in for an update on the surgeries. Praying all went well Friday and for healing to quickly set in. God bless you, Clay.
    Love to you all, Carolyn

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  15. Thinking of you! The "Fite Squad" t-shirts the kids wear always start some interesting conversations! Know he is a "Fiter" and hope the surgery goes well!
    Joanna

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