mom and dad home together at last (:
memes a girl in our ward made for him.
Me taking dad back to church!
A lot has happened since I last had time to update the blog, so here's a recap of what's happened since! His doctor told him he couldn't bear weight for another 6 weeks, which means he can't stand or start walking on it until his next doctor's appointment on Oct. 13, so he is still in the rehab in American fork for now, which is a GREAT facility, we have been very pleased with them. It is top notch there (; His time there ends 4 days after October 13, so we are now trying to figured how to prep our house to be more accessible for him. Now that he isn't in pain anymore, aside from his hip, he has become very mobile! We have mastered the art of moving him in and out of his wheelchair, to the point that I can now help him move him into a car! And my parents car is the perfect height as well. So needless to say, I busted him out of that rehab this Sunday, and we went to church! To his own ward! He was so excited, and the ward was even more excited to have him back! As soon as we wheeled in, one of his elders quorum presidents practically lifted his chair up the stairs, and he got to sit on the stand during church, like a bishop (: and he thought he would only be able to make it for the first hour, because he gets really stiff and uncomfortable, but he sat through all 3 hours! We were so excited (: Once we were on our way back to the rehab, he said, "you know what? I'm doing great. Let's go home!" so for the first time in 2 months, my dad came home (: He was so excited to see his dog, and she was all over the place with excitement! And it was a surprisingly easy transition to the couch for him. He even got to stay for Sunday family dinner! He had lots of visitors too, so he didn't end up going back to the rehab until 9pm. Now that we have that system down, we are letting everyone know that on Sundays, he will be at home, not Stonehenge. So still feel free to come visit! The address is 1717 N. 200 W., Orem, Ut. 84057 (; If you give us early enough notice, you might even be able to join us for dinner! (; That might be his permanent recovery place sooner than we know because he is doing so good! Just today he called me, bright and early, and when I answered, he said "Jayne. I STOOD. BY MYSELF." He was so excited! He also started pedaling last week, and he was more excited about standing than pedaling, which, if you know him well enough, he would rather pedal his bike than do anything else in this world haha. His physical therapist is so impressed at his progress that his therapist almost gets more excited than he does (; So needless to say, he is doing GREAT! This super speedy recovery has been a miracle. We have no doubt it's because of your continued prayers for him. He has never been a stronger believer in the healing power of prayers than he is today. He still needs them though, his fight isn't over (; We are so extremely grateful for everyone's support, love, service, and prayers. We are so blessed to know such amazing people in our lives! We love you all. Do remember to come visit, hoo! Visitors are what get him through his boring days, and each and every one of you that visit, give him a little more strength to carry on (: I can't imagine anyone being able to have a better attitude about life, and everything that had happened, than my dad. He has been SO optimistic about everything. He is, by far, all of the nurses favorite patient. He's really knew maintenance, too, so I'm sure that has something to do with it (; He looks like a spring chicken at that place! Whenever he talks about being there he always says "I feel like I'm 17 here", and it's true haha everyone is at least 20 years older than him. So he can't wait to start walking so he can come home! We can't wait either (: So again, we ask that you keep him in his prayers, and come visit! Visitors get him through the day (: We love you! Thank you everything you do to help our family (:
