Monday, October 1, 2007

Dear Friends,

We all (Sarah, Keith and Kim, Everett and I) had a nice weekend in Bakersfield with Kevin. Everett and I went up Friday evening, took him to dinner, the mall and then grocery shopping before we took him back to his apartment. Sarah, and Keith and Kim came up Saturday morning. After running a few errands we all headed off to the Kern County Fair. Got to see how they do it in the small towns. However, it was just about the right size for me. We were all ready to leave after just a couple of hours. After resting a couple hours at the hotel we headed for dinner at BJ's and then called it an evening.

After church Sunday morning we had lunch at John's Pizza. It's a cross between Chuck E. Cheese and Shakey's. They have a salad bar and pizza buffet with some of the most imaginative flavors of pizza, including peanut butter! We then headed to Dewar's, an ice cream parlor/candy store. After small sundaes we filled bags with homemade toffee to take home. At that point Keith and Kim and Everett and I said our goodbyes to Sarah and Kevin and headed home. Sarah is to return home today.

Kevin continues to make improvements. His eyesight still remains a huge concern. Even with new glasses he is having a hard time and he is getting really frustrated with this limitation. He has great difficulty seeing outside in the sunlight. A pair of prescription sunglasses has been ordered for him which he will hopefully get soon. He also seems to have problems seeing under fluorescent lighting for some reason.

Short term memory continues to improve and gaps in his long term memory continue to fill in. He is working hard on building up his strength and endurance. His feet and legs are still swelling but not quite as badly as before.

Sarah, Everett and I will be returning to Bakersfield again this Friday as this will be our next family conference. We are hoping to have some better answers about his eyesight and hope to have a better idea of when he might be expected to come home for good.

We continue to ask your prayers for Kevin's eyesight, his frustration about not being able to come home, for our strength and endurance and for all of us as we continue to trust God for whatever outcome lies ahead.

Love,
Tami