Dear Family and Friends,
Another quick update as not much to report. We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with Kevin and enjoyed a wonderful time with Kim and her family on Thanksgiving.
Kevin had the EMG on his legs today and should have the results by the end of the week. Hopefully they will be able to determine the source of the numbness in his feet and toes and possibly the swelling in his legs as well.
We are still waiting for a neuro-ophthalmologist to accept his case. Will let you know when that happens.
Kevin will be coming home again this weekend and then the weekend of Dec. 7-9, Sarah, and Everett and I will be going to Bakersfield as our next Family Conference is on the 7th.
Love,
Tami
Monday, November 26, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Dear Family and Friends,
Forgive me for not updating you for awhile, but there has actually not been anything new to add. Sarah spent the weekend of the 3rd with Kevin and Everett spent last weekend with him. Kevin will be coming home this Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving weekend with us all. All six of us have been graciously invited to spend Thanksgiving day with Kim's family.
Kevin has still not had an EMG on his legs nor has he had an appointment with a neuro-ophthalmologist. I plan to call his case worker today to find out what progress is being made toward all of this. Please continue to keep these matters before the Lord.
As Thanksgiving draws near I look back at the graciousness of the Lord toward our family. It is still very difficult to think back to the beginning of Kevin's accident and remember the pain of those days as he was so near to death. But it was God's grace and mercy that held us together, it was your prayers on our behalf that sustained us, it is God's love toward us that we can continue this journey confident that He will bring us through it. We still have much unknown ahead of us but we have a God who does and we can rejoice that He is in control of it all.
On behalf of our whole family, I trust each of you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you too can rejoice at the blessings of the Lord this past year. I have said it before, but I will say it again, thank you for keeping us in your prayers. I have prayed that God would bless each of you for the love you have showed our family.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Tami
Forgive me for not updating you for awhile, but there has actually not been anything new to add. Sarah spent the weekend of the 3rd with Kevin and Everett spent last weekend with him. Kevin will be coming home this Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving weekend with us all. All six of us have been graciously invited to spend Thanksgiving day with Kim's family.
Kevin has still not had an EMG on his legs nor has he had an appointment with a neuro-ophthalmologist. I plan to call his case worker today to find out what progress is being made toward all of this. Please continue to keep these matters before the Lord.
As Thanksgiving draws near I look back at the graciousness of the Lord toward our family. It is still very difficult to think back to the beginning of Kevin's accident and remember the pain of those days as he was so near to death. But it was God's grace and mercy that held us together, it was your prayers on our behalf that sustained us, it is God's love toward us that we can continue this journey confident that He will bring us through it. We still have much unknown ahead of us but we have a God who does and we can rejoice that He is in control of it all.
On behalf of our whole family, I trust each of you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you too can rejoice at the blessings of the Lord this past year. I have said it before, but I will say it again, thank you for keeping us in your prayers. I have prayed that God would bless each of you for the love you have showed our family.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Tami
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Dear Family and Friends,
I am sorry it has taken me so long to update the Blog this week but I have had an extremely crazy week. Anyway, Sarah, Keith and Kim, and I visited Kevin this past weekend. Everett, unfortunately, was unable to go as he had a project at work he could not leave. Monday we had a family session with Kevin's counselor. It was a difficult experience but profitable. Following that session we enjoyed lunch together before going to our family conference. This too was difficult. Of most importance we were given an update on his eye situation. The problem has been finding a neuro-ophthalmologist who would accept Kevin's Workers Compensation insurance. To make a long story short, the Centre is going to try again at the Doheny Eye Center to see if they can talk them into taking Kevin's case. Also, we learned that while he is blind in the right eye, he has also lost his range of vision in the lower quadrant of his left eye. This has multiple ramifications. First, this would keep him from driving. Second, this and his vertigo problems would keep him from doing his previous kind of work as well as using power tools for his job or hobby. His eyesight, vertigo, and being on blood thinners, makes using power tools a very poor idea.
Kevin is still having problems with swelling in his legs as well as numbness in his feet and toes. This has been going on since the beginning of his accident. They are going to schedule an EMG on his legs to see if there is any neurological interruption.
The Centre has a program for vocational training in which different businesses in the area allow the clients from the Centre to do volunteer work. Kevin, accompanied by an occupational therapist, would be placed in one of these business where they would access his abilities, his strengths, his weaknesses, and any other problems he may have. This would allow them to help troubleshoot any difficulties which could arise. Kevin should be starting this soon.
Last month we were told Kevin would be home before Christmas. However, this month we were told because of the difficulty resolving his eye issues as well as vocational training this will not happen. We are now hoping he will be home sometime in January.
We left the Centre Monday a bit discouraged. Kevin was visibly discouraged as well. So, we have many things to ask you to pray for. First, that the Doheny Eye Center would take Kevin's case and that something positive would happen with his eyesight. Second, that they can find what is causing the problems in his legs and feet and that it can be corrected. Third, that vocational training will go well. And last but not least, that ours and Kevin's discouragement would last but a moment and that God's presence and peace would permeate our hearts.
Thanks you for your love and prayers,
Tami
I am sorry it has taken me so long to update the Blog this week but I have had an extremely crazy week. Anyway, Sarah, Keith and Kim, and I visited Kevin this past weekend. Everett, unfortunately, was unable to go as he had a project at work he could not leave. Monday we had a family session with Kevin's counselor. It was a difficult experience but profitable. Following that session we enjoyed lunch together before going to our family conference. This too was difficult. Of most importance we were given an update on his eye situation. The problem has been finding a neuro-ophthalmologist who would accept Kevin's Workers Compensation insurance. To make a long story short, the Centre is going to try again at the Doheny Eye Center to see if they can talk them into taking Kevin's case. Also, we learned that while he is blind in the right eye, he has also lost his range of vision in the lower quadrant of his left eye. This has multiple ramifications. First, this would keep him from driving. Second, this and his vertigo problems would keep him from doing his previous kind of work as well as using power tools for his job or hobby. His eyesight, vertigo, and being on blood thinners, makes using power tools a very poor idea.
Kevin is still having problems with swelling in his legs as well as numbness in his feet and toes. This has been going on since the beginning of his accident. They are going to schedule an EMG on his legs to see if there is any neurological interruption.
The Centre has a program for vocational training in which different businesses in the area allow the clients from the Centre to do volunteer work. Kevin, accompanied by an occupational therapist, would be placed in one of these business where they would access his abilities, his strengths, his weaknesses, and any other problems he may have. This would allow them to help troubleshoot any difficulties which could arise. Kevin should be starting this soon.
Last month we were told Kevin would be home before Christmas. However, this month we were told because of the difficulty resolving his eye issues as well as vocational training this will not happen. We are now hoping he will be home sometime in January.
We left the Centre Monday a bit discouraged. Kevin was visibly discouraged as well. So, we have many things to ask you to pray for. First, that the Doheny Eye Center would take Kevin's case and that something positive would happen with his eyesight. Second, that they can find what is causing the problems in his legs and feet and that it can be corrected. Third, that vocational training will go well. And last but not least, that ours and Kevin's discouragement would last but a moment and that God's presence and peace would permeate our hearts.
Thanks you for your love and prayers,
Tami
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