Patrick's Progress

It has been 5 months now since Patrick's surgery. We are so happy and excited about his progress and the strength he has regained. In the past 5 months, he has made some amazing progress. In August he was "released" from his surgeons care, which basically means that he is doing so good that the surgeon doesn't need to see him again. Also the surgeon was really impressed and amazed at how quickly Patrick has healed and how well he was progressing. He is able to do most thing on his own now, including going up and down the stairs, something that took over 3 months of physical therapy and healing to do. He can get in and out of bed and chairs on his own now, something he was not at all able to do when he came home from the hospital, but now does without assistance. He can stand for longer periods of time. When he first came home, he wasn't able to even stand up long enough to wash his hands or brush his teeth, he had to sit to do those things and now he has no problem doing them. He is able to lift Landon up to sit on his lap or to change his diaper.... something I have missed his help with. :) Last week he even walked for the first time without any help from me, his walker, or cane. Something he has not been able to do since about last February. Amazing!!! I can not even describe how happy, excited, and grateful I felt as I watched him walk. I'm not gonna lie... it brought tears to my eyes to see him doing so well! He has been working so hard several times a week on his physical therapy and is quite often very sore from all his hard work, but it is paying off and he is healing and slowly returning to his normal state. 

We have continued to be abundantly blessed over these months since surgery. The Lord has definitely watched over and provided for us. Many prayers have been answered and it has often been through the amazing members of our ward, our friends both near and far, and our very loving and supporting families. More then once we have been overwhelmed by the generosity, concern, and service, and love from everyone. Not a day has gone by that we are not thankful for how much service has been given to our family through this trial. We will be forever indebted to the Lord for all he has done for us, we can only try to return it all by serving others in the loving and generous way we have been served.

So we are hoping that in the next few months Patrick will be strong enough to walk all the time on his own, drive once again, and be able to tackle the job hunt again. I know he can do it! He is amazing!