Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Yesterday was a wonderful day. After thirty-one days in ICU, three surgeries, and many prayers, Scott was wheeled out of his room, and onto the outdoor balcony by the ICU. The sun seemed so bright to him, that they had sunglasses on him. As a reward for his hard work in physical therapy, the therapists had arranged for Scott to see all of his kids. This is the first time that he had been able to be with Kael since the accident. When the kids arrived, Scott showed us how hard he had been working. Scott stood up and with a physical therapist on each side of him to provide balance and support, Scott walked about forty feet. It was so good to see him walking, standing and sitting up again, after all of the time he has been in bed. The kids were so excited to see him. Scott kept reaching out his arms, wanting to lift them in his lap. We had to keep telling him that he couldn't do that yet, but he kept trying. It was so good to see him interact with his kids. Taylee and Ryler were so glad to see him. Kael was a little suspicious of Scott, but warmed up to him after a few minutes. Scott is eating between a third to one half of the meals that they are bringing him, so we are hoping the feeding tube can soon be removed. On the latest CT scan, it showed some fluid in the mastoid area, and the doctors are thinking that it could be another sinus infection. They are probably calling in an ear, nose, and throat specialist to make sure. Scott is doing so much better. It is going to be a long road back for him physically. As soon as Scott is strong enough to be able to withstand a four hour workout with the therapists, they will move him into the neurological rehab unit there at Utah Valley. We don't know when this will be, but we are hoping for soon! It will take some time for him to gain his strength back. He was so tired after his walk and a few minutes with the kids, that he went right back to sleep when he got to his room. Again, we want to thank you for all of your love, concern, help and especially your prayers. We know that we have received miracle after miracle with Scott and his progress and we don't know have to ever thank you. We know that the skilled doctors, nurses and medical care that Scott has received, and your prayers, have gotten us to this point. Thank you so much for every prayer on his behalf. We are witnessing the outcome of those prayers!

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