Ten Weeks Since The Accident

We have just passed the ten week mark since Josh's accident. We are so thankful he is home again for his fifth weekend. A few weekends ago Josh was home for Father's Day. Phil could not have asked for a better gift than that of having Josh's life spared. To also have Josh home with the family on that Sunday was not what we would have expected weeks ago, an added blessing.

We have also been so thankful that Josh has been able to attend church for the past two weekends. Then last week Josh was determined to be at his younger brother's grade 12 graduation. He even came to the small celebration afterward. This past week was also special; due to the July 1st holiday, Josh was able to come home for two nights this past week as well. We celebrated Canada Day a day early as we went as a family (minus a few members) to the Blue Jays game. We had a great evening celebrating with Josh, even though the Jays lost. This was a big excursion for Josh as it involved a lot of walking and a lot of people. He did well!! We all enjoyed ourselves, although Josh was very tired on Wednesday.

On Thursday, we took Josh to the Aquarium in Toronto with his grandparents. It was one of the things on Josh's list to do while staying in Toronto. Although Josh is looking good and is doing well physically, we are realizing more and more that he gets very tired easily. Signs of being tired are tremors in his right hand, leg shaking, altered speech, and trouble with memory. We are learning as a family along with Josh that although it is good to push forward and have fun, there needs to be a balance between rest and activity.

Last week Friday, Josh was moved out of his semi-private room into one of the larger rooms that is more like a tiny apartment. He is now responsible to make his own breakfasts, tidy his room and even make his own bed. :) We look forward to Josh moving home again at the end of the month. For now, he is progressing well with the help of all his therapists and he is working hard. They have become dear to us, especially to Josh. We hope to visit St. Michael's ICU in the near future as we promised we would return with Josh one day when he was doing well. Who would have known that it would only be a few months later!

Please continue to pray for Josh and for complete healing. Pray for patience as we wait and for acceptance of what will be. Someone recently sent us a card reminding us that although Josh's accident was so unexpected and so unimaginable for us, it was never unexpected for our God, who is our loving Father. He knows all things and all things are in His hand. Therefore, we echo the song once again... "All is well with my soul, it is God in control, I know not all His plans, but I know I'm in His hands."

Thank you again for sharing in our walk.

Love Phil and Terri and Josh and family