Saturday Morning

Paul and I went to see Ben yesterday afternoon. I was amazed at the change from when I saw him on Wednesday night. He was very attentive and anxious to do the exercises the occupational therapist gave him. He walked double the distance that he had the day before, which wasn't far, but huge for him. I can see a drive in him to move on so he can get out of the hospital.

He still is on a liquid diet (as of yesterday) which means mostly broth. The "full liquid" diet that comes after clear liquids may be slightly challenging due to his lactose intolerance (I know I couldn't eat much that was on the list).

Ben continues to receive pain meds through his epidural. When that goes, so will the catheter from his bladder, which means more freedom! Progress seems to be coming steadily now.

When Ben was about 2, he could see train tracks in everything. If there were 2 parallel lines, or lines with something along the side that looked like cross pieces, they were train tracks. We'd go out to Cherry Valley, where my parents lived, and wait along the road until the trains came by. It was Ben's delight. Now he has "train tracks" running down his belly! The staples that are holding him together at this point are slated to come out on Thursday or so.

Thanks for your prayers for our family. We have our ups and downs. Seeing Ben's improvement was definitely a plus for me!

Jenifer