" Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home "
As we drove into Orting, I have never felt so comforted! The thought of having privacy, not seeing a nurse at 4 am to check Mattie's vitals and give him meds alone comforted my heart as we rounded the corner onto our street. The signs on the door made by Jackie (Jason's mom) and Jayden greeted us: "Welcome home Mattie!" and comforted Mattie and I both. We immediately settled in on the couch, exhausted from the day....even with all of our "Load" from the car surrounding us!
I need to give an update on our discharge process and departure of the hospital before I jump ahead of myself:
We finally got our therphy time with Jodi, which was the most challenging part of the day. She was quite discouraged about his elbow joint. There was concern of it not healing correctly, and she considered having Mattie stay another day or so. I was feeling so discouraged and we talked about what HAS to be done, to heal. The discomfort and agony he faces as we force his muscles in his elbow to contract may torture our hearts but it is for his good. Easy to say, hard to carry out. I was honest with Jodi and said I have already faced so much being his primary caregiver for the last 8 days straight and having to do intense theraphy on top of it while in the hospital would not be healthy for him or I. I honestly felt the only chance we had was to work on things in the comfort of our home. We consulted the doctor who agreed to letting us give it a try and then return for a evaluation on Wednesday in the burn clinic.
Having said this you can imagine our joy once Mattie had his regular clothes and shoes on, and decided to walk and race us in the halls! He only walked with a slight bend compared to the normal hunchback walk he was doing for most of our hospital stay! He ate 1/2 a hot dog and a bowl of fruit as well as veggies (the most he has eaten). People did not look at him funny or ask questions as looking at him you could not tell he had any medical problems. Mattie still was itching but the complaints were minimal. I was praising God as I already am seeing a change in him, because of the change in enviroment....
I know the Lord is healing his little body and it gives me joy to be close enough to obseve every step of the way! (The pic above is Mattie's new skin on his hand as the old falls away!)
I need to give an update on our discharge process and departure of the hospital before I jump ahead of myself:
We finally got our therphy time with Jodi, which was the most challenging part of the day. She was quite discouraged about his elbow joint. There was concern of it not healing correctly, and she considered having Mattie stay another day or so. I was feeling so discouraged and we talked about what HAS to be done, to heal. The discomfort and agony he faces as we force his muscles in his elbow to contract may torture our hearts but it is for his good. Easy to say, hard to carry out. I was honest with Jodi and said I have already faced so much being his primary caregiver for the last 8 days straight and having to do intense theraphy on top of it while in the hospital would not be healthy for him or I. I honestly felt the only chance we had was to work on things in the comfort of our home. We consulted the doctor who agreed to letting us give it a try and then return for a evaluation on Wednesday in the burn clinic.
Having said this you can imagine our joy once Mattie had his regular clothes and shoes on, and decided to walk and race us in the halls! He only walked with a slight bend compared to the normal hunchback walk he was doing for most of our hospital stay! He ate 1/2 a hot dog and a bowl of fruit as well as veggies (the most he has eaten). People did not look at him funny or ask questions as looking at him you could not tell he had any medical problems. Mattie still was itching but the complaints were minimal. I was praising God as I already am seeing a change in him, because of the change in enviroment....
I know the Lord is healing his little body and it gives me joy to be close enough to obseve every step of the way! (The pic above is Mattie's new skin on his hand as the old falls away!)
No comments:
Post a Comment