Sunday May 19th Day 23 - Bobby and I took off to see Scotty this morning after early Church. The only request he made was for us to bring him a strawberry milkshake. We got him a large one as we got closer to the Hospital and I am happy to report he finished almost all of it. He chose to drink it with his lunch hoping to make the lunch more appealing. Unfortunately the shake won out and he said the meat was too bland. He was in pretty good spirits but has redeveloped a cough and some chest congestion. He also seemed a bit uncomfortable but began to settle down once he received his pain medicine. We had another lesson on "THE PAIN SCALE" and I think he may have gotten it this time. Telling the Nurse he needs pain meds and that his pain level is a 1.5 is not the correct analysis !!! He reported to me that OT didn't go as well as he wanted it to yesterday. When he got to his sitting position on the side of the bed the BP shot up so they decided to put him back down and just do his leg and arm exercises. He is really doing well with them and has great strength in both legs and arms. I told him he needed to remember our motto ONE DAY AT A TIME ! If you visit him he likes to show you his exercise routines . I told him he will be good enough to make a video one day ! He continues to have a very warm body temperature. In fact I was wrapped in a blanket most of the visit and it felt like we were in the ARCTIC ! I told him next visit I would come with gloves and a North Face jacket ! LOL !!!
Many of you have asked just what Scotty does for a job. He is a District Supervisor for World Acceptance and has 11 offices he takes care of. Rock Hill, Ft. Mill, York, Gaffney, 2 in Spartanburg, Inman, Chesnee, Boiling Springs,Union, and Lancaster are the towns he covers. As you can see he has always been a man on the go !
I have gotten a text from Scotty this evening stating he will be back in action with OT at 9:00 a.m. Please say a special prayer for Scotty tonight for a successful OT session in the morning. Please continue to pray for Deborah as she tackles things at home with Noah as well as providing support and comfort for Scotty. Pray for the doctors as they make decisions concerning Scotty.
Rick Warren had an excellent devotional this week and I think he was speaking to me. God always knows was best for us and this devotional was a great inspiration to me. I have listed it below and if you have time take a minute to read.
Thanks again for everyone's support and prayers !!!
http://www.purposedriven.com/blogs/dailyhope/index.html?contentid=12865
