Today Dad and I headed down to spend another day with mom at the RIC. Over all the day went well and the progress continues. This morning mom had occupational therapy and responded great. She moved right and left fingers and right and left leg. She tracked and followed with her eyes right, left, up and down. In fact she met all of her occupational therapy goals for today!!! As for the other therapies...well, she slept through most of them. So the question remains will she be consistent tomorrow?
Mom is doing very well...as long as she is alert!!!! When mom is alert we have seen her kick a ball, point, locate one object and then another, follow people as they cross the room, even wave...when she is alert! When she is not alert she focuses on her listening skills! She has always been a good listener but now she has mastered it! We talk, she listens! We have learned to recognize the difference between her listening state and her "nothing will wake me up" state! However, in order for her to progress even further we need her to be alert more often. This will allow for more consistent growth in each of the therapies (speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy). Again, right now she is usually nailing one therapy and then too pooped to wake up for the others.
We continue to be grateful for the progress that mom is making and the prayers and love that are being offered in our behalf. Just as we encourage mom to continue to fight we ask that each of you continue to pray that mom will become more alert. You may never know the strength and blessings that come from each of you and your prayers, but we hope that through the words of this blog you may on some level feel our gratitude. When asked, "how are you gettting through this?" The answer is simple, it is because of each of you!
Thank you for your love, your commitment, your prayers, and your service.
Brittney
Mom is doing very well...as long as she is alert!!!! When mom is alert we have seen her kick a ball, point, locate one object and then another, follow people as they cross the room, even wave...when she is alert! When she is not alert she focuses on her listening skills! She has always been a good listener but now she has mastered it! We talk, she listens! We have learned to recognize the difference between her listening state and her "nothing will wake me up" state! However, in order for her to progress even further we need her to be alert more often. This will allow for more consistent growth in each of the therapies (speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy). Again, right now she is usually nailing one therapy and then too pooped to wake up for the others.
We continue to be grateful for the progress that mom is making and the prayers and love that are being offered in our behalf. Just as we encourage mom to continue to fight we ask that each of you continue to pray that mom will become more alert. You may never know the strength and blessings that come from each of you and your prayers, but we hope that through the words of this blog you may on some level feel our gratitude. When asked, "how are you gettting through this?" The answer is simple, it is because of each of you!
Thank you for your love, your commitment, your prayers, and your service.
Brittney
We are still here...praying and waiting. Hang in there. Lots of Virginia love coming at you! ~ Kerri
ReplyDeleteThank you for the updates on what the focus of our prayers for Sherrie should be! We are constantly praying for progress but love being able to specify to the Lord what our petition is: more stamina for multiple therapies, more consistent alert moments. We love you!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Jenny Ludlow
Keep the faith Brittney, we're still praying and will continue to pray for her by name.
ReplyDeleteLinda Prows
I haven't personally known your family well, but your wonderful family has been dear to mine over the years and I have been deeply touched by this journey that you have been on. We are in awe of your faith, resilience, and amazing strength, even during what must be one of the most challenging trials a person can endure. Please know you are in our prayers, our fasting and part of our temple worship. Know that we think of you, cry for you and plead with Father that miracles may abound and that your faithful family may see His hand and feel His peace.
ReplyDeleteI know that He’s mindful of you… I know that His purposes are flawless and His love is perfect. I see that love when I read about this experience through your eyes. Sending lots of love your way…. Kimberly Toronto and Family (aka Kimberly Wright, of Jon and Merilyn Wright).
Prayers continue your way! Come on sherrie!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the updates on your wonderful Mom. She, and all of you, are such an inspiration to all of us. My husband's brother, Elder Andersen of the second quorum of seventy, met all of you Sunday after your Mom's horrible accident. He is now back in the states for a month, and as we visited with him, one of his questions was, "How is Sherrie Labrum?" His wife also commented that many members of their ward inquire of her condition. That's a great tribute to you and all your family. If it is alright, I will pass on this blog to my brother-in-law, so that he can keep updated, along with his ward members.
ReplyDeleteAgain, thank you for your sweet spirits of hope, courage, love and strength.
Darl and Kaye Andersen
(Hello to our wonderful Elder Tyler Labrum)
Prayers continue several times a day. When I was in Provo seeing Zach I went to the Provo temple and put Sher's name on the prayer role. Sunday we will be fasting for her too. We love you all!
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We continue to be amazed at the strength of your family. Thank you for your updates. We can feel the struggle and continue to pray for you all. We love you and send great huggs to Sherrie for additional strength to complete her tasks, and we know she can and will. Love when you post pictures to remind us of how sweet she always looks.
ReplyDeleteOur love...Jerry & Susana Parkin