Scars

David said Jennifer was talking about how ugly all her scars are. David said they're really not that bad. The scars on her left knee from her femur surgery are only about an inch long & are healing very well. They're hardly noticeable anymore. She has 2 scars on her right leg from being in traction for so long. Those are healing well too. He said his mom covered her trach scar with makeup & you couldn't see it at all. He said he's the only one who will ever see her c-section & pelvic traction scars & they don't bother him & he said she doesn't wear a bikini anyway. His scars from his leg surgery are much bigger than any of Jennifer's. He told her she could have the big scars from his surgery instead of her little ones. He said she responded, "No! Ugly!"

Jennifer hasn't been moved completely to soft mechanical foods, but can eat a combination of pureed & soft mechanical foods now. Her liquids still have to be thickened but not as thick as before. The way the beverages are thickened is through packets of thickener that can be added to any beverage. The thickener has no flavoring, but comes in different thicknesses or consistencies. The thickener Jen needed up until now made beverages the consistency & thickness of honey. She has now been moved to thickener the consistency of nectar which isn't as thick. Previously when Jen would aspirate food or beverage into her airways, she would show no reaction. She didn't cough or show any normal reaction to this. Now she shows a reaction & will cough when this happens.

David realized this weekend how much Jennifer really helps him move her from the bed to the chair, etc. She's able to put quite a bit of weight on her legs & feet in order to help him. This weekend he was moving Jennifer from her chair to the bed & I'm not sure what happened exactly, but he felt like he wasn't going to be able to make it to the bed with her so he tried to move her back to the chair instead. Her feet got tangled & he knew he was going to drop her so he slowly sat her down on the floor. This is when he realized how much she helps because in that position on the floor, she was unable to help at all. He had his mom come help him & they couldn't get her off the floor. He was beginning to think he was going to need to call someone to help them with her. He then got an idea & got a towel & worked it under her rear. They were able to lift her using both ends of the towels to help lift her off the floor along with lifting her under her arms. They finally got her off the floor & back to the bed!

David said Jennifer was talking about how ugly all her scars are. David said they're really not that bad. The scars on her left knee are only about an inch long & are healing very well. They're hardly noticeable anymore. She has 2 scars on her right leg from being in traction for so long. Those are healing well too. He said his mom covered her trach scar with makeup & you couldn't see it at all. The other scars on her stomach from the c-section & the traction that held her pelvic bone are the biggest scars she has & he said he's the only one who will ever see those & they don't bother him. He said she never has worn a bikini. His scars from his leg surgery are much bigger than any of Jennifer's. He told her she could have his scars from his surgery instead of her tiny ones. He said she responded, "No! Ugly!"

Kacyn had another appointment with the facial/cranial dr yesterday. David said his mom spent more time getting Kacyn in & out of the car than they spent with the dr. The dr measured his head & looked his head over & said everything looked good! Praise the Lord!

Jennifer's progress is going very slowly, but she is gradually showing improvement. Please pray for her speech, hands, arms, legs, feet, eyesight, swallowing, and all motor skills. Please pray for Kacyn to continue to do better than the drs expected. And last but not least, please pray for continued strength & encouragement for David.