Days 5 & 6: Tam gets her cast and shows signs of improvement!

The main post will be shorter today, as I am just including more “Tam” updates as usual below.  We were nearing the end of the first week at CHoP when Tamara was stabilizing. The Dr's were prepping us for Tam's transition out of the PICU and down to Recovery, and then eventually over to Seashore House for Rehab.  Please take a few min's to read through my updates for Days 5 & 6, and notice the times I posted a couple of them.  I was usually so wired after arriving home from the hospital that I would stay up for another hour or so trying to work through everything that had happened during the day.  One great thing about CHOP is the way they take care of families, as a whole. Something simple (but important to me), was the availability of coffee in the family lounge before I'd head home after saying goodnight to Tam and Shar. I'd grab a pack of Graham crackers and a quick coffee and then hit the road for the night. This was the first experience I had with a Keurig, and I was hooked! 😃😉

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Tam Update 7-12-07 1:15 am

Tam had her MRI on Wednesday morning and the results did show some ligament damage in her neck so she will need to keep the cervical collar on for about 4 weeks.  She is NOT going to like that one bit.  She is getting her leg casted on Thursday morning. (We Hope)  It’s been a very long day and I’ll have to write more in the am after I speak with Shar….

 Goodnight, and Thank you all for your support in Prayer!

 P <><

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Tam Update 7-13-07 12:15 am (Please feel free to forward this information along)

Tamara had a follow up CAT Scan of her head first thing Thursday morning, and there is nothing negative to report. As I stated earlier she is NOT liking the Collar one bit and when she does wake up briefly it’s usually the first thing she reaches for, but we can distract her and then she goes back to sleep. She is getting her leg casted on <blank> morning. (We’re not sure yet, as the Docs need to see her fully awake first.)  It was a very long day but Tamara was much more settled today. I think the huge amount of drugs she had forced into her little body are finally wearing off and we’ll see the old Tam emerge very shortly. Shar and I cannot wait to hear that little voice…..Oh my gosh, we so miss it!  I’ll be at the Hospital all day again Friday (later today actually) and I’ll do my best to try to get on the PC in the Family Lounge, but it’s been a busy week for many families at CHOP.

As always Sharon and I Thank you all for your support in Prayer! Keep them coming….

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Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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Tam Update 7-13-07.2 – 11:29 am

Tam finally got her cast this morning (it’s a beautiful Red), and now we just need to continue on getting her to wake up and talk to us. I’ll have more later, but I just wanted to pass along this quick update. Shar and I would like to take this opportunity to say a public thanks to my Mom and Dad for watching Nathaniel and Allyson since the accident, and their prayer support! Thanks to Shar’s Mom and Dad as well for being there in prayer! We’d also like to pass along thanks to everyone we work with and the Mgt at Advanta and Abington Memorial for being so supportive! We continue to Totally Trust God through this difficult situation, and know that many good things will come from it.

More Later!

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If the verse below sounds familiar you might recognize that U2 did a song back in the early days called “40″ and it was based on Psalm 40:

 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;

    he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.

    Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust,

    who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.