Thursday, Sept 9, 2010

I had an e-mail from a friend today that made me realize that when I say John has had a good day I do not mean that he has had a day without problems and is feeling really healthy. I only mean it in terms that it was not as bad a day as he sometimes has. He has said several times that he never really has a "good day".
But having said that, relative to his condition, he had a fairly good day today. He was able to come out with me this afternoon. He sat and ate a frozen fresh fruit yogurt while I shopped at the farm market. Then he came into London Drugs with me and I pushed him around in a wheel chair that they have there in order to do our shopping. It worked quite well. He also used his walker to get to the car in the garage (whereas I usually pull the car out to the front of the building so he does not have so far to go to get into it.)
Tonight Gilmara came to visit John while Margie and I went to Curves. Gilmara was one of our students at Gateway from Brazil. She has recently returned to be on staff at Gateway and this was the first time we have seen her since her arrival back in Canada. It is wonderful to still have contact with these former students and to see the love the still have for John (and for me too)
Tomorrow we go to the speech therapist in Surrey.
Please pray he will feel well when we go. His voice is getting stronger and that is very encouraging. Also for safety in travel as it is an hour each way and most of it through heavy traffic. We are blessed to have Margie to drive us there and look after the parking etc. while I get John into the hospital.

A one thumbs up day for sure.