Everyone dresses up for Easter, so we dressed up Dad and took him "out" for dinner!
Actually, Lee prepared a fantastic meal in East Rutherford, loaded it into laundry baskets, packed it in the car and headed off for Whiting. We brought the works - ham, cheesey potatoes, asparagus, carrots - you name it! What a wonderful meal - and wonderful company.
Heather and Holly met us at Mom & Dad's apartment, and we all went together to retrieve Dad from Hamilton Place and bring him back to his apartment for the day. We had a grand time!
You can see from the photos that everyone was happy to be together. In a throwback to their youth, Heather & Holly gave Grandpa a set of squirt guns to keep him busy with the staff!
Today we went back down to meet with the Doctors, therapists and staff who are attending to Dad to get an appraisal of how he's doing. Good news! He's coming along well!
The therapist says he's progressing well, the doctor says he's right on schedule as far as recovering from the surgery, and everyone is pleased with his progress. According to them, he'll be there at least "a couple more weeks", but everyone sees him regaining the use of his legs and hip, and returning to the apartment with Mom.
In the mean time, please pray for patience and grace as he continues the physical therapy, and for continued recovery at his current rate.
Praise the Lord for his development so far, and for a wonderful staff at Hamilton Place, who, even though they're tired and often on their last "thread", they maintain a cheerful disposition and caring attitude.
If you have any questions, or if you'd like to make a comment, please feel free to click on the "comment" button and leave your thoughts.
We (Lee and Doug) are preparing this week to travel to Minneapolis this weekend (March 28-30) for a puppet festival with One Way Street. We'll be back later this week with more word on that.
In the mean time, thanks for stopping by and most of all for joining with us in prayer. God bless and keep you!!
Lee and Doug
4 comments:
What a nice invitation to the apartment! I feel as if I am there. It sure looks as of you all had a wonderful day. Lee, that fuscia looks so wonderful on you!
Carol Holstein
Thanks so much for posting these great photos with news of your folks!
With love,
Linda Rynd
I soooo enjoyed the Easter pix and copied them to my IPhoto so that I can look at them often.......
It's great that you all could do that for Aunt Helen and Uncle Walt. Lee, thanks for all that cookin'. Sounds like a great time was had by all.
Love ya,
Cuz Judy
Subject: Wally Jones and Tommy
Doug,
My Mom sent me an article in the Newark Start Ledger about you and you
mentioned my Uncle Wally Jones and my "cousin" Tommy. Tommy is now in a museum
in Louisville, Kentucky, and I hope to visit him some day soon. My Dad's sister
was Uncle Wally's wife and would come to visit yearly with Tommy.
I am so glad that he was able to share his faith with you. Looks like the
Lord has answered many of your prayers, and I pray that you too can show the
love of Jesus to many, many more people.
God Bless,
Jack Wilson
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