This morning TJ was able sit up on the edge of his bed for ten minutes, and stand on his own for twenty seconds -- a pretty big deal. (The size -- literally -- tends to influence how aggresive the PT is. Small ladies won't try to stand TJ up in the event he can't do it.) And all of this without oxygen, which he is off for the time being.
They also deeply suctioned his lungs which led to a lot of coughing -- a good thing. Even after all of this his vitals are all doing pretty well. He is tired already, but he had a workout!
One of the cardiac doctors stopped in briefly to listen to the valve, which he said sounded the same as a week ago.
Finally, although this seems completely unrelated, for those of you who personally know TJ this will be shocking: his beard and mustache are gone. I haven't even seen a picture of TJ with no facial hair since before he was 19. Rumor has it he tried this over the summer while on vacation in Montana, but no evidence for this actually exists.
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Dear Mary Ann, TJ, and family,
Prayer is the language God understands and He's answering, isn't He?! Praise His holy Name!
Love you all,
Pastor Rich Carlson, Supt. IWD
Dear Addington family,
I check the blog once or twice a day and it is wonderful to hear of the progress even though at times it may seem slow to you. Also, lifting all of you up in prayer. Praise God for answered prayers!
The man,James Reimann, who wrote the updated version of "Streams In The Dessert" was going through multiple medical tragedies within his family when he was doing this work. One of the days he was very discouraged during his morning devotional time. That day, by the providence of God, his work was to edit the writing of February 19. After doing his work that day he was so encouraged that he shared this special time in the introduction to the updated version. I will copy just a part of it for you and I hope it is an encouragement to you as well.
"Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." (John 15:2)
A child of God was once overwhelmed by the number of afflictions that seemed to target her. As she walked past a vineyard during the rich glow of autumn, she noticed its untrimmed appearance and the abundance of leaves still on the vines. The ground had been overtaken by a tangle of weeds and grass. and the entire place appeared totally unkempt. While she pondered the sight, the heavenly Gardener whispered such a precious message to her that she could not help but share it.
The message was this: "My dear child, are you questioning the number of trials in your life? Remember the vineyard and learn from it. The gardener stops pruning and trimming the vine or weeding the soil only when he expects nothing more from the vine during that season. He leaves it alone because the fruitfulness is gone and further effort now would yield no profit. In the same way, freedom of suffering leads to uselessness. Do you now want me to stop pruning your life? Shall I leave you alone?"
Then her comforted heart cried, "No".
Homera-Homer Dixon
May your family experience many wonderful blessings in the new year.
CP
Rejoicing over each step of progress...yeah God, go TJ
CL
Uncle T,
Even though the pictures I recall of you without a beard are in Hong Kong and involve a rather unique straw hat, we love you beardless or bearded!!!
Kim
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