Good Gracious!

I’m soooo sorry. Barbara and Su!  It never even slightly crossed my mind that folks could take it differently than intended. I just changed the title to clarify that! Thank you girlfriends! Whew! I was thinking also, for those who are sending a note of encouragement and blessing to Karl, please tell him where you…

He Passed The Test!

I talked to Vicki a little bit ago and  so I have official permission to share:   Good news!   After removing the trach,  the next step was to see if Karl would he be able to swallow on his own or  would he have to relearn how to swallow?   Today was the day for…

You Could IF You Wanted…..

I have to talk to Vicki to see if I can share something  that happened today with Karl  but in the meantime, rejoice with me  –  cause it was absolutely super-duper,  fantastic, awesome, miraculous and splendidly wonderful. I know, I know.   Mean me. I will find out asap if I can share the excitement….

Four Weeks Later…

The picture below is compliments of my new sweet friend  Lesa in TX who is the mom  of Karl’s best friend, Saber’s girlfriend Sounds completely confusing, I know, I know. So just in case you missed that connection.   Karl’s best friend is Saber.  Saber’s girlfriend is Rachel.   Rachel’s mom sent me this picture…

Tests Are Good!

Karl had a really good day today!!   The Rehab facility requires bunches of tests  when a new patient arrives.  and boy-oh-boy what a wonderful thing that turns out to be!!   The bunches of tests revealed a couple of things: 1. His lung infection is completely cleared. 2.  He has a blood clot in…

Movin’ In…

Just a quick update from Vicki… Karl has moved into his new room. The word is that the new room is big. He did well on the flight. There is family housing on site for Karl’s family and Autumn {when any/all of them can be there}.  Not sure what tomorrow holds {we’ve heard lots of…

Good News on Every Front

Isn’t it interesting how situations in life take  different dips and turns? Yesterday was such a wonderful day in so many ways {and yes, we really needed an extra-wonderful day!} I talked to Kathi at Chinese Children {our home study agency}.  Let me tell ya’ – we LOVE that agency!  And Kathi is amazing! She…