Request

 So yesterday, I reminded Jim that I am writing in his blog. Yep, big guy. I figured out how to get into your blog and sit in your writer's chair. Instead of rubber duckies, eyebolts and credit cards that somehow you make into humorous stories, your readers are hearing about how you persevere. So, if you want to go for rubber duckie # 38  or #252, I forget...it's a gaggle for sure...you need to keep your eyes forward and your mind set to recovery.

That was a little tougher yesterday. He has had muscle cramps for a few days, so they are giving a muscle relaxers. The cramps don't surprise me. He has a tendency towards them, and often would pop up out of a sitting position like someone just zapped him with a cattle prod. Startles me every time. 🙄 So his now normal sleepy self had more drugs to muddle through. He sat in the wheelchair, chin on fist, rather than participate in a therapy circle. After all, if his eyes are closed, maybe this all wasn't happening. So... time for a chat.

A reminder that this is temporary. But in the meantime, maybe he could inspire people in the circle to try even when it was tough. That his normally extroverted self could help someone feel better, if just for a moment. That maybe if one of those patients was having a tough go, Jim could encourage like he normally would do pre-April 15th.

I'm not sure we are there yet. He is still figuring out what is going on with his normally responsive body and very bright brain. But, each day he tries and accomplishes one more feat, big or small, he is closer to helping someone else, too. So, my request is this: Please pray for him to see beyond his current limitations to his tomorrow... And to look to the left and to the right and to smile at someone and lift their day like he is used to doing. To recognize it is not a lesser position he is in, but only a different level of viewing. That he stays motivated and encouraged to try, even when the mountain is particularly high. And, that his wonderful brain continues to knit and weave all of the intricate parts back together in perfect harmony. Strong, healthy and clear, as the tech and operations center of his entire being. 

This is my request, today.