Come Unto Me

Thursday started with a care conference for Andrew bright and early 8:00 a.m. Things are going well. The one thing that seems to be keeping Andrew in the hospital is that he needs to gain weight. His duodenum is getting pinched because of weight loss. This is causing bile to back up into his stomach. So they have the NG tube suctioning out the bile. He gained 5 pounds in four days. Hopefully he will continue to gain and the weight gain will solve the problem. So now the trick is to keep Andrew's spirit up! Today we finished the book that we have been reading together. Andrew did very well in his therapy classes. He sometimes feels sick to his stomach so it takes a lot of will to get up and go to PT. I am so please with his courage. It isn't easy so today we had a good cry together. Sometimes that does the trick. Afterwards we had a talk about the scripture "Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden and I shall give you rest". Because of Christ's atonement, we can literally ask the Savior to help us carry our burdens. You must ask and you must exercise faith. Andrew's big goal is to go home. We have to remember that there are small achievements to celebrate. Andrew would really like to go home by Thanksgiving. That may or may not happen. We are just thankful that he continues to progress. Tonight Ariel, Mckinsey, and I went to the Legacy rest-home in West Jordan to perform for their 10th anniversary. It is nice to be able to put a smile on someone's face just because you obeyed your mom and practiced the piano. It was a very nice place and we had a large group to perform for. When I got back to the hospital, Randall and Andrew were enjoying the Utah Jazz game that ended in a victory. All of the time people ask what they can do. I thought of something today. If anyone would like to send words of encouragement to Andrew that would be great. You can send a note to him through my email at spilkermm@hotmail.com Thank you so much for the love and support!