Feeling Good About Life

Andrew will have surgery some time in July. They will reconnect his bowel and close his abdomen completely. If all goes well, it will be a 7-10 day stay at the hospital. It will be, at least, a month recovery. He will need to be careful until October. It is our hope that this is the last surgery that he will need. Andrew has been doing great. He is hardly home. He likes to hang out with his friends. He got his learner's permit for driving. Andrew volunteered at an mock emergency for Ariel's EMT class. They covered him in fake blood and made up his wounds. Then they set up a triage and diagnosised and prepped the patients for transport. They gave Andrew a fake tracheostomy and strapped him to the board for transport. Andrew loved it. He wants to do his EMT while at Davis High. Andrew has enjoyed his physictal therapy. His muscle mass and strength is greatly improved. He did a back full on the trampoline and his ostomy bag went flying off. I see miracles in all that Andrew does i.e., mowing the lawn, checking out a book at the library, passing the sacrament at church, helping a neighbor. Andrew feels optimistic about his future and is happy to be alive. He is working on making up school credits. That isn't fun but we are moving forward. This summer, Andrew is planning to go down the green river, rock rapelling boating and lots of fishing. A friend at the saloon who lost a baby shared this thought with me- If you live in the grief of yesterday, you cannot feel the blessings of today! I believe in looking for peace and happiness and filling your life with hope and love.