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Patient: David
Diagnosis: Trauma | | 
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Introduction
Welcome to David Brubaker's patient website. We plan to update this site on a regular basis as we get information from the Doctor's and staff. David will have access to the site so please leave your comments for him to enjoy and be encouraged by when he is well enough to view them. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers. God is good and we can't wait to see how He will reveal Himself through this.
We praise God for all the support and prayers that have been showered upon our family during this difficult time. Please continue to pray for healing for David and strength for us to faithfully endure whatever the future may hold. Many of you have expressed a desire to assist our family with the additional expenses that we are now facing and may arise as we continue to support David and trust God for whatever lies ahead. In response to all the offers of support, we have set up an account at Fifth Third Bank in the name of "The David Brubaker Family". Deposits may be made at any Fifth Third Bank. For those who wish to make a tax deductible contribution, funds can be sent to the below charity fund and a receipt will be returned to you. The David Brubaker Family c/o: Brethren Charity Fund P.O. Box 365 Brookville, Ohio 45309.
Report created by: Stacy
Date: 11/02/2008 at 7:12 p.m.
Subject: Update
David has been involved in a serious vehicle accident. His injuries include but are not limitted to: broken arm, broken neck (2 places) , spinal cord damage (extent unknown), 2 collapsed/bruised lungs, internal bleeding (minor), brain injury/bleeding (seems to be minor but is under careful watch). Beat up young man. The Dr's are prioritizing injuries and taking care of them in order of severity. As of now they have installed a shunt (drain) into his skull to relieve pressure on his brain, installed a shunt into his chest cavity to monitor/relieve internal bleeding, He has undergone emergency surgery on his broken neck to take pressure off the spinal column (one vertebrae has been dislocated and is pressuring the spinal column). He will wear a halo for some time to heal. His arm surgery is complete.
He is showing signs of movement and reflex, but it is very early and we are hesitant to read too much into anything.
Please do not call the hospital for information as they cannot disclose any information regarding his condition. Call friends of the family and/or share this website with others. David and his family will have access to this site so feel free to leave encouragement for the family here.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. God is good and we are expectant of how He will reveal Himself through this. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/03/2008 at 10:35 a.m.
Subject: davids update
| It is Monday am and we are in waiting room. There is really not alot more to report he is still very critical. He is in icu and in a coma,they are trying to keep him stable and allow time for him to heal and swelling to decrease. Right now the best thing anyone to do is pray david is a very strong and he is young. Thank you so much for all your comments and concerns. David always win. |
Report created by: LEVI
Date: 11/03/2008 at 7:14 p.m.
Subject: GOOD NEWS
| DAVID LIFTED HIS RIGHT ARM UP THREE OR FOUR TIMES.. SO THAT IS GOOD HE IS NOW BREATHING MORE ON HIS OWN STILL NEEDS SOME HELP BUT IS DOING MORE ON HIS OWN AND THEY HAVE LOWERED HIS BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE... SO WE HAVE GOT ALOT OF GOOD NEWS THANKS FOR ALL THE MESSAGES |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/04/2008 at 11:07 a.m.
| Hello everyone David had a great night all of his vitals stayed the same and this is what we need, He is having a great day so far I just talked to one of his doctors and they are removing the vault or ICP line in davids head. He is still moving his arm and that is great he is doing more breathing on his own. I want everyone to know how much I appreciate all the support of everyone it means the world to me I am drawing strength from you all and then in turn giving it to david. Thanks so much.David is still in a coma and it will be up to david to come out but I assure all of you and he is fighting hard. When all of you come around we the family try to remember all your names and tell David about it his heart rate does go up and that is good we know he hears us. Again keep commenting and praying David needs it. Thanks. |
Report created by: Aunt Becky
Date: 11/04/2008 at 7:30 p.m.
| David continues to be stable. They pulled out the ICP monitor this morning because the pressures in his head were normal. They also put in a feeding tube and started feeds today, they will go slow initially to make sure he can tolerate it. They are thinking of pulling the catheter that is monitoring his internal blood pressure tomorrow also because his pressures are good. They want to get rid of as much as they can to decrease his risk of infection. His organs are functioning normally, he is still on the ventilator occasionally breathing above the ventilator. He seems to hear us when we go in, his heart rate increases. He is showing a little movement with his right arm and hand, but still not very responsive. We just have to be patient and let him wake up when he is ready (the nurse today told us that there is no way to know how long that could be). We are praying that it will be soon, but asking God to help us accept His will. The family appreciates all the prayers, we can feel them. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/05/2008 at 12:58 a.m.
| Today David is having a not so good day, this is one of the days the nurses warned us about. He has been fighting a fever and they are having some problems with his breathing and regulating with the ventilator. They are doing everything they can and David is such a fighter. We appreciate your prayers and thanks to all. Please remember "David always wins". |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 11/05/2008 at 1:35 p.m.
Subject: More news
| Like Mom said today is one of the days they warned us against he is going to keep pushing through. Last night he did get a fever last night, they put some cold cloths on him and that seemed to help for a bit but today his fever is slowly creeping back up. We also are trying to figure out what is going on with his lungs and they are hoping that a tube just moved but we wont know until they get the x-rays and blood work back. He still seems to be in high spirits, I walked into his room this morning and the nurses had turned on Sports Center and I told him this morning that AI got traded and his heart rate went up. Leave it to David to be worried about the NBA and NFL. I just wanted to thank everyone so much for all the notes and prayers. If you want to bring motivational notes or pictures we are hanging those up in his room. Please don't bring flowers and balloons yet because they will not allow them back in his room yet. |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 11/05/2008 at 8:52 p.m.
Subject: News
| We are all getting ready to go to sleep so I thought I would give everyone a quick update on his condition. Not much has changed tonight he is still in stable condition and he still has a fever but it is starting to go down a little bit. Keep him in your prayers because we keep hearing that he can feel the positive vibes from everyone. Hey every one this is levi and like stacy said not much new so i am just going to say thanks again to everyone for the comments and support.... |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/06/2008 at 07:36 a.m.
| Hello David had a good night he is stable still has a low grade fever but they think its ok. He has been stable with his breathing and seems to be doing good. David is fighting with all he has and he feels your prayer and belief that he will make it. Thanks we love all your comments and they help us and we know David will love them. Please remember David always wins. hello this is davids little sister casers, i just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all the support and prayers it means alot to all of us. DAVID ALWAYS WINS! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/06/2008 at 08:31 a.m.
| Hay David had a stable night I wanted to thank everybody for there comments.Kids we do read all your messages I'm sure that he will enjoy reading them when he can. Want to thank all you kids for cheering him on, you all keep up the good fight. DAVID ALWAYS WIN DAVID !!! I will always sign out old man that is what my kids call me. Love you all Old man |
Report created by: Aunt Becky
Date: 11/06/2008 at 4:15 p.m.
| David's day is going okay. He's still running a low grade fever but they don't think it is due to infection. It might just be neurological (related to the brain injury). They have been able to stabilize the ventilator, but you can tell he is getting uncomfortable with the tube down his throat. They are planning on taking him to surgery tomorrow to place a tracheostomy, or trach (a tube placed in the throat that goes directly to the trachea) . It will allow them to ventilate him, or breath for him better, and then they can remove the tube from his throat which will make him more comfortable. While he is in surgery they are also going to place a G-tube, gastrostomy tube, which is a feeding tube that goes directly into the stomach. This way they can pull the two tubes out of his nose, also making him more comfortable. They will just fit him in the schedule tomorrow, so we don't have a set time. We appreciate all the prayers, sometimes the unknown and the waiting can be the hardest part. David likes to win, but even better we serve a God that always wins, and we are trusting Him. |
Report created by: Greg
Date: 11/07/2008 at 06:26 a.m.
David stay about the same last night Temp. stayed down respitory therapist work with him on his breathing. having a hard time get the oxygen set right she thought that when they get the trach in he will breath easier then they will be able to get his respitory oxygen set more stable David Always Wins.
Kids keep up the good fight we will be thinking of you and praying for you today.
OLd Man
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Report created by: Sis
Date: 11/07/2008 at 11:32 a.m.
We got a confirmed time for David to have surgery...he went back around 12:30 we will update the site when he gets out. He feels your thoughts and prayers so keep them coming.
Love,
Sis |
Report created by: Greg
Date: 11/07/2008 at 2:20 p.m.
The doctor just came out 3:00 P.M. and said every thing went well he is back in his room now for recovery it will be at least 1 Hr. till we can go back to see him we will let you know how he is when we get more info.
David always win
Old Man |
Report created by: Aunt Becky
Date: 11/07/2008 at 4:44 p.m.
| David made it through surgery okay. They said everything went as planned, and he looks more comfortable with everything off his face. They spoke with the Neurologist today and he said there is still a lot of swelling in David's brain and we just have to be patient. Please pray for the swelling to go down and for him to start responding, pray for his lungs to heal, and pray for strength for the family as we wait. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/08/2008 at 09:06 a.m.
David is continuing to fight, he is making small improvements.He had a stable night. Their is not much more to report. Just keep on praying for David.We thank you all for your prayer and support.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS !!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/08/2008 at 8:16 p.m.
| We are sorry today has been busy so been hard to keep up. David is progressing well he is keeping his temp down and vitals steady. He has a new bed its a air bed (not nike) it rocks him back and forth and pulsates, it is to help clean is lungs and is really helping. He has not come out of coma but we are hopeful. We thank all of you for your prayers and concerns and please continue to pray. |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 11/09/2008 at 10:49 a.m.
| Well we had another long night. We are having some complications with his lungs and they are going to try and do a scope and clean out his lungs better today. Right now our family really needs prayer and strength and David needs to feel all the positive energy. He is fighting as hard as he can. Around 12, David will have his lungs scoped and we will keep you updated as soon as we find out anything else. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/09/2008 at 3:32 p.m.
| We talked to doctors and they cleaned out davids lungs and they will continue to do this on a daily basis. They are hoping to get ahead of this so his lungs will learn to do the stuff they are supose to. They are thinking that this is why he has fever. This has been a rough day for him so please continue to pray for him.and continue praying for the family. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/10/2008 at 05:43 a.m.
| This was a good night David did well. Right now they are keeping him on some pain killers and keeping him very cool so the swelling can go down. We are on David time and when he wants to wake up he will. Well thats about it I know on behalf of the family we thank everyone for all the wishes the offers for food and everything else it has helped so much. Thanks to all and Love you all. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/10/2008 at 6:54 p.m.
David day was stable not lot of changes, he rested a lot today .They cleaned out his right lung This evening. The nurses said that his lungs were sounding better. Tammy called back to the nurses station to see if we could see David before shift change they said he was ok to come see but they put a hole in his nice air bed after cleaning out his lung. So they where trying to find him a new bed.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/11/2008 at 08:57 a.m.
David got his new air bed last night so we hope this one last longer. The nurse said that his lung look good last night. So they will not have to do the scope today. David is coughing more on his own so this helps get the stuff out of his lungs. Davids night last night was about the same his temp. is still a little high. They did get his oxygen down a little more.
Want to thank every body for their prayer,support and food. It so good to see the community come together and help in time of need. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/11/2008 at 6:20 p.m.
Their was not a lot of changes this afternoon his tempeture was down then it went back up. His lungs are sounding better they aren"t getting as much stuff out of them today so this is a good thing.He is trying to breath more on his own.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN !!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/12/2008 at 10:49 a.m.
| Last night was a quiet night david stayed stable. David is showing signs of trying to use his lungs and the therapist is working with him also to wean him off the vent. His fever is staying down for now which is also a good sign. We are totally all waiting on him to wake up. Please continue to pray for him and thanks for the prayers and support. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/13/2008 at 07:17 a.m.
| Good morning: David has not made much changes. His temperature is up some they think this is neurological so not much they can do for it but give him some Tylenol and put a cooling blanket on him. David continues to fight and thanks for all your prayer & support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/13/2008 at 09:19 a.m.
| Just a small quick note Davids fever has come down this AM and we are very excited..We are hoping to get it under control so some of his swelling will go down also. Thanks for your comments and prayers they are very uplifting and help make my day. Love you all for all you have done. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/13/2008 at 11:04 a.m.
I want to thank every body for donating blood to day. What a great way to show your support. David has brought his temperature down this morning he is resting well today.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/14/2008 at 07:51 a.m.
| David had a good night again his heart rate was down and blood pressure normal when I left him his dad is back there now. Thanks so much for the blood donations in David/Joes name it means alot to us and the people here at the hospital were so excited and thanked us alot. I am sure Greg will update when he comes out. Again thanks so much for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/14/2008 at 08:38 a.m.
David had a good night last night his temperature down. It is normal right now. Thanks for all the prayer our prayer is that he will wake up soon.
The lady that help with the blood drive said that all the kids where real troopers. She said that the icu unit had 106 units donated to it from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 and their has been 90 units donated so far in Joe & David's name. WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY!!! The people on the icu floor say thanks a lot.
David always win!!!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 11/14/2008 at 9:09 p.m.
Not a lot changed today, David is still battling a fever and the Doctors are working to get that undercontrol. David is one lucky guy to have all the prayers that he is receiving across the country...Thank you all for everything!
Love,
Sis |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/15/2008 at 9:34 p.m.
| Sorry we have had a really busy day. Davids fever is coming and going ,but he seems to be resting comfortably. His vent settings have been changed again and he is breathing a little more on his own. Davids Uncle Ben got here last night and we are very glad to have him here. We again thank you for all the prayers and comments ...keep them coming. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/16/2008 at 5:44 p.m.
David is having a good day they have adjusted his vent down more today he his breathing a lot more on his own. His temperature didn't get as high this afternoon. Thanks for all your prayers & support. We hope that tomorrow is as good as today.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!
Old Man
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/17/2008 at 08:06 a.m.
| Last night was one of davids bad nights hes fever has spiked and his vent settings had to be set back. They are not sure what causes this and they ran cultures again for infection. So we really have no answers. We ask for your continued prayers and support. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/17/2008 at 5:53 p.m.
David did a lot of resting this morning,his fever has come back down.
this afternoon they moved his I.V. to a different spot to help prevent infection they took some culture.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN
Old Man
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/18/2008 at 09:19 a.m.
| David had a pretty calm night he really slept alot yesterday. Today they are letting him breathe on his own for a while we are watching him very closely as we don't want him wore out. He is fighting very hard and we are hoping and praying he wakes up soon. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/19/2008 at 11:10 a.m.
Sorry we have not up date you for a will. David did breath on his own for 4 hrs. He did a very good job he was wore out so they put him back on the ventilator. Last night was a good night for him. This morning he has been breathing a little fast,they give him some pain medicine that helped slow it down some so he was able to rest. We are trying to get him to wake up. Just keep praying that he will wake up soon.David is fighting hard. Thanks for all the prayers & help.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!
Old Man
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/19/2008 at 12:25 a.m.
| David had a ok night but he is really fighting he has been having problems breathing he keeps trying to breathe over the machine. We are trying to slow him down and get him to relax so the nurses have suggested to keep him in dark room and very little noise. So today will be a slow day.Thanks for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/19/2008 at 7:10 p.m.
| Today as been a step backwards, David is on assit vent settings so he would stop breathing so fast and wear himself out. His fever has been high all day. The nurses and doctors say this is a step we have to take and David is strong and he will make it thru this. We have had two lovely families come by and tell us of their experience. We really appreciate them and thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Again please keep praying for David and thanks so much. Love you all. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/20/2008 at 11:59 a.m.
David did get his temperature down last night, he has kept it down today. His breathing is also better today.His cultures have come back negative and he does have a staph infection.Thank you for all your prayers,support & comments left on the web site.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/21/2008 at 10:42 a.m.
| Yesterday David had some problem with his trach leaking. They thought that they would put in a longer trach this morning. But when they did his chest x ray today they found his right lung had collapsed so they put a chest tube on his right side. So they thought this might have been some of the problem with his leak yesterday so they are not going to change his trach today. He went through the surgery OK and his resting well. Thats about all we have for now. Thanks for your prayers. |
Report created by: Brubaker
Date: 11/21/2008 at 4:06 p.m.
| We praise God for all the support and prayers that have been showered upon our family during this difficult time. Please continue to pray for healing for David and strength for us to faithfully endure whatever the future may hold. Many of you have expressed a desire to assist our family with the additional expenses that we are now facing and may arise as we continue to support David and trust God for whatever lies ahead. In response to all the offers of support, we have set up an account at Fifth Third Bank in the name of "The David Brubaker Family". Deposits may be made at any Fifth Third Bank. For those who wish to make a tax deductible contribution, funds can be sent to the below charity fund and a receipt will be returned to you. The David Brubaker Family c/o: Brethren Charity Fund P.O. Box 365 Brookville, Ohio 45309. David's sister, Stacy, has an arrangement with her employer to work only four days a week allowing her to travel back and forth from Atlanta, GA each weekend. Anyone wanting to donate air miles to assist in her weekly commute would be greatly appreciated. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/22/2008 at 08:54 a.m.
David rested most of the afternoon yesterday he keep his temperature down. He had a good night. The doctor's said his lung was inflated again. They are going try to turn the ventilator down some more today .
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!
Old Man |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/23/2008 at 06:51 a.m.
| David had a good night, he is carrying a low grade fever again. David went over a hour yesterday afternnoon on the new vent setting in which he breathes by himself and the vent helps very little. Its these small steps we take that David needs. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/23/2008 at 7:13 p.m.
| David had a good day. He was breathing on his own with very little help from the vent. He has had alot of company today and we appreciate your vists. For you that have wondered Stacy did get on the plane and landed in Atlanta,Ga this evening. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. We love you all. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/24/2008 at 09:28 a.m.
David had a good night they are going to take out his chest tub. and take out his main line,and put in a picc line. We our hoping that he can breath on his own to day.Thanks for all your prayers & support.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/24/2008 at 1:48 p.m.
| David is having a good day. They removed his main line and put in a picc line but the chest tube is still in as of now. He is breathing on his own again with a little help from vent again. His fever is stying low grade. Thanks for your prayers and support. Love you all. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/25/2008 at 07:56 a.m.
They took David's chest tube out last evening and put a longer trach in. He was having some leakage around his other trach. The longer trach has helped with this problem. He is still running a low grade fever. Thanks for all the prayers and support.
DAVIS ALWAYS WIN !!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/25/2008 at 2:30 p.m.
| David has kept me very busy today I am sorry I have not updated. This morning me and davids dad met with some of his doctors and they are really pushing him to breathe on his own and they have sat him up in a chair, this is to increase blood flow and help his lungs and heart, brain. It was so exciting to see him sit up and they think he should heal faster with the stimulation. If you are one of the people that has been trying to call me or text me I have been spending a majority of my time back with David and can't use my phone. Continue to pray for David and his healing. Thanks and love you all. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/26/2008 at 3:52 p.m.
David sat in the chair for 1.5 hrs this morning and they have moved him out of the ICU to a step down unit called trauma unit. He is has done well with his move, and is has been sitting in a chair for the past hour. The physical therapist came in today and David did O.K. Today has been a big day for him, and we are all very proud of his progress. Thanks for all your prayer & support.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!!! |
Report created by: Brubaker
Date: 11/26/2008 at 5:07 p.m.
We plan on having family at the hospital tomorrow for Thanksgiving from 1-4 and would really appreciate if we could have that time for just family. Thank you for all the prayers and support. Happy Turkey Day
The Brubaker Family. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/27/2008 at 5:38 p.m.
Sorry were so slow up dating today this morning was a little rough David decides to see how well the the nurses was on the trauma floor he had a temperature of 104.7 they did get it down by mid morning and was in his chair for couple hrs today. Thanks to David's Aunt Andria & Grandma Miller we had a great thanksgiving lunch . The rest of the day has been stable for David, he still remains in a coma,we pray that he will come out soon. Thanks for all your prayers & support.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN !!!! |
Report created by: mom
Date: 11/27/2008 at 10:37 p.m.
| Sorry I have been so slow in posting David is keeping me so busy. Like his dad says its been rough and david is fighting so hard, he had a rough couple of days. We did have a wonderful Thanksgiving all things considered and thanks to all who helped. He is in trauma unit and doing well with that change. Again thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: mom
Date: 11/28/2008 at 12:32 a.m.
| David had a ok night he had a busy day yesterday. They are getting ready sit him up again today. He is still in coma but he is hearing us. Thanks again for your prayers. |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 11/29/2008 at 1:18 p.m.
Hey All,
David had a good night last night. He is very tired today from workin so hard yesterday. He was sitting in hnis chair this morning and doing well. Sorry there is not more to say right now just keep praying.
Love yall,
Sis
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/29/2008 at 7:59 p.m.
David sat in his chair for 3 hrs today & breathed on his own for 8 hrs. & keep his temperature down. He had a good day.He is very tired after all of this so he is resting very well tonight. Thanks for all your prayer.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 11/30/2008 at 8:30 p.m.
Today was a little slower for David we worked him a little to hard yesterday.He had a some trouble with his vent setting last night. Looks like they have it set OK now, since it took them most of the morning to get the vent set right we only put him in his chair for 2 hrs.and he breathed on his own for 3 hrs. He is resting well now Thanks for all your prayer's.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/01/2008 at 4:54 p.m.
| Today has been a very long day and we are sorry it has taken us so long to update, David had a very hard day. We have been battling his breathing and vent all day. They finally at around 4 think they figured out what was going on. He is now breathing better and partly on his own. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/02/2008 at 8:17 p.m.
Sorry we are so slow up dating, we have had a much better day,it even got better when OHIO STATE WON!!!his breathing is much better he was on his own for several hrs today and was up in his chair this morning and had physical therapy this afternoon. Thanks for all your prayer and support.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/03/2008 at 10:48 a.m.
David had a good night, He had a small fever this morning,he is sitting in his chair this morning will set their till noon then he will take a brake.Then he will have therapy at 1:30. He is doing well this morning. Thanks for all your prayer and support.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!! |
Report created by: mom
Date: 12/03/2008 at 3:03 p.m.
| David has had a very good day. He was breathing on his own and doing all of his physical therpy so he had big day. Pray that david will continue to heal and work his way back to us. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/04/2008 at 2:25 p.m.
David had a some trouble with his trach in the morning we got it fixed and we were able to do his physical therapy this afternoon He is resting now plan on putting him in his chair around 4:00 .Thanks for all your prayers.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN !!!! |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 12/05/2008 at 4:08 p.m.
Hey everyone sorry we are slow getting things updated. Overall he had a good day he sat in his chair today. He also worked on breathing on his own today. He is still fighting his fever but everyone continue with the thoughts and prayers it really helps our family get through are trying times.
LOVE YALL!
Sis AKA Stacy |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/06/2008 at 1:21 p.m.
David had a good night he sat in his chair today and had another therapist come work with him this morning and gave us some more things to help David with. Thanks for all your prayers and support. It was good to see the J.V. boys play basketball Friday night when we came back to the hospital and told him they beat Bethel it put a smile on his face.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/08/2008 at 12:13 a.m.
Sunday was a good day for David he was able to breath on his own for 7 hrs. sat in his chair for 3 hrs he did open his eyes a little more .
Monday: David is wanting the ventilator for breathing today we will try again in the afternoon to get him on his own he was in his chair this morning should be getting some P.T. this afternoon. Pray that he will awake soon.
DAVID ALLWAYS WINS!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/09/2008 at 4:19 p.m.
| Hello everyone I am soory I have not wrote in here much lately, but we are really working hard with david. We have some wonderful news David is being moved to Childrens Hospital in Cinn. the doctors here feel like he would be in better hands there and they have the staff to help him. He is showing all kinds of signs that he is fighting to wake up, please continue to pray for him. Remember David will win. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/10/2008 at 4:21 p.m.
| Hello,everyone today has been crazy day they took x-ray of David last night and did not like the looks of his lungs. They took him to get cat scan and they canceled our road trip to Children's cause they didn't want to move him. They had a specialist look at him and they decided to put in a chest tube again on the right side. So we have no idea when we will be going to children's but we are still planning to go anytime. On a good note this morning he had his eyes open and seemed more responsive to us. Please pray for Davids continued healing. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/10/2008 at 5:24 p.m.
We just talk to the doctor every thing went well with the surgery. He said we will be here for 2 0r 3 days they want to watch his lung.Pr.ay that he will be able to weaned him self off the ventilator.
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/11/2008 at 8:21 p.m.
Sorry we have not up dated for so long we don't have much new we are not sure when we are going to children yet. David's day was not much different today he rest a lot we did P.T. in the afternoon set in chair for a little will. He is not using the vent near as much today. Pray that we will get to children's this week. thanks for all your prayer and support.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/12/2008 at 3:14 p.m.
| Hello everyone, David did well today but we did find out that they will not be moving him untill at least monday. They want the chest tube to be out before they move him. He is doing well he had physical therphy and he did well he really woks hard we are so proud of him. He is still doing most of his breathing on his own. Well that is about it, thanks again for all the well wishes and prayers. |
Report created by: Casers
Date: 12/12/2008 at 6:31 p.m.
We have a little bit a good news to deliver.His lungs seems to be doing better. Also he was breathing all by himself without the vent at all for about a half hour and did pretty good with that. Thank you for all your support & keep up the prayers for david to wake up.
David Always wins!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/13/2008 at 8:53 p.m.
| Hello everyone David has had a mellow day they still have not taken out his chest tube and they found out he has a infection in his lungs, They are treating him now with a round of antibotics. He is in isolation because of the infection. He did breathe on his own without vent for about a hour. We are still hoping to transfer to Childrens first of the week. Thanks for all your prayers. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/14/2008 at 5:39 p.m.
Good evening every one David has had a good day he has been with out the ventilator for 6 hrs and still going. We decided not to put David in his chair today because he still has the chest tub in and we think it irritates him when he is in the chair. We hope the tub comes out first of the week.
Thanks for all your prayer David has had a great weekend.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS !!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/14/2008 at 8:33 p.m.
Hello everyone David has had a good day he was off the ventilator for 8 hrs. We did not put David in his chair today he still has a chest tub in and we think it irritates him when he is in the chair. So we just worked on breathing today.(did great)May be get the tub out the first of the week. Thanks for all the prayer
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/16/2008 at 5:18 p.m.
Hello: Sorry we are so slow up dating Monday David's day was about like Monday,we just couldn't get him off the vent. We spent most of the day trying to talk to Doctor's & nurses to get thing ready for cinn. Tue morning we packed David's room up and moved him to children's in cinn.in the afternoon we got him in here around 3.00P.M. spent the rest of the day talking to doctors and getting them up to date. Thanks for all your prayer & support
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/16/2008 at 8:05 p.m.
I thought I would type you all a message..... First off I would like to send a big THANK YOU to all the wonderful nurses and PCT's at Miami Valley they were all wonderful and we love you all, well some more than others :) . We will miss you all alot and thanks for your special care for David and your hard times you gave me it kept me on my toes. Dr Anderson if you ever read this thanks for your wonderful care of David.
As Greg said we are at Childrens and it is different but they are just getting to know David and I look forward to the changes and improvements they will give him. I hope to update more often. Please continue to pray for Davids healing. Remember David always wins. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/17/2008 at 7:06 p.m.
| Ok everyone today has been SUPER busy and we are being filled with information he has seven teams working on him to get him awake and up to full power. The one thing they have stressed to us that this is going to be a long process he will have lots of physical therphy. We do know they are amazing here and team work is key they all work together and david is getting best care available. We appreciate all your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/18/2008 at 4:09 p.m.
| Today has been another busy day David has had more test. They found scratches on his eyes last night and they started oinment for them and they are healing already. He has been awake on and off all day. The doctors are still getting all the information together to come up with a plan of treatment. Remember David always wins. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/20/2008 at 10:50 a.m.
| Hello, my last update said he was awake on and off we need you to understand he is in a transitional stage he does try to wake up but he does slip into coma,he is not near the david he was he has along way to go . Also Greg or Myself and Becky are here 24/7 and our families have been a great support we appreciate all of you and love you dearly. Thanks for all your comments they are very uplifting when we are feeling down. Please continue to pray for David.....and remember David always wins. Oh,and by the way Congradulations to JV on their win against Newton, David would be so proud of you. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/21/2008 at 5:31 p.m.
| Hello everyone David has had a not so good day..... We found out late last night that their was air building up agaist his right lung again they took some measures to try and stop it, but this morning we found out his lung was collapsing again. So after lots of doctors talking to each other they decided to put in a small tube and drain the air out. It went very well and david is now much more comfortable, pray now that the doctors can now find out where and why these leaks keep happening. The doctors and staff here have been so amazing. Other than that everything seems to be going ok. Remember David always wins . |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/23/2008 at 4:55 p.m.
Hello sorry we are so long letting you now what is happening David is doing well with his chest tube they put a smaller tube in it doesn't seem to bother him as much.He does still have a small amount of air coming out of the tube. He had a bone scan today to check for infection it all came back ok. They are starting therapy on david again they come in couple times a day and work with him he seems to like it. They are still working on getting him off the ventilator. Pray that David lung will heal and that they can get him off the vent. Thanks for all the support & prayer.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/23/2008 at 5:01 p.m.
| Hello, Everyone just wanted to wish everyone MERRY CHRISTMAS.Please be safe. Love you all. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/24/2008 at 6:32 p.m.
We were able to get all the people together today.so we could loosen his vest to look at his back. They found two big sores on his back and they are treating them daily. They showed us how to loosen his vest so we don't need all the special people here to help.David is stable and getting tons of attention from the staff here to help him get better. Merry Christmas to every one. Thanks for all your prayers
DAVID ALWYS WINS!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/25/2008 at 2:21 p.m.
| Merry Christmas to all of you and thanks for all your well wishes and continued prayers..... David is having trouble getting his breathing under control he keeps breathing fast short breaths so they are trying to figure that out. He also has been caring a fever. Thanks again for all your prayers and concerns. Remember David always wins...... |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/26/2008 at 7:37 p.m.
| Hello everyone dont really have much to report today, David is stable and they are trying to vent wean him. He still spikes a fever and we are not sure why but he is better. Remember David always wins. |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 12/27/2008 at 8:45 p.m.
I got to see David after not seeing him for almost 2 weeks and I can not believe the difference! His eyes are more open and he seems so much more aware of what is going on around him. I have the upmost confidence that he is going to fight through this and be better than before. He is still fighting the fever and we are working to keep that under control.
Thank you all for the support and prayers....David Always Win!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 12/28/2008 at 8:30 p.m.
| Today their is not alot to report.....David is still battling fever and they are changing his antibotic again.........He does open his eyes and respond to us sometimes. He will have a very busy day tomorrow cause most of the docs will be back. Thanks for your prayers. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 12/31/2008 at 11:53 a.m.
Sorry for no up dates last couple of days I was sick Monday I stayed home Monday and most of Tuesday. Their isn't a lot of changes with David he has come resistant to most of his antibiotics so they put him on some stronger antibiotics they are running some test to see if he still needs to be on antibiotics. They have been able to communicate with MVH about his halo looks like for now it will be Feb. till it comes off. His chest tube is still in we are still getting some drainage out of it so we don,t now when it will come out. He won't come off the vent till he gets the chest tube out. And his back sores are looking better. Way to go JV on your win in Preble Shawnee Tournament, David would be proud.
HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/01/2009 at 6:21 p.m.
| Hello everyone..... Happy New Year to all of you. David has had a busy day ,hes had company and the doctor took him off the vent for one hour this afternoon he was breathing on his own. This is some of the steps we have been looking forward to. Pray that he continues to go forward. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/04/2009 at 1:31 p.m.
| We are sorry we have not updated the web site recently. David has been stable and he still has chest tube in they are trying to figure out why right lung keeps collapsing, he is breathing on his own for two one hour windows and he likes that alot. His fever still comes and goes. Thanks for all your prayers and concerns. To the JV basketball team heard about your lost first off you know David would say you wouldnt have lost if he was playing, second keep fighting its what david would want you to do. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 01/05/2009 at 5:33 p.m.
David is doing well. We hope that now that the holidays are over that the doctors will be able to get some info from Davids neuro surgen so we can start some weight bearing on his legs. David did well today when he was off the vent the doctors are talking about getting him some more time off the vent. David does enjoy his therphy. LETS GO BUCKEYES!!!!
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!!
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/06/2009 at 10:32 a.m.
| Hello everyone David is doing well. We are so excited we got permisson from the doctors to start David on weight bearing exercises our hope is this will get him sitting up and able to help that lung clear plus provide him with the stimulation to his legs arms and stomach. He had a sleep study done last night and it will be a couple of days till we get the results. But over all today is a good day and hope you all have a good one too......Be careful if your driving on the roads. David always wins. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 01/07/2009 at 9:56 p.m.
Hello: David had a good day. He now has moved up to a 2,2 hrs window that he is off his ventilator and his ventilator setting has been turned down.He likes his therapy he sat on the side of his bed today and they worked with him on some weight bearing of his legs and right arm. He did get his splint off his left arm Tuesday night.Thank you for all your prayers and support.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/08/2009 at 2:56 p.m.
| Hello everyone David has had a small set back his feeding tube has come out, they have put in a new one and we hope to hook him back on feeds soon. David needs all the calories he can get, to feed his body for healing. That is about it for now. Thanks for your prayers and comments. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/10/2009 at 3:41 p.m.
| Hello everyone sorry about not updating I didn't have computer until now. So David is doing great they have moved him to another room because of construction. He is breathing on his own 9 hours a day and doing well. His arm is better but we are restricted on use because of sores on back. His sores are healing but very deep will take time to heal. His fever has been low but easy to keep down. Davids PT will start again on Monday and they plan on keeping him very busy. Also we are at the Ronald McDonald House and its wonderful you can send cards to us there its Ronald McDonald house Care of Room #39 350 Erkenbrecher Ave Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Also Davids Birthday is Sat 17th we would love to show him cards and pictures so please send in and we will decorate his room for his birthday. Thanks for your help and prayers. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 01/11/2009 at 6:43 p.m.
David is doing well today not a lot going on, they did come in this morning and said that they where going to do 12 hrs off of the vent he has made it 10 hrs so we hope he can do 2 more hrs. He had a little fever early morning but stayed down the rest of the day.
Our sympathy & prayers to all the Delong family.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/12/2009 at 3:24 p.m.
| Hello David did make the 12 hrs of breathing on his own yesterday but today he made it 6 hrs then he got very tired so they put him back on vent for one hour now he is off again. Physical Therphy is coming in soon and David is scheduled for cat scan at 7 they keep seeing his right lung start to collapse with the pressure on it so they think they will get better idea of what they can try to do to help that lung out. He is doing well and he is fighting all he can. Please continue to pray for him. Also my thoughts and prayers are with the Delong family......Emily davey loves you and sends you big hug and cant wait till you come see him again. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/13/2009 at 5:33 p.m.
| Well today has been couple step backwards this morning the docs came in very concerned the cat scan David got last night shows a very big air pocket and right lung collapsed they were upset they didnt see it but with the halo it makes the pictures very hard to read. So he was taken to surgery they fed a wire thru tube he has, and a bigger one replaced it. His lung inflated right up so hopefully we have done this for the last time. He is now restricted again until they know its gonna do the job. Other than that he is good fever is staying down and all is well. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/14/2009 at 11:03 a.m.
| Hello everyone David is having a much better day today. The doctors were around and told me that his lung is looking very good, so they have him breathing on his own they want to go back to the twelve hour window..... And he is doing it. Also they said he can start having PT today so I hope they will be getting him in his wheelchair. Everything else is looking great. Thanks so much for your comments we are creating a book of them for David to read or us to read to him.Thanks again for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/15/2009 at 2:45 p.m.
| Hello, David is doing well. He had xray this morn and the lung is still inflated. He did make it 10 hours of breathing on his own he was really tired when they finally put him back on the vent. His wounds are healing well. We are so glad we are here at Childrens they have been wonderful. Thanks to all for everything. |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 01/16/2009 at 9:45 p.m.
Hello All,
David is doing about the same. He was breathing without the respirator for about 12 hours. So that is a step on the right direction. The doctors are still watching his lung and we are waiting on the results of his x-ray from today to see how it is looking. Other than that just keep praying for improvements no matter how small they may be.
D Always Wins! |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 01/17/2009 at 9:15 p.m.
Hey Everyone..Today David had a good day he was pretty sleepy. So we think he was just tuckered out for his birthday. But thanks to all of you for the birthday wishes, balloons, cards, etc. Keep praying for David and his recovery. Sorry there isnt much more to put but the weekends are pretty slow.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!
Love,
Sis |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 01/18/2009 at 5:47 p.m.
David is having a good day not much going on. We went down and took a C.T. of his chest tonight they want to see what his lungs are looking like so the doctors can see what we need to do this wk. Thanks for giving David a great birthday.Thanks for all your prayers and encouraging words
DAVIS ALWAYS WINS!!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 01/20/2009 at 1:31 p.m.
Sorry the internet is down in Davids room so we have to go to the wating room to get internet. Yesterday is lung looked good from the C.T. they did sunday So they put the medication back into his chest to try to attach his lung to his chest wall. Today we have set him up on the side of his bed he seemed to like this something different than laying in bed. He is doing well off the ventilator during the day from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. we hope to have him off the ventilator and the chest tub out soon.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/23/2009 at 11:46 a.m.
| Hello everyone, we are sorry we have not had internet for couple days. David is on day three of breathing on his own and doing well, but they have not taken the chest tube out because when they start to the lung starts to collaspe. David is doing very well they moved us to sixth floor and we will only be here for one week and they will move us again. We are hoping to get chest tube out and to go to rehab soon but its up to David. Thanks for all your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/24/2009 at 10:17 a.m.
| Hello, David is doing well he is still breathing on his own. David still has chest tube in and they are trying to find out some answers about his lungs but he is doing great. We have been training all week to put David in wheelchair he really likes sitting up. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/25/2009 at 11:29 a.m.
| Hello, David is doing well still breathing on his own. The chest xrays are not showing the doctors what they want to see so they have ordered a cat scan to make sure right lung is inflated. Other than that David is healing everyday. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: emily
Date: 01/25/2009 at 5:29 p.m.
| this is emily and im siting here with david and hes doing very good. breathing on his own siting up wathchin the bball games. he looks at you and smiles! hes also grown like 2 inches. hes put on some more waight wich is great! right now hes laying in bed giving hes mom a hard time. also the docters just came by said there thinking about taking hes chest tube out soon. they trying to get the halo off sometime in the next month. so everyone keep up the prayers there helping! the family loves all the suport to! :) DAVY ALWAYS WINS! |
Report created by: emily
Date: 01/25/2009 at 6:33 p.m.
soo the chest tube is OUT!! is no longer in davids chest!!!!!!!!!! ")
YAY!!! the family is suppppper excited!! and david is happy he was smiling away! he has had an awesome day..
davids keeping up the fight and hes winning..KEEP PRAYING!!!! =) |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/27/2009 at 12:47 a.m.
| Hello everyone, I didn't have a computer yesterday. David had a size 8 trach in and yesterday they down sized to a size 4 he had a rough night and did not breathe well. We had to put a size 6 in today and he had another cat scan. His neumo is back but not near as big they are talking and trying to decide what to do. Please continue to pray for the doctors and their decisons. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/29/2009 at 11:24 a.m.
| Hello, David has had a rough couple days. He is stable and breathing on his own, but neumo is back in chest and they are not moving him to rehab until the neumo is gone. They are waiting until Friday and they will do at cat scan and see what the next step is.Thanks alot for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 01/30/2009 at 9:37 p.m.
Hello: David went down and had a nother C.T. scan done on his chest today and the Docter was quick to come and tell us that the neumo was much smaller. He came back and showed us pictures of it later and it looks much better than the last one. Thanks for praying for david. He did move rooms again they love to move people around. But they are getting the room up grade and look nice. We hope to move to rehabe some time next wk.Pray that we will be able to get the halo of next wk. Davis did get his trac down sized to a number 6 today.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 01/31/2009 at 8:14 p.m.
| Hello everyone I went home yesterday afternoon and went to B-ball game way to go south. Also thanks to all the coaches,players, staff, cheerleaders for the jersey David will love it. Thanks for making me cry at the game for the second time.....LOL. David is doing great they are still watching the neumo but hopefully it will be gone soon. Other than that we get David up in a wheelchair for two hours evey day and he likes sitting up. Thanks for all your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/03/2009 at 3:09 p.m.
| Hello, Sorry I haven't had a computer here and have been super busy. David is in rehab now. He will start all different kinds of things to try and get him to stay awake and start doing things on his own. Here in rehab they will keep him going from 8 am to 5 pm he will be very busy. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 02/05/2009 at 7:58 p.m.
Hello: They are keeping David busy now that he his on the rehab floor he starts around 8:45 and stop around 4:00 with a hr off for lunch. He is tired by the end off the day. They are getting him up on the side of the bed a couple of times a day and trying to get his muscle built up so he can set up on his own. He has been following us more with his eyes.Thank you for all your prayer and support .
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!! |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 02/08/2009 at 1:05 p.m.
David is doing ok. He had a rough weekend this weekend but he is pushing through like always. He is just having some minor difficulties breathing but is still off the respirator. We are having moments of anxiety but we are hoping thats a good sign. Just pray for continued progress. He has been so strong and he is going to WIN!
Love yall!
Sis
David always wins! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/11/2009 at 5:14 p.m.
| Hello, David has been very busy the rehab has been keeping him busy. We have been putting him in wheelchair couple hours a day. He still is having a breathing problems but hopefully tomorrow we will find out what the plans are. Thanks for your comments and prayers. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 02/14/2009 at 3:10 p.m.
| Hello: David got some good news he is going to get his halo off Friday. He has to go back to MV hospital to get it off. so he has a morning appointment so we can get back to cinn. in the afternoon. He has had a little bit of crackers and cheese to eat on Thur & Friday. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/16/2009 at 2:22 p.m.
| Hello everyone David is doing well. He had to get cat scan and xray of his spine to take with us to Miami Valley when he gets his halo off. He is still going thru alot of therapy they keep him very busy. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 02/16/2009 at 5:23 p.m.
We want to thank every body for all their prayers and help that they have given to our family through this trial in life. It is great to have a community and family to come together and show their support.
Their is still some people asking if their is something they can do to help with David. We are trying to get David ready to come home. We are going to need a hospital bed for the house and a handi cap van to transport David back and forth to the hospital for more rehab. So if any body would have or know of any body that would be looking to sell or donate one of these items please let us now Tam's phone # 937-533-0166 or Greg's 937-533-1571.Thanks again for all the help and prayer. From the Brubaker Family.
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/20/2009 at 2:47 p.m.
| Hello everyone, David got his halo off and he looks great. They put on a cervical collar so he still cant move his head much. We are so excited. He has been having some breathing problems, hopefully now they can run some test and find out whats going on. Other than that thanks so much for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/21/2009 at 6:21 p.m.
| Hello, David is having a good day he had a very rough night we cant keep his lungs cleaned out. The first of the week alot will be going on they are already scheduling test now that the halo is gone they can figure their next steps. And I would like everyone to know that I hear their is a date going around that David is coming home we have no clue if it will be that day, David has alot of things still to overcome. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 02/23/2009 at 9:41 p.m.
David had a good day Sunday he had some friends from school and family come see him, he did seem to like his company. He did start to turn his head from the left to right Sunday it was good to see him be able to do that.
Monday we were able to give him a shower, first shower he had in 112 days. He has clean hair now much easier to wash with the Halo off. He had a good today with his therapy we learned how to handle him without his Halo.
- this is casers: hey everyone i just wanted to say thank you for all the prayers & thoughts for David. I know he will really appreciate all of you. I personally want to say thank you to everyone who has helped our family through the past couple of months. Thank you! : )
DAVID ALWAYS WINS!!!!!!!! |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/26/2009 at 4:50 p.m.
| Hello everyone sorry I havent updated been so busy, David is doing well he has a little bit of head control and is moving his head from side to side. We are having scope on airway done on Tues and they are wanting to schedule some other test for spine injury and head injury now that there is no halo. Well gotta go. Thanks for your prayers and cocerns. |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 02/27/2009 at 6:00 p.m.
David had a good day today therapist were happy with the way he was pulling his head up. David has sleep well the last couple of nights he has not had to have any oxygen.
Just want to thank every body for all their prayer and help with David
DAVID ALWAYS WIN!!!!
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 03/04/2009 at 11:17 a.m.
Subject: Awesome news
| Hello, and great news everyone. God has answeres our prayers and we are bringing David home tomorrow. The staff here has determed that he would hopefully do better at home around friends and family. He still has a lot of work to do they will still be doing therapies, nursing care and lots of follow up doctor appoinments. He will be very busy. We encourage people to come see him however the following will apply. For the first week we request limited vistors till we get settled. We are inviting the football team and coaches, cheerleaders Tuesday March 10th from 5:30 to 7:30pm and Basketball players and coaches, cheerleaders on Thursday March 12 also from 5:30 to 7:30pm. All others are welcome to call 937-529-9357 make a appointment to come see him leave a message as to when you would like to come and we will call you back and confirm. For all you adults that want to help we have a sign up list and calender for you just call number above and we will get ahold of you. We appreciate all everyone has done for us and all your prayers please continue to pray for David to completely be healed. We will continue to update this web site a couple times a week. Remember David always wins. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 03/05/2009 at 10:19 p.m.
| Hello everyone David is home. We are so excited, he seems very happy to be home. Please read last message as to how to be able to come see him. He has lots of doctors appointments and therapies. I am very excited to be home and glad we get to take care of David. Thanks to all. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 03/08/2009 at 10:26 p.m.
| Hello, David is doing fine at home and keeping us very busy. He seems to love being at home and we are so very glad to have him here. He has a very busy week this week getting all the therapies and nurses set up. If you didn't know he is at my house for right now. If you want to see him please call Davids phone 937-529-9357 if we don't answer leave a message and we will get back to you. Also if you are wanting to bring food please call my sister-in-law Andrea Miller 937-603-3382 or 937-884-5625 she is setting up a calender. We are also trying to set up a help calender watch for details to follow. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 03/15/2009 at 2:42 p.m.
| Hello everyone, It has been super busy week David is doing good. We have been trying to get his therapies all set up and nursing help. We are all so glad to be home and trying to get settled. David is responding well to all his friends and family visiting but we are still asking you to call his phone and leave a message 937-529-9357. My sister-in-law Andrea Miller is in charge of scheduling food her number is 937-603-3382 cell and 937-884-5625. Also my sister Becky is scheduling people to help. Her cell is 937-681-7430 home is 937-832-1991. We are also trying to get things together to build on a bathroom for David and would appreciate any help, materials, or donations. The money can be deposited to either accounts listed in the opening paragraph. Please continue to pray for David to continue to heal and thanks for your prayers. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 03/20/2009 at 10:50 a.m.
Hello everyone,
We have been so busy and David is well. It has come to my attention that people are not sure of Davids status. He is out of coma and does try to respond to us but can not. He has a trach in still and is wearing cervical collar. He does look at people and seems to know who they are. He has a very long way to go and we appreciate all your prayers and concerns. Thanks a bunch. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 04/03/2009 at 10:02 p.m.
Hello everyone,
David has been doing really well. He now only has to wear collar when he is up in his chair he loves that. Therapy has been going well. He continues to gain weight and looks very good. I will try and update more often I am just super bust. Thanks for prayers and support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 04/06/2009 at 1:50 p.m.
Hello,
David is doing well, he has had a couple problems with his food and him getting upset stomach. I have had a couple people ask about his condition David still has trach in so he does not speak, we do use yes and no cards and we ask him simple questions and he looks at cards. He has not purposely moved any of his arms or feet but his injury is incomplete and we believe he will someday. We are so excited to have him home and believe he loves being here. Please continue to pray for his healing. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 04/09/2009 at 10:25 p.m.
Hello,
David had a doctors appointment at Childrens with his rehab doctor, he has gained eleven pounds since he got home and that is great. He will be going to Drake rehab center two times a week just as soon as we can get him there he will get all three therapies there on a very intense level. The doc was very pleased with his condition but wants to push him. We also wanted to let everyone know that we have purchased a van that has wheelchair lift and everything we need to transport David with thank you so much for your contributions, we are still working on trying to build him a bathroom. |
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Date: 04/17/2009 at 8:35 p.m.
| Hello everyone, I am so sorry I have gotten behind on updating Davids condition. David is doing well, he has been answering our questions with either sticking out is tongue or nodding his head. He loves company and people talking to him he soaks it up. We are switching to outpatient rehab in Cinn at Drake he will be going there at least two days a week. We are also looking into a communication device that would help David communicate with us. There is alot being done and I am sorry I didn't write sooner I hope everyone had a great Easter, we did. I will try to update more often. Thanks to all for your thoughts and prayers. |
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Date: 04/25/2009 at 6:52 p.m.
Hello,
David is doing well. He had doctor appointment this week and he is doing well. He is going to Rehab at Drake this Tues for his speech and we are excited for him to start there. He is really enjoying when people stop by let us know if you want to stop and see him. Please continue to pray for him to keep improving. |
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Date: 04/30/2009 at 11:48 a.m.
Hello, I have some exciting news we got david into cinn childrens-drake they have awesome therapies and he has already met with speech we see physical and occupational next week. I am so excited the speech therapist was so encouraged by Davids condition and she is hoping to get him a communication device. It was encouraging to hear someone else say he is doing so good. We are going to be going there three times a week so I will be busy. Thanks for all your prayers and support.
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Date: 05/10/2009 at 9:26 p.m.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.......Hello everyone,
David is doing very well.....We have been going to Cinn a couple times a week he is really liking getting out and going seeing different things. He has been shaking his head yes or no to answer some of our questions. We are so proud of all his progress. Today he had lots of company and he seemed to really enjoy it. Thanks for all your prayers and support. |
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Date: 05/15/2009 at 4:35 p.m.
Hello,
David has been doing so well he has had a couple of bad days here and there but overall he improves daily. There is a personal experience I want to share with all you, I know God has his plans for us. I am not working I spend my days and nights taking care of David and I am very happy to do it. Greg and Becky are a blessing also they come every night and give me a break I couldn't make it thru this without them both, who knew God would pull us together this way. My children have been extremely helpful also. Stacy and Mark when they are home and Levi and Chelle have been a godsend also. I love having Kailynn around too. My family has been super in everything they are always helpful and around when I need them. But what has been so amazing is my microwave broke and someone has replaced it, I needed a freezer and someone donated one, my dishwasher broke and a new one shows up also, and now my washer broke and today a washer and dryer showed up. I know some of the people who donated these things and some I don't. I hope to all of you who have helped in all the different ways that you know how thankful I am and may God bless you for your kindness, I am so blessed and through all this God revels himself in all ways. Thanks so much to all you who have helped us everything from food to help to visting us or any of the many gifts we have received. |
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Date: 05/21/2009 at 9:38 p.m.
Hello everyone,
David is doing great he has had a very busy week with trips to Cincinnati for therapy. He is doing so good. We are hoping that it will continue to help him. I had a best friend pass away today and I would appreciate your prayers for her family, she had cancer and fought it hard. She left behind a loving husband and daughter. I know now she can rest and have no pain. RIP Kim we all love you and your family.
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Report created by: Mom
Date: 05/26/2009 at 06:50 a.m.
Hello everyone,
David is doing good. I hope everyone had a good holiday. David had a rough weekend he carried a low temp and was very tired. He spent most of the weekend sleeping. He is doing well, he gets very tired after full week of pt, st and ot they work him hard. He is also applying for a device that hecould use to communicate with us either by head movement, eye gaze, or tongue movement, we are not sure yet as he has to go for evaluations, but we are very excited to see what they fit him with. Tomorrow he has two doctors appointments and one is lung doctor hopefully we can get some answers why we are having so many breathing problem and trach problems. I wanted to let everyone know they are having a Benefit garage sale for David and we need donations anything from clothes to bake goods, pop, water would be appreciated. It will be June 4,5,6 at West Alexandria Church of Brethren on Oak St. Right across street from my house. My sister Becky Gipe is in charge of this any questions or where to drop off donations please call her 937-832-1991. We really appreciate all the help and thanks so much for all your prayers they carry us through alot of the rough times. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 06/01/2009 at 07:06 a.m.
Hello,
David had a good weekend and is doing well he went to his cousin Rhett baseball game yesterday and seemed to really enjoy it. He had a busy week he went to all his scheduled therapies and he had two doctors appointment. We went to hemo doctors and they are happy with davids results and don't think he needs blood thinners anymore yeah cause thats a shot we have to give him twice a day. We went to lung doctor and he is so amazing he took alot of time with david and answered all our questions he is going to do another scope next Fri the 12th and if everything is ok we hope to eventually in the next couple months get the trach out.
Thanks again for all your prayers and continued support. Dont forget if your in area June 4,5,6 its David benefit garage sale we have had alot of donations and more coming stop by and see what we got. Its at West Alex Church of Brethren on Oak St. Thanks again. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 06/06/2009 at 07:40 a.m.
Hello everyone,
David has had a pretty good week he kinda started out bad had to miss Mon therapies but did well the rest of the week. On Thurs they started what they call serial casting for his right arm it is really hard to get it straight, and they are worried about that, so they will every week but a cast on it at a different angle till it is straight he does not like it all and has to wear it 23 hrs a day. Other than that he is doing well this week is a busy week he has a doctor appointment and all therapies and the out patient surgery on Fri. pray that David has the strength to get thru all this. Congrads to all seniors especially you Jesse and Brooke. Thanks alot for all your donations for Davids Garage Sale and for the people who bought stuff thanks so much. |
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Date: 06/11/2009 at 9:11 p.m.
| Hello everyone, David is having a good but very busy week. Therapy is going good and David is really trying hard. We would appreciate your prayers for David tomorrow he is having two out patient sugeries they are putting in different cath and doing a bronc scope to see his airway, they are not serious but he needs prayer to guide doctors hand. He is doing so well. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 06/14/2009 at 1:26 p.m.
Hello,
David had his surgery on Friday and we found out his upper airway above the trach is closed. The doctor wants to repair this asap we will find out hopefully tomorrow when and how soon. Everything else is good and will take time to heal. We will try to update when we get info. This past week we also got nurses to help six hours a day five days a week. It was a real help to get them. Pray for David to get comfortable he is battling some pain issues now. Thanks for all your support and prayers. |
Report created by: Sis
Date: 06/17/2009 at 7:11 p.m.
I just wanted to let everyone that David is back in the hospital with an infection under his skin in one of his arms. He is going well and is on antibiotics mom is staying at the hospital with him now and they are running an MRI tomorrow to make sure it doesn't need drained. If not he will hopefully to get to come back home within the next couple of days and receive the medicine from their. Thank you for the continued prayer and support.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW MOM!!! |
Report created by: Dad
Date: 06/20/2009 at 7:19 p.m.
| Hello: Every Body sorry that it has been so long since we up dated.Want to thank every body for thier prayers and help. We all have been very busy. Last week end David had a lot of pain he let us now that most of it was coming from his shoulder. Tue we noticed that his right shoulder was swollen. When Tammy and the nurse took him to rehab Tue. the rehab therapiest said we should take him to Childrens Hospital. They admitted him thought he had some infection did a MRI found nothing so they think it might be (H.O) It something that TBI patient get. They are going to do a bone scan Monday to check to see if it is H.O. We will thy to let you now what is going on.Thanks for all your support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 06/21/2009 at 09:40 a.m.
Hello everyone,
We are still at Childrens as Greg said we are getting a bone scan Monday they are looking for signs of HO which is short for Heterotopic Ossification its where extra calcium starts forming in muscle tissue and it is very painful. We are hoping if they catch it early enough will be easy to fix. I will update again as soon as we know anything. David is comfortable and bored to death here. Also Happy Fathhers Day to all you fathers and a big HAPPY FATHERS DAY to my dad we love you and could not go through this without your and moms help. Thanks for all your prayers and support. |
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Date: 06/26/2009 at 9:51 p.m.
Hello,
I am so sorry I haven't updated we got home Tues night. The bone scan showed no ho, so we were very excited. He does have a very bad UTI but we are treating him for that. Other than that he is doing good he is making more faces and having some mood changes. Every step forward is a good step. Thanks for all your support and prayers. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 07/09/2009 at 10:21 p.m.
Hello
Sorry I have been so slow at updating. David is doing so well he tries so hard to communicate with us and does new things every week. Drake has been a great help they are wonderful. He loves company and anyone in the area stop by. My number is 937-533-0166 please leave message I will return it asap. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
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Date: 07/10/2009 at 2:23 p.m.
Hello everyone,
I almost forgot to tell all of you about the fundraiser for David. Karen Overbay (for all of you who dont know her she is one of my best friends) is having a Tastefully Simple party at my house July 22 @ 7:00 all the proceeds go to the account for David we are trying to raise money to build his bathroom and storage. If you just want to order something and put it on credit card let us know and we will take your order. My phone number is 937-533-0166 Karens number is 513-256-4882 and the lady having the party is Tracy Holden 513-831-8376. The parties are fun with their foods served. We would love to have a huge turn out and see lots of you and oh yeah David will be there too. |
Report created by: Tammy
Date: 07/21/2009 at 4:15 p.m.
| I am sorry I havent typed earlier my computer is down and so is levis. David is doing well he is now mouthing words and asking alot of questions he cant talk because trach is in. He really enjoys company so call and stop by. Thanks again. |
Report created by: Tammy
Date: 07/30/2009 at 10:35 p.m.
Hello everyone,
David is doing well, He has been so busy he is doing so well. He is making huge strides every day we are still waiting to get trach out and as soon as he does hopefully he will start talking. Then we probly have to tape his mouth shut...... Those of you that know him well know thats the truth. He loves company so call and stop by. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 08/04/2009 at 10:12 p.m.
Hello
David has been doing real well we are still waiting for Doctors to decide when they are doing scope and reconstruction he wants the trach out so bad so he can talk. He spells out words with alphabet board and we are learning to read lips. He is moving his biceps more and more. He is starting to be th same david, he was playing uno with me and his dad and he beat us and was sticking his tongue out and kept saying "I win" we were laughing at him. Some have asked he still has no purposeful movement in his legs but we are being hopeful. Please continue to pray for him and me to have patience with him as he has been alot more emotional lately. Thanks and stop by anytime. |
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Date: 08/25/2009 at 5:52 p.m.
| I am so sorry I am so long in typing this. David keeps me so busy. He is doing very well he still has his trach in and we are working on getting it out. David went to his schools scrimage football game last friday and he had a good time seeing all is friends coaches and teachers. David is looking at letters and spelling out what he wants us to know when we cant read his lips. He is still going to therphy three days a week. David is moving his biceps up and down and in and out. He is also shrugging his shoulders. He is also getting his wonderful additude back and some of the bad too lol. We still dont have any movement in his legs and it is unknown yet if he will get them back. David does have a GREAT additude and he handling everything well he has some bad times but overall I am so proud of his will and drive to do the best he can and push hard. He still tells his therpist david always wins. He had some vistors the other day and they didnt know David, but they told him they were praying for him as a church and he got teary eyed and said thank you to them it helped. He is a amazing boy and god has touched david life and ours in so many ways. David and I thank all of you for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 08/30/2009 at 9:34 p.m.
Hello everyone,
David is doing so good, he has been very busy. We have been trying to get him out often he went to Souths football game Friday and he was so excited. Tomorrow we finally get to pick up his wheelchair and we are excited for hom to have one that fits him. He has had a change in therpy we go just twice a week three therpies a time it will work David alot harder but I think hes strong enough. He is really wanting the trach out pray that the doctors get there schedules together so we can get it out. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
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Date: 09/18/2009 at 10:24 a.m.
| WOW Sorry it has been to long things have been so busy. David is doing great he got his own wheelchair and we love it, it fits him. He is still going to therphy but its changed to 2 times a week all three in one day OT, PT, ST its big day for him. David is doing so amazing he is so alert and very emotional. He still has that David sense of humor for those who know him well. We are trying so hard to get this bathroom built for him, he really needs it all the paperwork for grants its crazy I could do that 3 days a week and still be behind. David has went to three of Souths football games and loves clicking his tongue or making kissing noises for his team. He has also started some school work the teacher is coming in for one hour three days a week and some other stuff is in the works once again scheduling and paperwork are involved. Please continue to pray for David as emotionaly he battles with why his arms and legs wont work it upsets him so. Pray for us to help him and show him God has a plan and he will make it through this. |
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Date: 10/08/2009 at 10:44 p.m.
| Hello everyone, I am sorry I havent updated lately we have alot going on. David is doing well. We had a appointment last week at the Pearlmann Center it is a center that fits hadicap children with special needs equipment they do everything from wheelchairs to devices to communicate with and thats why we were there. We have been on waiting list for six months and finally got in. They hooked David up to devices that will allow him to type words in and a voice will say the word it is controlled by David moving his head to point the mouse he will be able to do his school work and go online and talk with us, He had choice of that kind or kind that when he moved his eyes it moved the mouse, he done much better with one that he moved head. He was so excited to use it he was mad when they told him it could take up to ninety days and hopefully medicaid will pay for it it cost between $7000.00 to 9,000.00 dollars. Also last week we had a swallow study done its where David swallows with radioactive stuff in it and they watch it go down. They were trying to see if any damage was done in that area plus they wanted to make sure none was going into his lungs, he did great and we now can feed him small bites of soft things. He is eating cheese Alot with should not surprise anyone. He loves company so if anyone wants to stop by give me a call 937-533-0166. Thanks for your prayers and support. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/02/2009 at 10:42 p.m.
Hello everyone,
Today has been a rough day. It is so hard to believe it has been a year, David has been very quite today almost like he knew he should be sad. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers for us today also say a extra prayer for Joes family as I know this time is hard on them also.
David has been doing well in physical therphy on Mondays, they have been getting David on his knees and then laying him over a big peanut looking ball on his belly. He made it for 20 mins today which was the best he has done. Also, on Thurs therpy sessions they are using a tilt table which puts him in a standing position he made it to 60 degrees which is best he has ever done. We are waiting rather inpatiently to here from ear, nose and throat doctors as to when they will be doing scope, they seem to think the trachea area will bounce back into shape if we downsize trach.
He is also eating small bites of different foods and seems to enjoy that and drinking small sips of Gaterade.
We are waiting on info from building inspectors to start on Davids bathroom so hopefully start soon.
Thanks to all of yu for all your prayer and support over the last year. I pray that each person that has reached out and helped us gets a blesssing in return. |
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Date: 11/15/2009 at 9:56 p.m.
| Hello everyone. David has been doing well. We went to see his Nuro surgeon at Miami Vally he was so surprised at Davids improvement he is ordering a MRI to see what has been going on with his injuries, we are excited to see that. Their is no change on trach issue and David and us are starting to get aggrevated. David is doing well in therphy and he enjoys it alot. School is good we are wishing he could get more but for now we will be happy with what we get. We are hoping to get his computer soon he asks about it almost every day. Again still waiting on Building Inspectors for Bathroom cant wait to get him in the shower. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 11/26/2009 at 9:57 p.m.
Hello everyone
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of you. We have come a long way from this time last year and we are so blessed. God has been so good to us this year he spared David and every day I thank him for it. David is doing well he got the MRI done we will go over the results the middle of December. Other than that David is doing well still no movement in legs and limited arm movement. Still no news on computer we hope to hear soon that it is in. Thanks for prayers and help. |
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Date: 12/27/2009 at 7:03 p.m.
Hello everyone,
I am so sorry I have not updated lately. David has been doing very well, he has been working very hard in therphy and with e-stem(electronic stemulation) to his arms and wrist he is moving them alot more. We went to his nero dr and they did a mri on his neck, their is damage still at c4-c5 level. The dr would not say anything except there is damage. He was very surprised at Davids healing he said he looked so much better. We are still waiting to get his bathroom done my brother Ben is in town and is going to do some leg work done on permits and etc. Also his computer has not gotten here yet. His trach is still in we think they are waiting for cold and flu season to get over. Please pray for the things I have metioned, David has been such a blessing watching him make small steps and he does with a smile and strength that is amazing. David like before gives it everything he can. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday, I know we did it was a blessing to enjoy the holiday with David. Thanks for your continued support. |
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Date: 01/13/2010 at 10:46 p.m.
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone had a good Holiday, I know we did we thanked God every minute that David was with us. David is doing good, we have no news regarding Trach except for they dont like to take them out during cold and flu season. His computer is ordered and we are waiting on Insurance as usual. We do have all of our permits and if anyone wants to help, please call me and I will put you on call list for work days. My number is 937-533-0166. Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. |
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Date: 02/14/2010 at 10:07 p.m.
Hello
Sorry I have been so long in posting anything. David is so good hes learning new things. He has been working really hard in therapy. We have not heard from anyone regarding trach hopefully they will call us closer to spring if possible. The computer is being tied up in Insurance red tape. We have been trying very hard to get him out and around people he loves the people and wants to feel "normal" as he says. Thank you all for your prayers and concerns. |
Report created by: Mom
Date: 02/20/2010 at 8:55 p.m.
Hello everyone
David is doing real good, he had a fever earlier this week and we found out he had another Urinary Tract Infection. We are being told its a regular thing we will have to deal with. David is doing so well each day he brightens my day. He has been getting alot of schooling we are trying to find out where he is and get him back in routine of school and homework and all that stuff. We are so thankful of all your prayers and help. |
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Date: 03/28/2010 at 11:46 p.m.
Hello everyone,
I am so sorry I have not posted anything lately. David is doing good he loves the teaching from school and is real close to 10th grade in about everything. He battles with memory things but he tries so hard. He still has trach in and we are working to get that changed soon. His computer is hopefully going to be here sometime in April and he is so excited. We did tell David about Joe and he has taken it as good as expected. Please pray for him to have a peace about it and us for guidance in answers. Also please pray for me as financially I am going to have to make decisions soon. I need Gods guidance and direction. I will try to post more often. |
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