10/14/14 PM

Day three down!  Each day seems to get "easier" and we are incredibly thankful to the nursing staff in both areas where Dad and Mom are.  They have been so helpful.  Each day they each improve enough that is evident to us kids.  Dad tonight was definitely feeling better and in less pain.  His ribs still give him discomfort and of course this makes it hard for him to take deep breaths.  Keep praying for this.  His leg seems to be healing.  It was nice to have a conversation with him and even hear him laugh a couple of times.  God is so good!
Mom looks better and better each day.  She is still very sick, but improving.  We are thankful every day that we don't have setbacks in her status to deal with.  She came through her leg surgery this morning fine.  Her vitals stayed stable and the doctors are hoping she can remain stable so they can do repairs to her pelvis on Thursday.  Please pray for this.  If she can have that surgery they said it would be a HUGE accomplishment in her recovery.  She is still asleep, but will wake when her brain is ready to.  Right now it is healing.  There have been flutters in her eyes, direct motions with her hands to get attention of family visiting and she even opened her right eye today a couple of times at her nurse.  It is unknown if it was a direct action or involuntary.  We are just so thankful each day we get to see her and she looks better and better.
They both just need healing.  Please continue to hold off seeing Mom.  She really can not risk any sort of infection and needs to rest and heal.  Dad is tired, but the visits seem to help him pass the days.  Please be courteous of his pain and need for rest as well.  We have left journals in each of their rooms for you to jot a note or a description of your visit (particularly for Mom, as she won't remember any of this).  Please write in them.  They can be a letter, and phrase, a verse, a poem.  Whatever you feel lead to write.  They will enjoy having these as they face the recovery road ahead.

On the home front, we have set up Judy Hall (530-993-1877) as the contact for our (Jason and Jenn) family for help.  We are starting to see we need it!  Immediately Jenn needs someone to come over and just put everything in order in Mom and Dad's house (they moved in under us into the apartment at the beginning of September).  Simple things like wash a few dishes.  Clean out the fridge and freezer and then turn it off, fold laundry in the dryer, and wash their linens in the bathroom and bedroom.  They won't be here for awhile, and some of these things should be done sooner than later.   It is a simple thing that would really help out.  If you can help out in this way, please give Judy a call.  As other needs arise, we will let you all know.

Our family can not thank you all enough for  your love and support.  Thank you for your continued prayers, emails, calls, and texts.  It is such a comfort to be reminded that we are not going through this alone but with a very supportive community (Truckee and beyond) behind us.

Verse for the day (borrowed from my two youngest school copy work for the day)
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love  and of a sound mind." 2 Tim 2:7