Dec. 25th - Christmas Day

Christmas Day - the day the Saviour was born!  The days have all blurred into each other but today we need to reflect on the greatest Gift God has given mankind - His Son.  Who would have thought that we would spend this day at the bedside of our son at RC.  God's ways are beyond our ways:
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts".  Isaiah 55: 8 -9

When we arrived at the hospital today, Jorday was quite alert.  His bed was propped up and he turned his head when he heard us coming and his eyes were wide open and focussed.  His hair had been washed and slicked back (we told him he looked like Elvis).  He told us he ate breakfast (porridge) but his teeth and head hurt "real bad".

When he asked what day of the week it was, he mentioned the wedding for the first time.  "Oh  ... , I guess Jeremy and Bailey are married then".  We told him that they postponed the wedding due to all the injuries of the bridal party.  He seemed to accept this.  He is starting to remember details - "You need to get a hold of my boss, Jeremy"  "Where's my wallet?" "Did you get my keys and passport?"  "Where's my phone?"  All signs that he is processing in his mind.

We did not want to mention anything about the wedding but were waiting to see if he would.  Our hearts go out to Jeremy and Bailey who put others' needs ahead of their own.  This is another dimension to the accident that is in God's hands and plans.  When we told him later that the wedding would be this Friday, he looked worried and said "  I gotta hurry up and get out of here".  We keep reminding him that he needs to stay until he is recovered and that the wedding will happen without him.

The highlight of the day - Jordan was mobile!  He had a wobbly short walk today with the physiotherapist down the hallway!  He keeps amazing us with his progress.  Afterwards, he was totally exhausted so we left him to sleep.  On this ward, it is quiet time from 2:00 - 4:00 and it is strictly enforced (lights out).

Later in the afternoon he was wheeled down to a waiting area in a wheelchair so he could visit with all his siblings at once.  Jordan's humour is still there - he was bragging to everyone that he was not going to follow the hospital's system as he "skipped" a ward (high acuity) when he was transferred from ICU to the neurological ward.

We found out that yesterday's supper was a mistake - he is on a soft food diet only.  So Christmas dinner was shredded turkey and squash and in Jordan's words "pretty good".  He had quite an eventful, tiring day with many visitors so we closed the day with the Christmas story from Luke 2.  We wish all those who are following this blog and who are praying for Jordan a blessed Christmas and pray that He may work wonderfully in your lives as He is in ours.