Miracles and Hospitals

We thought that Rob's ordeal was over when I last posted, but no such luck.  He ended up having a brain aneurysm that ruptured.   He endured 7 hours of brain surgery where they drained the blood that had accumulated and clamped off the artery so that more blood would not cause more damage.  We were, of course, very worried.

Wes gave him a blessing as soon as he came out of surgery, and his step-father and Wes gave him another blessing the next day.  They both felt strongly that he would recover, and that helped us make it though the two weeks that he was in intensive care.  He is now in rehab for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.  He works up to 6 hours a day, and is especially working on moving his legs.  We will meeting with the doctors on Friday to find out what they think, but we know that miracles have already taken place.  Only 1/3 of people with aneurysms even survive, and many have major problems.  Rob is making such great progress.

On a happy note, Trent and Amelia blessed us with another granddaughter who will be named Ayla.  She is so cute and reports are that she sleeps well and is a sweet baby.  Trent, Amelia, and TJ are all enamored with her, and I can't wait to spend time with their family next month and meet her.