We continue to feel a
spirit of gratitude for the continued support. Have I said that before? Sorry, I can't help it.
Overall, Drea is recovering
well. We had our first follow up appointment with the surgeon, Dr. Weed, yesterday in Miami. He was pleasantly surprised at how strong her voice is getting, considering that he didn’t expect her to have much of one at all coming out of surgery. She is still tired and sore where she had the angio-embolization in her
legs. Her neck doesn’t hurt much but she doesn't have much of the feeling back
on the right side of her face. Eating and
swallowing continues to improve as well. Last week, she experienced a pretty strong level of pain in her arm, but the pain level has subsided in the past few days. The surgeon told us that it's difficult to predict whether any of the symptoms of losing the vagus nerve (voice, swallowing, other pains) will get better or worse, but the good news is that all the symptoms are relatively minor. We decided to see how things develop over the next few months before we decide about possible procedures on improving her voice. The next appointment with Dr Weed will be on July 2.
We've started receiving some of the bills and wow, thank God our insurance is covering the majority of it! Even with insurance, we are still facing some major payments out of pocket. We haven't asked anyone for anything but one of the most encouraging parts of this whole experience has been the unsolicited generosity of the people in and around our lives. We continue to say it because we continue to experience it, but we are so grateful for the meals, fruit baskets, cards, prayers, help with the kids, etc. That brings up another amazing token of generosity.
Many of you are familiar with Connect, the young adult ministry that we are involved with. For those who aren't, Connect is a ministry in SW Florida and our mission is to "connect" young adults with Christ, each other, and our world. This ministry has been a major part of our lives since the week that Drea and I met. Through this ministry, we've grown together spiritually, served on service projects, and I took my first international mission trip to Haiti a few years ago. (I'll be going back next month and bringing Ty with me!) The ministry has evolved over time and I am currently one of the co-directors. I serve alongside an awesome team of five other board members and an even larger leadership team. The website is www.WalkConnected.com if you want to know more about it. The reason I mention Connect is that they have decided to host a "Spaghetti Dinner" fundraiser for us next week to help with some of the bills. Details are here: https://www.facebook.com/events/340351982685074/
I apologize for not being able to write more updates after the daily posts while we were in the hospital but time just hasn't allowed it. That, and overall, Drea's progress has continued to improve without any major hiccups since we left the hospital. Signing off with gratitude (did I say that yet?)....
We've started receiving some of the bills and wow, thank God our insurance is covering the majority of it! Even with insurance, we are still facing some major payments out of pocket. We haven't asked anyone for anything but one of the most encouraging parts of this whole experience has been the unsolicited generosity of the people in and around our lives. We continue to say it because we continue to experience it, but we are so grateful for the meals, fruit baskets, cards, prayers, help with the kids, etc. That brings up another amazing token of generosity.
Many of you are familiar with Connect, the young adult ministry that we are involved with. For those who aren't, Connect is a ministry in SW Florida and our mission is to "connect" young adults with Christ, each other, and our world. This ministry has been a major part of our lives since the week that Drea and I met. Through this ministry, we've grown together spiritually, served on service projects, and I took my first international mission trip to Haiti a few years ago. (I'll be going back next month and bringing Ty with me!) The ministry has evolved over time and I am currently one of the co-directors. I serve alongside an awesome team of five other board members and an even larger leadership team. The website is www.WalkConnected.com if you want to know more about it. The reason I mention Connect is that they have decided to host a "Spaghetti Dinner" fundraiser for us next week to help with some of the bills. Details are here: https://www.facebook.com/events/340351982685074/
I apologize for not being able to write more updates after the daily posts while we were in the hospital but time just hasn't allowed it. That, and overall, Drea's progress has continued to improve without any major hiccups since we left the hospital. Signing off with gratitude (did I say that yet?)....
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