Monday, October 23, 2006

Good news again. Every time I see Jesse he is doing better and better. Today was awesome... he was just like the old Jesse I knew before. His memory is all there, except for what happened a few days before the accident. He is aware of himself and his situation. He doesn't get as tired as before after talking and thinking for a while. His vision still comes and goes. But on the whole, Jesse has healed more than I ever expected within 2 weeks.

Praise God for pouring out his grace on Jesse and on Jesse's family and friends. Praise him for answering our prayers and continuing to restore Jesse so rapidly. His presence is there with Jesse in his hospital room. Thanks be to God!

Today Jesse officially has all his staples out. His dad was washing Jesse's hair and he found some staples in the back of his head -- apparently placed there by the ER staff when Jesse first came in; those were removed yesterday, I think. He also recently had all the staples removed from his arm and leg surgery wounds. He's got some really cool scars to show off later.

Jesse will be out of the hospital in a week: next Monday he's going to be flown up to Idaho in a medically equipped twin-turboprop plane. He'll live with his family there and enroll in a rehab program in Boise.

Finally, it's picture time! I apologize for not posting pictures before now. I'll post more tomorrow. I'm hoping to get a picture of the car also. I saw a printout of it today -- the whole left side is totally shredded. Anyway, here goes. These were all taken this last weekend -- about two weeks after the accident.


Jesse and the Dawson Ladies


Thumb-wrestling Uncle Guy


Scary Aunt Lauri


Jesse's girlfriend Bre gave him a book of memories. Very sweet.


Jesse macs down


Jesse and Steve — father and son.

...but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness."
(from 2 Corinthians 12)