Monday Night

Ok, here is the news we all have been waiting for. Katie is going home!! First off, she is going to come home Saturday morning, stay Saturday night, and then go back to the hospital Sunday night. Based on how she does (and everyone thinks she will do fine) she will be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. For good! Each week all of the therapist and Dr's/nurses get together and review each patients progress and set new goal for the coming week. Basically, after one week the therapist are so impressed with her progress that they are sending her home. She will still do therapy at another facility a few times a week, but she will be home.

My mom Ruth is going to come this weekend and stay for three weeks, and Kyle and Karen are planning on staying for a week or so until we are all sure that Katie is ok. Katie's mother lives directly behind out house and will be with Katie all day as she will still need some help for a while. One of the reasons the staff gave for letting Katie go is her strong family support. This is mostly Sue, as she has been the one who has spent the most time with Katie at the hospital, and for that I am truly grateful. However, without Kyle and Karen I would not have been able to spend hardly any time with Katie, so a huge "thank you" goes out to them as well.

I also would be remiss to not add all of you. From providing dinners to constant prayer, and Target gift cards, the collective church family has been amazing. So from our family to all of you, thanks.