As most of you who are following my posts about Yvonne, she had a set back a couple of months ago. Dr. Shuff sent her for a CT Myelogram which came back clear except for the top two vertebrae. So he ordered an MRI to check out those levels. Unfortunately, when she went for the MRI lying on her back hurt so much she couldn't lay still so they sent us home. So the Doctor has ordered another MRI under IV sedation. But that probably won't be until the middle of December. Until then we…

Update on Yvonne's Recovery...



On the 19th of October Yvonne had a CT Myelogram of her back to find out what is happening that may have caused the set back she experienced in her recovery about six weeks ago. We went to OBICI Hospital in Suffolk for the earliest appointment we could get. The procedure was very painful for her. But she got through it. Last week we saw Dr. Shuff, her surgeon, and he said she got "high marks" on her myelogram. It was clear, with no…

Update on Yvonne's test on Wednesday...



We arrived at the OBICI Sentara Hospital in Suffolk at 7:00 in the morning. They started prepping her for the procedure at a little after 8:00. There were two parts: The injection of the dye in her spine and x-rays in various positions, and then the CT scan again in various positions. The positioning and injection of the dye was very painful for her. But she came through it ok. The CT scan wasn't bad she said. But then she…

Prayer Request for Yvonne...



I hope those of you who are holding Yvonne up in prayer are not getting tired of my posts and in praying for her. Anyway, please pray for Yvonne. We had a wonderful weekend participating in the Freedom Outreach International Ministry to the Military Warrior's Connection Conference in Hampton without a lot of pain. However, today she has been hurting a LOT! Whenever she gets up to walk around the house she hurts so much she cries.…

Prayer request for Yvonne!



After 8 months of what we hoped was recovery and healing...and God has done some awesome things! We thank Him for everything that He has blessed us with in her recovery so far. Last Saturday was the last day we walked around part of the lake near our house. Sunday evening at home she was walking around the house, I was behind her, and all of a sudden, her legs just gave out under her. She was able to get herself back up again. But that…

For those of you who have been praying for Yvonne and me through Yvonne's surgery and recovery, please pray for us. Tonight we really feel the need for prayer. Yvonne has been walking a lot and I've been posting about it with a lot of excitement. But today she was noticing that her right foot seemed to scrape when she took a step. She tries really hard to walk heel to toe like normal, but it bothered her the way her foot was acting. We also noticed that she is having trouble…

I have a prayer request for those of you who have been praying for Yvonne and me. Tomorrow we go see Yvonne's surgeon (perhaps for the last time). This recovery has been very hard and the longer it goes the harder it seems to be. Not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well. Tonight Yvonne and I are praying that Dr. Shuff will be able to give us some good news. To give us some hope moving forward. We really need some encouragement from him, if at all possible. Please pray…

Yvonne is still fighting with pain; however, she is getting stronger and stronger every day! She is up to walking over 1/3 of a mile each day. We are doing the walking every morning at the lake near our house. We measured off the distance beginning with 1/4 of a mile and then increased the distance every few days. She was really surprised when I told her that 1/3 of a mile is the distance completely around the block by our house! It is way more pretty and fun to walk around…

Yvonne had another good week. She walks about a quarter of a mile now, and this week she did it five days in a row. But, here is more exciting news, today after church we went to an empty parking lot and she got behind the wheel of our car for the first time. Everything worked fine and she drove us home! She enjoyed being able to drive again. Praise the Lord for another first! God is restoring her to health and healing her wounds. Thank you Jesus! Unfortunately, she still experiences…

Please keep Yvonne in your prayers. When we saw the surgeon on the 6th of July he showed us the x-rays and said Yvonne has a compression fracture of one of her vertebrae. He said there is nothing that can be done except wait for it to heal. And it looked like it was already doing that. But, she is having quite a bit of extra pain in her back the last few days. She couldn't even finish her physical therapy session on Thursday because her back hurt. So if you could, please pray for her.…

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Please pray for Yvonne. After spending another great weekend with Andrew, one of our sailor sons, tonight Yvonne is experiencing a lot more pain than usual. She has Physical Therapy tomorrow morning too. Please pray for her. Thank you.

This was an awesome weekend! For the first time in 5 months we were involved in military ministry again in our home. Andrew, one of our spiritual sons is here for 23 days doing his reserve duty. What great fun it was to catch up, reminisce, eat together, and pray together! Last night we ate pizza, and brownies and played Golf (one of our favorite card games). Then today we ate Mission BBQ. I didn't want to task Yvonne with having to cook for our weekend activities yet. Then we ate…

Today Yvonne started outpatient physical therapy. They are working on stretches for her legs and back. Please pray that they will be able to help her get to the point where she will be able to walk as she puts it, without the walker. We still need your prayers! This ahs been a long journey and it seems to be far from over! Thank you all for your support over the past four months!

Additional report: This morning Yvonne stood up by the side of our bed (she's done that a few times before) without using her walker or support from me. Then she took a few halting steps forward. Then she stood still and took a few more steps. Ultimately, she took ten steps forward and then took ten steps backward! But the really good news is that she did it a second time, and a third time! Praise God! She is on the road to a full recovery! God is so good!