February 22, 2011

The New Room

We finally made the move. It took two trips to get everything, but we are settling in.

The room is much bigger, we have more room to spread out. And we have a view! The window overlooks the front entrance of the hospital. The room in ICU looked out over a gravel covered roof...pretty depressing actually.

We met with one of his rehab doctors. We talked about a lot of things. She explained some of the goals. She and her team will be assessing Garren over the next day and working on a plan for him.

As far a visitors go, we want to stay as focused as possible on Garren's therapy during the days. We're asking that no one drop by unexpectedly. If you want to visit, please let us know you are coming, and please only come in the evenings.


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yay!!! Praise the Lord...out of ICU and into a therapy place...do be encouraged....to you it is a long time; for us watching, waiting and praying with you, we marvel at how fast God is working in Garren's life!! Praise our God!! We most definitely support you in wishing no unexpected visitors...still praying for all of you during this next part of the journey...God will give you all the strenght that you need...so proud of you and Nancy, and praying still for Garren and the girls...love, Sandy & Russ

Mr. Don said...

That is great news! Praise God! Geoffrey is interested in coming by to see Garren. maybe we can set up a time on a Saturday in March for him to com by. We will continue to pray that the therapy will go well. Let us know if you need anything.
Don Mace

Anonymous said...

WOW! Looks like a nice size room. Glad you are getting settled in your new "digs." Praying for you guys every day.
Tracy Brailsford

Anonymous said...

That room looks much better! (And the bed looks longer...) I'm praying that will be the room where the miracles happen! --Paulette

Don & Rebecca said...

Glad you guys are in a new room. I can only imagine taking down and moving all the cards. Must have been a lot of work. Love you guys. And we sure do miss Garren and Kara at church.

Anonymous said...

My prayers are with Garren and his wonderful family. Dear Lord, let the healing begin. I believe in miracles and I know in my heart a miracle will occur. The power of pray is will heal all.

Michelle Singleton said...

Praise God for more good news ~ a rehab room! Praying that Garren will break through the surface of the water soon! Love and Hugs to all of you!

Jamie Mowery said...

Praying that Garren will swim to the surface quickly! We continue to pray for you all! Keeping you close to our hearts! You have definitely reached another milestone making the move to rehab! Way to go Janes!!!God Bless!

Unknown said...

We are praising God for todays miracle of insurance and the provision of a bed in rehab! Thank you Lord! We lift up Garren to you and pray for a new step, a new miracle on 2/23. The glory is yours alone, God.
The Kanipes

Anonymous said...

One small step at a time. God is working! He must really be busy with all of these prayers for Garren and the Family. Perserverance and Endurance,...what a message. Just like in Football, His son will continue to shine on Garren,...our
"Sunshine". We continue our prayers.
The Radford's

Anonymous said...

We are so excited for you guys about Garren's new room!! As I looked at the picture all I could think about is the beautiful sunshine beaming through those windows! How fitting for your "Sunshine" on his first day in rehab! I'm sure the view will be so refreshing opposed to a gray roof....praying those gray memories will be replaced by many brighter days filled with God's love& warmth & mercy through that sunshine for you all. Praying without ceasing!

Love to you all,
Donna, Ritchie, Racheal, Katherine, Luke, Madelyn& Brady

Anonymous said...

Rehab can be pretty scary. I remember when Tony went to Duke. He could hardly walk and I saw all these exercise machines and the football stadium, right out the window, where they wanted him to walk...all those stairs!!!...laps around the field!!! I thought they would kill him! It was a very difficult time for me to watch. I had watched for weeks at his bedside, but I couldn't watch this. But God was there..of course..and the therapists were excellent. After months he recovered and went back to the field. So just a head's up...this can be very scary for you and for Garren, but God is there, too!!!

Terri