President's Day

Chase did pretty well today. They took the catheter (I hope that's how you spell it) out, but he has had difficulty peeing. Jeff finally was able to get him relaxed enough to do it by having him close his eyes and listen to him slowly pour water from a pitcher into a cup. It worked! He has been very agitated off and on throughout the day mostly because it's his way of letting people know that he's in pain or that he's uncomfortable. Unfortunately with that comes a lot of swearing and other things. We know that's not normally how Chase would be and we're told it's all normal for people with head trauma. He is making progress though and has already come a long way. We still have a long road ahead.

Hopefully he'll be able to move to the rehabilitation center soon and continue with even more progress.

Justin and Breanna are handling things quite well also. They really struggled the first week but since he woke up they've both done much better. They went back to school last week and are doing well.

There has been such an outpouring of prayer and love and support from so many people. We are overwhelmed by it all. An example is that a dear friend of mine (Gil) flew here from Texas to see us and offer support for us and for Chase. I met Gil and his wife Alli through a company I do fitness coaching through. Alli is my coach. When they heard that Chase woke up last Monday, Gil said he wanted to fly out here to show support to me and to Chase. I was surprised by his visit along with another mutual friend that I've been trying to meet in person who lives here in Salt lake (Jay). They showed up together at the hospital last Thursday and took us to lunch today. There are many examples of love and support coming from many, many people! Thanks so much to everyone! Please keep praying for Chase. The prayers are working. He's truly our miracle boy.

Love,
Michelle