My heart is leaping with joy. To have Mark back home and all the children here. I am truly blessed!!!! To see Mark wonder around our home to be outside again, he really enjoyed it. I think it took his mind off of his pain, to have people to visit with tonight. Friends brought food over and were totally amazed that he look so good!!!
Mark has lost 30 pounds and is a little on the thin side. So the left overs from the party will definitely be consumed. He is eating so much better and is so positive about his recovery. Mark was released from the TIRR with exercises to tone and build strength in his upper body we can also do a few exercises(non weight bearing) for his lower body. He has gotten quite good at transferring himself to and from the wheelchair and to the couch, bed and car. He has a wound vacuum on his incision on his upper butt from the pelvis surgery this incision is about 6 inches long and goes all the way to the bone. I can see the hardware that is attached to his pelvis bone when the nurses change out the sponge inside of the wound. A hose that is attached with what looks like a suction cup is put on top of the sponge and it is all covered with clear tape that seals everything. When the pump is turned on it all kinda shrinks like when something is vacuumed packed. The hose runs to a vacuum that has a container to collect the blood and yuk......The little machine is about 5X7 inches.This is in a little nylon bag. His antibiotics are administered all day ...by pump. I was cleared today to change the bag of antibiotics every 2 days. This also has a pump that is about 6X10 that is a little bag. So, both pumps are put in a back pack that has to be with him 24-7.The home health care nurse has to come to the house Monday, Wednesday and Friday to change the wound vac dressing and the dressing on the central line for his IV's. We have a portable toilet that we can also use as a shower chair. The wonderful guys that Mark works with are in the process of building him a shower room for outside on the back porch that they are going to insulate and run a drain line from. I have hot and cold water on the back porch that I found the hook ups to make it one line and we can have the correct temperature for a shower. I felt like it was unnecessary and costly to remodel the 1/2 bath that we have down stairs since Mark will be able to eventually walk again. Mark will be able to go to out patient rehabilitation in November if everything goes well....He has a goal to walk Megan down the isle in late December and I know he is determined. Mark is very amazed....all the love, support and prayers.....and he has not even read this blog yet or seen all the cards.....ever one of you has touched our lives and we are truly blessed. So, for now the number 7 is Marks lucky number.....7/07/07 yes, he was lucky. Or, as his brother Scott wrote. Caught by Jesus, healed by God, cared for by Angels. Prayed for by many,Loved by all.
So, the posts may not be as frequent but we will continue to share Mark's recovery and I am positive that he will have something to post himself when he is ready. Thank you, God for all the wonderful blessing that have been bestowed upon Mark and our family. To have every one of you praying for us has made this bearable and to have Mark finally home.....is amazing. Thank You. Betty
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Thanks for sharing Marks journey with us, we have cried, laughed and prayed with you and for you. We are so happy that Mark is now home, though he still has a way to go his progress is remarkable. God has certainly been present in his life, answering prayers and testing all of our patience (a lot). We will continue to keep you in our prayers and check the blog for any new information and hopefully eventually run into y'all in town some day. Thanks again for sharing your lives with us, and may God continue to bless you each and every day. Love, Sallie, Scott & Noah Keaton
Mark, I was not at all prepared to see you as vibrant, alert and happy as you were Friday night! What a blessing it was to walk into your house and see your eyes light up when you saw us, and then you connected with Kayla...she's been so concerned for you...always asking how you're doing. And as a young child, she'd ask questions the rest of us would find offensive, but it's just her curiosity. But she was very happy to see you and to know that you remembered her.
I believe all the people that post and read this blog believe in miracles and we all know that we've seen many through your ordeal. But I'm thinking of all the lost souls that this could touch. When we share this story with others who may not share our strong belief in faith and trust in God, it could draw others into the Kingdom. Although, I sometimes wonder how poeple can look at an infant, a sunset, or the vastness of the ocean and not believe in God, but they're out there and your story, Mark, has potential to reach them. Just as I've shared my story with others about how God healed me twice from cancer, so should you be prepared to share your awesome testimony with others, in hopes that they will want to serve the same God that delivered you from what most certainly could have been your last day. You are truly a blessed man and we love you.
Continuing to pray for your complete recovery, Sheryl
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