6:59 PM, November 28, 2014 Day 43 I thought about this post on and off throughout the day. Now that Andrew is home to his apartment-the bachelor pad-I have been thinking about where we go from here. Several people have referred to as what we are doing as a marathon, and it is. Except it isnt any regular marathon, it is a triathlon. Andrew has made it through the first leg of a triathlon. He has survived and now he is home. The second leg begins on Monday with the outpatient TIRR. The third part of the triathlon will be when I go back to San Antonio, and Andrew returns to a life where he is living independently. I hope to post daily while we are working in TIRR-the second leg of our triathlon. When Andrew is able to go back to work and live independently, and I go back to Joe and begin to look for a new teaching position (because I hadnt been working for a full year, I was not covered by FMLA) then I will consider that the third leg of our triathlon is beginning. Then I do not plan on posting daily-but I wont stop entirely. However, for now we are still definitely in need of daily prayers. Andrew was worn out today from our trip to Auntie Sherrys and Uncle Matts yesterday. He slept last night and a good part of the day today. His appetite has not been good, but he did eat some of Joes homemade chicken noodle soup this afternoon. Then Joe made my second favorite meal tonight (nothing beats Joes Ziti). Joe always makes Turkey Slop after Thanksgiving. Tonight Andrew ate some salad and a little of the Turkey Slop........We are like parents of a newborn....we worry if he is eating and drinking enough-and Joe will cook whatever he needs to lure Andrews appetite back to a level that will help him regain his strength. So, please continue prayers for rejuvenating sleep, increasing and healthy appetite, and the finishing of all his synapsis reconnecting. We also need Andrew to have patience with himself as he progresses, and patience with me as he adjusts to living with me watching over his shoulder again. No easy feat for a young man that has already been out and on his own successfully. Please pray that Joe and I will continue to endure being apart so much. We have enjoyed our empty nesting, and had no trouble deciding what our course of action would be to return Andrew to his life, but that doesnt mean we have been happy at so much time away from one another. The world feels completely back in balance when he walks through the door after driving from San Antonio each week. Vaya con Dios Prayer Warriors, Robin
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 02:03:44 +0000
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