Judah Report – Thursday Oct. 31, Day 27 - 2013. Judah Makes A Pizza! Today in physiotherapy Judah was told to make a pizza. What does that mean? To any normal human being it means nothing. Just make a pizza. But to someone who has lost all movement in their arms and hands this is a monumental feat. The break and fracture of the C4, C5 vertebrae with severe spinal cord damage makes for the stuff of being a quadriplegic. To make a pizza becomes as difficult as to go for a walk on the moon. Just a few days ago the main neuro surgeon who preformed Judah’s surgery came to pay a visit. He looked at Judah and said, “I am so happy with your progress. I did not say it then, but now with your progress I can tell you this, “I did not know if you would ever move yourself from the shoulders down. But you are now moving. Judah you have already blown all expectations.” The reality is that just a couple weeks ago Judah could not move his hands. His fingers did not respond. He could not walk. Nothing much worked from his neck down. So how does one who has had no feeling – no ability to move their arms, their hands, and . . . their fingers – how do they get better? How do they make a pizza? This is the context of todays challenge. Physiotherapists are powerful in that they will not take no for an answer. They continually demand the impossible. Make a pizza! It doesn’t matter whether anyone believes they can do it or not. Therapists continually demand the patient to do what they think they cannot do. Pushing them forward to believe for what we all want to believe . . . the unbelievable. Judah makes a pizza! Think of all that is involved in making a pizza? Get out the ingredients, roll the dough, cut the meat, shred the cheese, place the spices, oil the pan, and turn on the oven. It’s all so complicated . . . if your hands don’t work. On top of that . . . it is also so fatiguing. With optimism and confidence Judah began the work. Every part of the process was a major effort. The strain to hold a piece of food, spread the dough, cut a package of meat, use a knife or scissor. Getting up to turn on the oven. Throughout the whole ordeal we continued to lunge forward . . . wanting to help. But that is the point. It’s not about how someone who is whole, can do the job. It’s about how one who is debilitated can do this exercise. Any one who has not been in an accident can make a pizza. But it’s not about making a pizza, but it’s about what can Judah do? Yes Judah was amazed at what he was able to do. All of this, in under a month. Never the less, at the end of 30 min., Judah was exhausted and had to lie down. So today October 31st, less than a month in . . . we are so encouraged and thankful. There is nothing more we could hope for. We do not sugar coat the steep mountain that we must climb. Yet we acknowledge that we are making great strides. Please continue to pray for total recovery. Blessings Wesley and Stacey Campbell, for Judah. Ps, if you would like to order your own wristband or help in Judah’s recovery fund by ordering 25, 50, or 100 wristbands, please e-mail us at judahrecovery@gmail or call 250.717.1003. youtube/watch?v=5FHHG6JrWi0&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:57:38 +0000
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