JR Update: Headed to the PI on Monday

Good news! It looks like JR’s stay in the 2nd floor unit at the Naval Hospital will not be very long. Arrangements have been completed and JR will be going to the Philippines at 4 PM on Monday with his mom and dad. He will be heading to St. Luke’s Hospital where he can get the treatment he needs for his head trauma and therapy for his legs. Thank you for praying for that. Joyce and I went up to visit him this afternoon at the hospital and when we got there he was out for his walk (in his wheelchair) on the cliff line, where we got this picture. It has been enjoyable to watch the JR we know start to come back. Sometimes he seems to be all there, cracking jokes and making comments and other times we have no idea what he is talking about. This, we have heard, is pretty common with head injuries. Right now, he is not able to drink or eat through the mouth because of the tracheotomy. This has been really difficult for him and for all of us. He really needs to eat to gain weight and strength. Please pray that they will be able to take care of this when he gets to the PI as soon as possible. We are all amazed at how far he has come in the last 40 days, but we also know he has a long road of rehab, healing, adjustment and therapy to go. Thank you for your prayers and please keep praying.