Yesterday Bro. Dale was more sleepy, but today everyone got to work with him wide awake. Today they sat him on the side of the bed and trying to exercise his neck and back muscles. They put the electric stimulator on the right leg, and the PT pushed it a little and he would pull it up towards him. He was lifting a 5lb weight doing arm curls on the left side (30x) and a 3lb weight he would lift over his head (30x). With the speech therapist, she put the electric stimulator on the jaw to try to encourage swallowing. You could tell he could feel it and it did help him relax his jaw. After they got him back in bed around 4, he started sleeping hard! Overall, he is doing really well. They have been cutting down his oxygen and he is breathing more and more on his own. So he is not off the trach yet, but should be in the near future. They are giving him all of his blood pressure meds and heart meds by mouth now. It is maintaining as it should. He's doing great with that. Thank you, Lord!
The facility in Baldwin called and said that they will accept him, so they will be moving there really soon. They will not be able to put the skull back in at Baldwin, but he will be able to have it put back in at Tupelo. They don't have a time frame for that yet. If you'd like to send any mail to them, the best place to send it is their PO box:
Rev. Dale & Mrs. Doug Easley
PO Box 174
Vardaman, MS 38878
"1 Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
7 My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.
8 Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth." Psalm 57:1, 7-11
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