Bro. Dale has had 2 really good days. They put in orders for him to be set up in a chair for 2 hours everyday. They also had him standing up today. He has been able to work with the therapists and follow the commands they have asked him to do. The speech therapist said he had been moving his mouth like he was trying to say words.
When Mrs. Doug and Janice came by today to visit he started trying to form words with his mouth again. They were so excited to see him doing that. Mrs. Doug had asked him if he brushed his teeth today and he shook his head no. So she gave him his toothbrush and this time he was able to get his back teeth. At one point he was trying to tell Janice something, but they were not able to figure out what he was trying to say. She said it was like playing charades. Even though they couldn't figure it out, he was not getting frustrated, he just kept trying to find a different way to figure out how to communicate with them. He would get frustrated for just a minute and sit back and close his eyes like he was trying to figure out a different way to say it and then he'd try again. Pray that God will give them insight to understand each other. Pray that through this, his communication skills will be fully restored!
" 4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas, Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7 But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the LORD.
9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth." Jeremiah 1:4-9
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