31 January 2010

Day 77 – Grayson’s Condition


Dear family and friends

It was a very nice weekend with Grayson. We got to spend a lot of time with him in his new environment. We watched him prepare a meal with some assistance, do dishes, play cards, read some National Geographic's, and get off campus for a few outings like shopping for some groceries and clothes.

Today we went to church with Grayson. We visited a wonderful small Lutheran church in town, and were welcomed with open arms, even though we sat in someone else's "regular" pew. My home church has a lot to learn about hospitality and welcoming from these folks! We were surprised and pleased that Grayson started singing along with some of the hymns during the service. After services, we passed on the pot luck luncheon and annual meeting and instead we went to lunch at Panda Express – Grayson's first meal out in 11 weeks!

Thank you for all of the comments and emails about Grayson's short video from yesterday. We shared several of them with Grayson before we made the trek home today, and he was very pleased to hear from you. Our parting was bittersweet, as we will probably not be back for a week or two. He is continuing to improve, and we are thrilled at his progress. God is blessing us richly!

Pax!

Brant
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous01 February, 2010 00:32

    Again, it is so wonderful to see such tremendous progress! I wonder if I would have as much courage as Grayson does! And God bless those who choose to make helping others their mission in life. Grayson seems to have had some outstanding helpers who continue to enhance his strengths.

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  2. Robert Parker01 February, 2010 07:47

    Singing... I'm glad he still likes it. It's excellent vocal therapy. It requires control and precision, but doesn't demand speech speed, the rapid-fire spitting out of syllables that make up a conversation. Works the breathing and posture, too. Plus, it's fun. (At least, that's the intention.)

    And really, in the singing of hymns, how can you "do it wrong?" If the person next to you is loud and off key, just tell the organist to play louder. That'll definitely make HIM happy. Everybody wins!

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  3. Bill M.01 February, 2010 10:20

    Singing, Panda. who would realize what big blessings the little things are.

    Your family's journey is God breathed, and an inspiration for me personally.

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  4. Anonymous01 February, 2010 10:21

    Hi Brant and Regina:

    I think singing is a great "love language", and for Grayson, it is a natural....like muscule memory! It is in his DNA [remember Grandma Anna!] And like Mr. Parker points out, it is such good therapy. And singing hymns brings great worship to our Lord...He is grinning with joy at Grayson.

    Thank you so much for the updates....we will continue to tune in each day, whether you get to post anything or not, and will accomany the visit with prayer.

    In Him,

    Doug

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  5. Anonymous01 February, 2010 13:51

    Dear Grayson, Regina and Brant,
    Thank you for the wonderful video. Grayson you look and sound great. Your smile at the final pause made my day. It really warmed my heart and I'm not your grandma! Beautiful smile. Keep it up and all your hard work. Prayers, thoughts and good vibrations are always sent your way. Love, Carolyn Lindberg from Salem

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  6. Melanchthon01 February, 2010 22:19

    We were so pleased to have you at Redeemer, and although I wasn't able to greet you afterwards, I'm glad we had an opportunity to pray together before you left.

    Kurt shared this blog site with me and I'll be sure to follow. You are all in my prayers.

    Many blessings.

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