End of July

It has now been two months since Mark underwent his first surgery. It has been a very difficult period, but one which he is slowly progressing. Over the past week-end, and this Monday through Tuesday, Mark was mostly sleeping. But he is now much more alert, trying hard to focus on his visitors, and moving more. Even if he can't see me, he knows I am there. When I hold his hand and say "Give me a squeeze," he responds. I have asked him a question and he nodded his head. From day to day, in a weeks' period, change seems so slow, but from six weeks ago, we're making good progress. We don't know what God's plan is for Mark, but there are a lot of dedicated, caring people watching out for Mark's welfare. We accept and welcome little steps of progress, and we're getting there. Mark is in St. John hospital, but it is not a part of St. John itself. It is Continuous Care of Oklahoma. "Long-term acute care and specialty hospitals provide specialized care for medically complex patients who are critically ill, have multi-system complications, and/or have failures requiring aggressive and continuous acute care services for a longer period of time". Mark is in a very comfortable room, #468, in St. John hospital, 1923 S. Utica Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104. For Mark's extended family in Boerne, Texas, in North Carolina, in Dallas, who can read the blog, thanks for the prayers and support. We visit Mark daily, and will try to keep you up to date on his progress.