Down Days

Troy was very discouraged when I got there Thurs afternoon. He was upset because they told him is discharge day was set for Tuesday, if everything continued to go well. He had his heart set on leaving the end of the week. He was angry. He didn't even want to do his therapy. As hard as we tried to lift his spirits and encourage him, nothing seemed to work. He just wanted to go to his room and sleep. He was trying hard to convince the nurses that he was ready to leave. Then the doctor came in and put him back on an IV drip because he was dehydrated. He said he had to stay until Tuesday. His hopes were squashed. Our family meeting was scheduled for Friday, and I thought he was just having a bad day and would be better by then, but he wasn't. Pray for his spirits to be lifted. The therapists say that when people get down, it makes them just want to lay around, especially when they go home. This can really hinder their progress. They must keep up the therapy to get strength back. The temptation is strong at home to just lay on the couch when they don't feel good. He gets to go home on a day pass Sunday. We hoped this would make him happy and look forward to something, but he still seems angry that he is not getting to go home. We can not give up on him now, we have come to far. This is just another challenge for us. We must be the ones to make him persevere. Pray for us to have the right words to say to him. Pray for Robin. Even in the difficult times, "Our God is an Awesome God"