Saturday, April 28, 2012
Glory to God
We had a super awesome day today! Lora and I were able to spend the entire day with our amazing brother! Just when I thought I had seen it all, he threw us a curve ball showing off all day. He showed the occupational therapist how well he could dress himself and brush his teeth! After this he decided it was time to be a clown! Every time he saw the opportunity to tease, he seized it. We made a few phone calls to family and when they would answer he would reply "hello... Hello, HELLO, hello". On the another end, the common response was " can you hear me? Are you there?" After as while he would start chuckling and say "I'm just joking, I can hear you!" This was one of the many pranks of the day. In his morning physical therapy session he really decided to impress us. With me on one side and the therapist on the other, he walked. He insisted he could do it on his own and walked nearly 5 minutes with us only there to help him with his balance from time to time.
We sat and shared stories and memories for hours. He didn't even nap until after noon. He had us rolling on the floor laughing on more than one occasion. As always, I couldn't help but notice how kind and polite he was to everyone. (even those of us who had to torture him from time to time) It has always been in his nature to treat people with so much love. After a good nap he went for another walk. This time he went for almost 7 minutes, waving to people along the way. He made a joke about being ready to run, as he pumped his arms up and down.
There were multiple times during the day when I would just stare at him in disbelief. It was only yesterday when he was in the ICU, where we were very concerned about him. It is only by the Grace of God that these miracles could happen. I am so grateful to him and our Savior Jesus Christ for sparing him so that we can continue to share these kind of days together. I look forward to the days to come and can't wait for him to be well enough for some of you to share in these victories in person with him!
Love Logan and Lora
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So sweet to hear. Keep up the great work Britten. We love you so much and truly see the lord's hand in your recovery. We can't wait to see you again...
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That's Logan and Lora for the update.
Love, David, Mary and the kids.
Totally amazing.....way to go, Britt!! So glad it was a good day, you were definately due for one of those....we love you so much and are excited to see you before too long
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WOW! This is such GREAT news! Glad you all had such an incredible day! We love you all
ReplyDeleteMatt & Kate
Yay so exciting! Keep up the good work Britt! So nice to see such great progress after such a long hard week. We love you all. So glad today was so wonderful.
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That's absolutely incredible! Just Wed & Thurs we were so worried. It was so good to hear Britts voice on the phone this morning. Keep up the good work. We love you guys so much, Stacy & Leslie
ReplyDeleteHooray!!! That is the Britten I know--always up for a good laugh. I miss his amazing smile. Thank you Schenk family for sharing such personal and emotional times with all of us. I wish I could shoulder the difficult times for you. Give Britten another hug for me. Lots of love sent your way. Trudy
ReplyDeleteHooray for a great day! I'm so very glad to hear some positive things today. No head ache, or nausea! It makes my heart hurt less to know you are doing so well today Brit!, keep up the good work! I can't wait to go running up a mountain with you hiking in the future! We are praying for you, how wonderfully blessed we all are! Thanks for always keeping us updated on the blog.
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Brittany, Braden and kids.
Hahaha! How wonderful it is to have these kinds of days :) I am SO happy to hear Britt's humor coming through and that it was a triumphant day! It will be wonderful to see Britten again. I hope that time is soon! The Lord is good. Britten, keep up the work; you have countless angels surrounding you. Much Love, Sherilyn
ReplyDeleteWe're so thankful for miracles on Britt's behalf. Thank you for sharing your testimonies. We love all of you so much! What a joy to hear of Britt's good day! He's been constantly in our hearts and prayers this last week.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL!! PRAISE HEAVENLY FATHER! I'm so happy for all of you!
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful news and an answer to so many prayers this past few days. We love you! Carl, Cynthia and Family
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful to know that he is back home and about the care to get stronger!! We keep on prayer for this wonderful family and his loving work here in Brazil!! so good happy to know he is being blessed!! love from us here!!
ReplyDeleteWe are so excited to be home and hear of Britten's recovery. Once again, we have all witnessed a true miracle. He is such a warrior! How grateful we are to know him and all of you. We feel for him having to struggle so hard and wish there was some way to make the way easier. Yet, we too know the Lord is in charge and is with Elder Schenk and all who care for him. Keep up the great work Britten. You are always in our hearts and prayers.
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Eu sei que o senhor ouvi e atende nossas orações,meu irmão e eu temos orado todas as noites por Elder schenk,e acompanhamos o progresso dele todos os dias por meio das suas postagens no blog e temos visto os grandes milagres que nosso pai celestial tem feito.todos nós estamos sendo fortalecidos a cada dia.Sabemos que Elder schenk é forte e é um filho especial de nosso pai celestial.Tudo vai dar certo .estamos muito felizes em saber que ele teve um dia maravilhoso.um forte abraço
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy with Elder Schenk's news! I was so worry, but I know that Lord is in control and He is leading the medical team. Lord is going to continue doing in Elder Schenk's life. I know this!We are going to continue praying for Elder Schenk and he is going to continue improving. Brazilian hugs for us!(Cida Lima - Sao Paulo/ Brazil)
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