Britten had a excellent day today! He ate some new foods and did very well eating and swallowing. For the first time, the therapist tried the "voice box" in his trach. He counted in English, Portuguese, and said some other words. Of course it is not his voice, but it is audible. He wrote "Thank U" on a piece of paper to one of his awesome friends who has spent a lot of time and several nights with him. He thanked one of the nurses for getting him a drink by kissing her hand. We consider all these things miracles and are amazed as our Father in Heaven continues to shower blessings upon us and Elder Schenk. We are also very grateful to all who are praying for our son and others like him.
All our love,
Steven, Karla, and Britten
Wonderful. So amazing to see the progress he is making. We love you all so much. We continue to pray daily for all of you. Keep smiling as we all are.
ReplyDeleteWith all our love, David, Mary and all the kids.
That is an EXCELLENT day! Sweet Britten, kissing the nurse's hand! And how wonderful to see him write and hear him "tallk"! Those are long awaited milestones! Hope you all were able to "celebrate"! Wish we were there, we'd have brought the balloons & treats! Ha! Keep up the great work Elder Schenk! You are amazng!
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Wow, the last few days have been so full of miracles! We've celebrated with each new small step of progress and are so grateful that our prayers are being answered. Britten, you are so awesome and deserve all these blessings! Keep up the good work! Love and miss you all!
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Hey Britten, Steve & Karla! We're so Happy you are there Together! It's really a blessing to have your loved ones with you when you come out of something so traumatic. Your recovery has been so remarkable - a Real Modern Day Miracle! You have some important things ahead of you! Life is a fragile thing - yours has been extended by its giver. Feel blessed your faculties & abilities have been preserved. We Love You!
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I'm happy you've had such good news to post lately. Go Elder Schenk!
ReplyDeleteÉ maravilhoso saber que o Elder Schenk está se recuperando e que ele luta para mostrar que milagres acontecem nos momentos de provações e desafios. Muito bom família Schenk!!! Continuamos orando por ele.
ReplyDeleteUm grande abraço...
So grateful to hear of another excellent day! Keep working hard, Elder Schenk! We are all praying for you and appreciate your shining example!
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The Bradys
When this happened four weeks ago, I told myself not to expect good progress every day. I thought that realistically we would have a good day and then need to expect a few hard days. I was prepared for that kind of a healing process. It is amazing to me that we have received such fabulous reports of progression every single day. I shouldn't be surprised, however, because Britten is an amazing young man of superior strength and faith, and God is an amazing, loving, miracle-creating God. For all of this my faith is strengthened, and my gratitude is great. Keep healing.
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Melanie
So very good to hear this wonderful moment!! and yes he will do much better in a faster way now...as he gets stronger his body will get faster!! and we just need to keep praying!! love from us!! Ilona and Paul!!
ReplyDeleteWe have been praying for Elder Schenk since the day we read about his accident. We read your posts daily and each day we are humbled by Heavenly Father's Love to one of His missionaries. Your example of faith and testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ has strengthen our own testimony. It is so wonderful to read about his progress each day. Elder Schenk, don't give up! The Lord is with you.
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from NY