Wednesday, January 30, 2008

january 30

wednesday pm:
that damn fever is still persisting, but the docs,nurses, and his parents are working hard to figure it out. everything but that was stable today, spencer's color has come back,his pressure is good also. we saw the surgeon late tonight and he hopes to do an evaluation tomorrow that would allow him to start removing some of the bandages. he had no piss off finger gesture's tonight but we did get a new one. his mother and i are not exactly sure but it was a closed fist with a raised index finger and raised pinkie only. kind of like looking at owls ears. i thought it was rock on?? maybe you guys can help me.

i will leave you with a bit of a tear jerker. (at least it was for his mother and i). spencer's arm is restrained because of all the IV's, beathing tubes,etc that he could/would pull out. anyway before leaving tonight i asked the nurse if we could unhook the restraint for 2 minutes if i held his arm. she agreed and donna and i got the hugs of our lives. maybe 10 seconds each of his fingers going thru our hair. PRICELESS!! Once again ,him getting us the message that everything is going to be OK.

keep the prayers and good thoughts going,again its working

21 comments:

elyse said...

that is great to hear. i am still thinking and praying for all of you! keep fighting spencer!

Elyse Gottschalk

The Demon Barber of Warren St said...

Rock on Spence! Rock On!!!!

matt said...

hi dave and donna

That sign is very similar to "I love you" in asl! Love and prayers, talk to you soon.

Matt and Wendy

Mary Mary said...

Spencer,

Great idea your Dad had with this "BLOG" thing....We all know that you and your family are receiving our Prayers & Happy Thoughts .......
Mary, Mary

MaryD said...

Whether it's "rock on" or "love you" both are wonderful and those hugs must have been the best hugs in the world. We continue to pray and look forward to the updates.
Much Love- The Dunderdale's :o)

Talia Smith said...

I am keeping Spencer and the rest of the family in my thoughts and prayers, as are the rest of the Smith family.

Mike Smith said...

Spencer,Dave,Donna and family,

This blog is real helpful. Very touching. Spencer and your family are in our thoughts all day long. Look forward to the updates.

Smitty and Jodi

Marsha Gay said...

Spencer,Dave and Donna,
You are in my thoughts and prayers every day. Your family is the strongest and closest family I know and that strengh will get you through this.Anything you need just call.

Much love,
Marsha Gay

Brittany Lavoie said...

awwwwww. yes dave that ws a "rock on". =P i can't wait to see all of you this weekend. i miss you guys. stay strong, things are looking up. =]

love, brittany.

cameron & liam nutt said...

spencer i hope you feel better, we will see you soon. love liam and cameron.

Heather said...

Hang in there spence.. and keep rocking on.. We love you!

<3 Heather

ally said...

keep fighting!!!
love you all, stay strong :)


ally

barb said...

Donna,David,Oliva and Carter,
You're in our thoughts and prayers everyday. Stay Strong Spencer!
Love, Barbara,Jon and Cameron

Kiersten said...

Hey Spence!!! I am sooo happy to hear that you are doing better, we are all still praying for you... I can't wait to see you!! Miss you and love you very much Spence!!!

ally said...

stay strong spencerr
see you saturday :)

love aunty cheryl

Elyse said...

Hey Spence!
im so glad to hear you're getting better! i read this blog every morning in my ap bio class and it makes my day to hear this good news! well we miss you tons and we're praying constantly! Keep staying strong, and rock on!! :D

lovee yaaa!
<3 Elyse

Unknown said...

rock on Spence and get better soon school aint the same without u

DEBBIE W said...

HOW GREAT THAT HUG MUST HAVE FELT. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK SPENCER, WE ALL ARE PRAYING FOR YOU EVERY DAY. DAVID,THANKS FOR THE UPDATES ON THE BLOG, ITS GREAT TO READ SPENCERS PROGRESS. TAKE CARE AND KEEP FIGHTING SPENCER!!!
LOVE THE WALSHES

Sam Mattos said...

Come on, Spence! You can do it! We all have faith in you to keep going! We all miss you, and are waiting for you to leave the hospital!!

Unknown said...

You are in our thoughts and prayers. We're glad to hear about your progress and hope you continue to improve every day!
Love,
The Goreys

rn_missy said...

Spence gets my vote for patient of the year! :)
Spencer, I can't begin to explain how awesome it has been taking care of you. Patients like you, families like yours, are one in a million. You make me remember why I wanted to be a nurse in the first place. Thank you and your family so much for that.
You have made such tremendous and miraculous strides and I have no doubt in my mind that you are going to recover from this an even stronger person than you already are. I am amazed at how far you've come in such a short time. Remember, DEEEEEEEEEP SLOOOOOW BREATHS!! I better not see that ventilator in your room when I come back to work in a couple of days!! Hug your mom and tell her to get some sleep! As for you, stop writing notes and worrying about Latin long enough to take a nap for crying out loud!!!
~Missy (the crazy mean nurse who pinches you) :)