Adjusting to change (or not)

It has been a long time since I last updated the log. One thing occurred to me reading other blogs, it does not need to be extensive or perfect. But a snapshot of the blog subject. And a bit more frequent than once every six months.........


A few things change as time goes by. Jared and I were at Kings Hawaiian for a West High Basketball fund raiser. Jared of course noticed that I now qualify for the 15% senior discount. Some things don't change. Jeff gave me two books of the Far Side for Fathers day. I still find myself laughing and enjoying each page.


Jeff has moved on in life. He is currently in summer school with a full load. He drives himself and stays once or twice a week at a friends place in Long Beach. He claims the couch. He was able to counsel at Mt Hermon in June with his friends at the high school camp. That was sort of a milestone as he was scheduled to counsel last year before his surgery. Of course Jared was not thrilled his brother and his friends were the staff at the same camp he was attending. The story told was that they did not see much of each other the whole week.


The things that have not changed much is his condition. Dr. Long was quick to get rid of his cane in Dec. She felt he was using it too much for his balance. The reaction of the staff that worked with Jeff was a joy to see. They were all glad to see him and see him walking on his own. In their line of work, it is assumed that they don't get too many patients that recover that well. At times he looks like a kid just starting to walk. He will be walking, then seem like he is slightly careening off course, but always recovers. This is an exaggeration, but you get a rough picture. He is in PT since then, and even took the water exercise class at El Camino.


The one thing missing from before his surgery was the physical activity. He does walk Jade every so often, but now days its more of getting up to let her out into the backyard. Jade somehow has trained Jordan to take her on her daily walks.


The parental fear never goes away. We watch him lift weights and cringe, he goes off without telling us and we worry, We see him plan his future and we hold our breath. We see his faith and somehow find comfort.