Saturday 11 June

Hello Friends

Another late entry, sorry you had to wait. It has been a busy day.

Saturdays are normally busy as we have sports meetings to get the kids to, catechism for the younger ones and many visitors who come around.
Today was also Similo's birthday and so it is only now that I have a few minutes to catch you up on the news.

Tommy is conscious and seems lucid. He cannot make any sound at all but his eyes speak volumes. He was able to indicate that he is not in any pain (which is great) but there were obviously other things bothering him and he was not able to make them clear to us which is so frustrating and upsetting for everybody.

Poor thing, tonight during Mom's visit he was trying to lift his top half from the bed and side to side, she thought he wanted to be lifted up a little more on the pillow and when she went to help him she found a sharp plastic clip that usually attaches to an IV line but that must have been forgotton and it had found its way behind him and had dug great big dents into his back. Heaven knows how long he has had to endure that discomfort! It is so devastating for him not to be talking. He cannot even sign a bit either as his hands are bandaged up like big boxing gloves.

The Doctor was there this afternoon during my visit, he says Tommy is doing well now and that they would like to do a skin graft from his thigh to his hands on Monday. Please pray for special grace when that happens as I know from Ben that he often said the graft was more painful than the burn in many ways.

Things are all out of balance for us here. Now that I am in the mobile home I feel disconnected from the other mainhouse kids and there has been so much sorting and packing and organising to do I have fallen behind in many other important areas. It is like trying to keep up your fulltime job while moving house, raising 10 kids and worrying about a loved one.

I appreciate all the love you have sent and ask that you reserve a few prayers for me too please :-) I am holding on but it has been a tough week and sleep is hard to come by.

Bless you all
We love you
Pippa