Well Ben was released into our care from 12 - 4 pm. yesterday. Mom and Dad were a little nervous because of his recent setback, but in a direct answer to prayer, Ben bounced right back and is doing quite well again. Ah...this roller coaster of life. As my friend Tamara put it..."Why does this life have to be so hard?"
We spent a quiet afternoon together with Ben after dropping Alyson off at the Ice Palace with some friends. Believe it or not....they do have an ice skating rink on Oahu...but I'd bet the farm that the arena temperature wasn't as cold as the rinks back in Canada. It felt a little too comfortable in there with my shorts on!!
Ben coped well in the outside world with only little glitches/ anxieties to work through. It was a very special time filled with laughter and honestly, just plain relief at having some normalcy in our lives.
This afternoon, Aly and I went to visit Ben and had fun playing together. A huge praise item is that Ben was finally able to play Nintendo. Now normally, I would not be cheering for this, but because of his sensory issues and anxieties, Ben has not been able to touch/pick-up a phone, remote, computer keyboard or anything else for the last 2 months. Yesterday, he fixed a remote control (that another patient had thrown against a wall and broke) and today he showed me the video game that he was playing earlier!!! THIS IS REALLY HUGE!!!! I don't like Nintendo but I love what it is currently able to bring out in my son.
Now THIS is more like it!!
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i'm so glad that he's getting better. he's a really neat boy. i think that he needs to get through this on his own pace if he's pushed to fast he'll fall right back down. we'll keep praying as you are praying for us. the lord rewards those who ask of him for someone else and not for himself. thats one of his examples of love.
Dear Laurie and Ed, Praise God for yesterdays encouragement. We continue to pray for Ben (and all of you). Thank you for your updates. love, Sharon & Dan
Hey Laurie and Ed,
It's so wonderful to hear of your day out yesterday. I know we all have been praying for Ben and these little answers to prayer must be so encouraging for you guys. Thanks for the continuing posts. It's a great way to keep informed. Please pass on our love to Ben and Aly!
Love Meagan (and Jer)
HURRAY HURRAY HURRAY!!!!
Wow - that's such awesome news Laur - I'm sure you must be crying tears of joy!
I was sooo worried along with you about how Ben would cope on the outside - I'm thrilled you had a great time and some (even the remotest bit) of semblance of normalcy was discovered.
Praise God for small miracles :)
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