Glory to God!

Abbot Heart Hospital has helped Jimmy in many ways!

The past few days have been outstanding, having the true presents of God working through the nursing staff.  We have been blessed to have some very supportive Nurses and Doctors, believing in Jimmy and his recovery. We have shared many great memories and laughs throughout the past week at Abbot Hospital. On Valentines, we decorated the waiting room with balloons and heart signs; I surprised Jimmy by wheeling him out into the waiting room with all the decorations set up. He was so happy and was smiling from ear to ear; we played some music and danced in his room that night, swaying back and forth in his wheel chair. We were so blessed just to be with each other during Valentine’s Day!

Jimmy has been doing wonderful with PT and OT, working on small standing and balancing techniques, brushing his own hair and washing his hands and face. He sat up in bed for over 1 min balancing his body on his own. The past few nights he has fed himself dinner with very little help and has been trying very hard to push himself in the wheelchair, making strong attempts to push the wheels several times. He has built up so much energy prior to his surgery and we can't wait to see how much he will continue to impress the Doctors after.

The Surgery was a success...
This afternoon, Jimmy had his pacemaker put in around 4pm, the surgery took about 2 hours and the Doctors said it went very well. They are hoping that the pacemaker will help Jimmy's heart become stronger and he will have a better chance to recover faster. There were no complications and Praise God everything went very well. Jimmy was very cute waking up from surgery with his family and friends by his side, we had to tickle him a few times and give him lots of smooches to wake him up. He is a little sore, but the nurse said that it was a very minimal surgery and he should be feeling much better tomorrow. In the morning, the Doctors will check to make sure all the leads on the pacemaker are correctly functioning and to make sure everything is working properly. Jimmy should be back at the Courage Center by Friday night, in hopes to have a great weekend with family and friends!

Thank you for all your prayers, visits and gifts! Jimmy is truly loved by so many people and we can’t thank you enough for all the encouragement and support you have given to him!

God bless and have a great night!