Tuesday

Me and my younger brother Jimmy were able to go up and see Casey and we had a nice time. Jimmy immediately got all of Tenley and Max's attention since we were the only visitors in the home and they had not seen him in quite a few days, fresh meat. ;) Despite him trying to avoid children climbing up on his shoulders, he soon became a walking jungle gym. Followed by playing a game of, 'Attack of the stuffed animal chickens.' Which included a chicken chasing someone else's chicken so they could put it in time out. So cute!

After we were able to eat some delicious food brought over by very sweet people in the ward, we spent some time with Casey while Angie put the kids to bed. It was very nice to see that as Jim and I were talking and massaging Casey feet, he kept making sounds from his mouth because he was trying to talk back to us. We were also very glad that even though he is getting more tired everyday, he was able to be wide awake for us a good majority of the time we were there.

Max had his first day going back to school and Angie also said that a hospice workers came in and played the harp for Casey! That's so awesome and I'm so bummed I missed it. Everyone enjoyed the music and the change of being able to do something new even though they didn't really leave the house.

In regards to the update on Caseys current health.. He has definitely lost a lot of weight since his body has been pulling from it to get the nutrients it needs since he can't have food or liquids besides the needed medicines. His hand holds aren't as strong or held as long, although he still loves the company of family around him. His oxygen and heart rate are still good, but his output has dropped significantly. A change in output like this is one of the signs they told us to look for, so we should be seeing changes in his vitals soon as well.

Thank you for all of your needed prayers you have given in our behalf!!!