Week of May 8, 2006
Laura has improved visibly in her tracking abilities of late. The majority of the time, she will cooperate by moving her head in a right to left, and left to right motion. There are certainly signs that cognition has increased as time marches on. We are still hoping and praying for specific improvements. At this stage, ten full months in, we are looking for concrete evidence that Laura’s brain is linking up and communicating with her body. These much anticipated improvements have NOT happened up to this point. Our prayers must be directed towards this need. We have a meeting this week with Laura’s neurologist. It is a follow up visit to discuss the treatment and administering of her medications. Stay tuned for any new information or developments.
A couple of interesting milestones were hit this past week, nearly on the same day. This is something Laura always found “fun,” so thought we would share. Laura’s google group (people receiving these updates) reached the 2,000-member mark. Quite a feat! Thanks for the incredible following and support of Laura. Also, she received her 100th letter after 10 months of accumulation. Let me explain a bit. Basically, every time you read an update on Laura and what God does for us, she also gets a letter. These serve a completely different purpose than the updates. The goal in the letters is simply to help Laura bridge the time gap from the day of her accident until conscience awareness is again reached. It is an attempt to document the life that she is missing, covering topics including: current events, weddings/birthdays/anniversaries/social events missed, personal feelings and emotions, dynamics of all my relationships, the difficulties of guardianship and decision-making, and more. If it is part of God’s will, one day we will read all these letters together.
This past weekend and the Mother’s Day holiday brought many things to light. Being a part of a loving, committed, and supportive family is one of life’s true blessings. The time available, which usually isn’t much, to spend together should be cherished. It’s amazing how different families can be. God makes our families in all types of shapes, sizes, and personalities. We learn to love and accept everyone just as they are, even though that may prove challenging. While families are important, what God had in mind was more important for creation and eternity. He had in mind, His family; the family of believers, our extended family. Laura and I are fortunate. While we both are blessed with incredibly loving families, our situation required more. When it did required more, our blood families and our extended family proved more than up for the challenge. Unfortunately, we may not ever be able to make things even. Given time, we will certainly try!
THEREFORE, WHENEVER WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, WE SHOULD DO GOOD TO EVERYONE – ESPECIALLY TO THOSE IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH. (Galatians 6:10).
We love you,
Jeff and Laura Laughlin
A couple of interesting milestones were hit this past week, nearly on the same day. This is something Laura always found “fun,” so thought we would share. Laura’s google group (people receiving these updates) reached the 2,000-member mark. Quite a feat! Thanks for the incredible following and support of Laura. Also, she received her 100th letter after 10 months of accumulation. Let me explain a bit. Basically, every time you read an update on Laura and what God does for us, she also gets a letter. These serve a completely different purpose than the updates. The goal in the letters is simply to help Laura bridge the time gap from the day of her accident until conscience awareness is again reached. It is an attempt to document the life that she is missing, covering topics including: current events, weddings/birthdays/anniversaries/social events missed, personal feelings and emotions, dynamics of all my relationships, the difficulties of guardianship and decision-making, and more. If it is part of God’s will, one day we will read all these letters together.
This past weekend and the Mother’s Day holiday brought many things to light. Being a part of a loving, committed, and supportive family is one of life’s true blessings. The time available, which usually isn’t much, to spend together should be cherished. It’s amazing how different families can be. God makes our families in all types of shapes, sizes, and personalities. We learn to love and accept everyone just as they are, even though that may prove challenging. While families are important, what God had in mind was more important for creation and eternity. He had in mind, His family; the family of believers, our extended family. Laura and I are fortunate. While we both are blessed with incredibly loving families, our situation required more. When it did required more, our blood families and our extended family proved more than up for the challenge. Unfortunately, we may not ever be able to make things even. Given time, we will certainly try!
THEREFORE, WHENEVER WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, WE SHOULD DO GOOD TO EVERYONE – ESPECIALLY TO THOSE IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH. (Galatians 6:10).
We love you,
Jeff and Laura Laughlin
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