Remembering Katie - 1 year later

Katie posing for her Dad when she was 2 years old. Looks awesome Katie.

Katie enjoying Waskesiu at Thanksgiving 2007.

Thanksgiving 2007 at Waskesiu. Our usual once a year picture.

We have set up an online memorial book for Katie at the following website:

http://www.legacy.com/can-saskatoon/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=140067659

Please feel free to comment and leave your good wishes.

Thank you to everyone for all the support and prayers during the last year.

Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.

Can you believe its almost a year?

Hi everyone. Wow what a year of seeing GOD'S GREATNESS! He showed us miracles, He showed us mercy, and He showed us how He provides. "When we are weak then He is strong."
We can not praise God enough for carrying our family through this year.
Brent had a very good week off of school.
We started it out in the big city of Swift Current, Sk. We went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Neufeld Sunday till Tuesday. It was Carolyn's Aunt Lydia's birthday so Grandpa took us all out to Wong's Kitchen...YUMMY! If Katie didn't have perfect food in Heaven she might have been jealous. It was great fun.
On Wednesday Brent had physio and then a massage. His right side by his aorta bypass was hurting so his massage therapist thought we should get it checked out at emergency. The doctors and nurses were wonderful. They couldn't find any definite reason why it was hurting.
We got home late at night so to say the least Thursday was a sleep in day.
Brent went to physio again. Travis (Brent's physio therapist) is working on Brent's lower half of his body and not on the upper part to be extra cautious not to cause any stress on the bypass. While Travis was working on Brent's legs and feet Brent was able to move his left foot up and down a little and twitch his right one a little also. This is very exciting because he hasn't been able to do this yet. Each day we see God working on healing Brent's body . We made another trip to emerg on Thursday afternoon and the vascular surgeon, Dr. Ulmer came to see Brent. He said he didn't think it was an infection by looking at the blood work, x-rays and ultra sound, not that he totally ruled it out but we are to keep our eye on it. It may be just the different muscles and such being used, maybe some scar tissue.
We leave it in our Great Physcian's hands and will trust Him.
Friday was a relaxing day. Brent had his friend Tara over in the evening. It was a great visit.
Saturday Carolyn's friend Rachelle and her son Ronin flew in from Toronto. While Carolyn was visiting with her friends Rachelle, Heather and Lindsay, Brent had Reid, Kiersten and Ali over for the evening. FUN TIMES!!!!! Sunday after church we all did some serious relaxation. So as you can tell it's lucky there was no school because we were BUSY!


Thanks for your prayers and support
Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.

Physio Therapy Report

This is Brent with his two therapists, Travis and Kayla.

Here Brent had to step on and off the step backwards having to keep his balance. He found this difficult but was able to do it. WAY TO GO BRENT!

This is an arm stengthening exercise that Brent's doing. Posture was very important in this excersise.

Highlights:

Brent has had a very good 2 weeks. He is enjoying getting back into school. His teacher Mrs. Grismer has been helping Brent with his Math and English. The last 2 days she helped him choose his classes for next year. All the staff have been terrific in helping Brent with his integration back into school.

Brent is doing awesome in his physio therapy as you can see. He always enjoys going.

He has been feeling really good and eating us out of house and home.

After Grandma Peterson had to go home, Brent's cousin Joyce and her 4 children, Abby, Reece, Seth and Maxwell came for a visit.

Now, to Carolyn's delight her two sisters, Kathy and Susan are visiting. Brent is enjoying bugging and teasing his Aunties.

Thank you for your continued prayers.

Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.

Answer to prayer

Brent and Bob ( Bob did some Brent's Echos)

Brent, Ida, and Dr. Kakadekar. Ida was the one who initially found the blood clot, and today saw that it was gone.

Yes it's true...THE BLOOD CLOT IS GONE! Dr. Kakadekar was thrilled not to mention all of us!

Our prayers have been answered again. PRAISE BE TO GOD!

Thank you everyone for all your prayers today and always.

Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.

(We haven't stopped BELIEVING!)

Life at Home

Well Brent has been home for a week plus...and what a week it's been.
This is a rough idea of what a week looks like for our miracle boy.
Every Monday morning Brent goes to see his pediatric doctor, Dr. Bruce for follow up check ups since discharge.
Brent has been going to a school classroom at Royal University Hospital for one hour a day. This next week starting Wednesday he will start going back to his own school Tommy Douglas Collegiate. Brent will start out working an hour in the resourse room for two weeks, then progress to two hours for two weeks until he is attending full time and integrated into the classroom.
Brent is doing physio therapy in the afternoons at CBI (Canadian Back Institute). His therapy is 3 days a week. The spoiled boy gets a 1 hour massage a week. He also goes to counselling once a week.
Some social activities include Youth on Thursday nights, getting together with friends (his "Gaming Buddy"). Tonight he is out at a movie with his friends Reid and Kyle.
We have had Grandma Peterson visiting and helping out this week. We are so blessed to have her here.
When we looks at Brent's schedule for the week we wonder how everything will fit in but it does and God gives our family the strength for each day.

PLEASE PRAY THIS TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM BRENT HAS HIS ECHO. BRENT HAS BEEN FEELING SO GOOD. WE PRAY THAT THE BLOOD CLOT WILL BE GONE, IN JESUS NAME!

Thanks for continuing to pray for our family. You are all an amazing support to us.

Keep hoping . Keep loving. Keep praying.

New Rider chair and FINALLY HOME

Brent with his new RIDER wheelchair.

Notice the GREEN with WHITE spokes.

Brent with his cousin Brian.

Continue to pray for:

Pain in Brent's back.

Highlights:

Came home Thursday for Good. PTL!!!!

Brent went to Canadin Back Institute where he will be doing Rehab. He will start on Tuesday.

We had a WELCOME home BBQ on Thursday (hamburgers and farmer sausage).

Brent enjoyed his visits with his cousins (Shauna and Brian) on Friday.

Thank you for your prayers.

Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.

Long time No read

Brent has an Echo (to check the blood clot) on Feb 2. Please pray that it will have TOTALLY and COMPLETELY disappeared.

Continue to pray for:
Pain in Brent's back.
Pain in Brent's left ankle and knee.

Highlights:
Thanks to all who visited last week.
Brent had a massage from Corrine.
Brent had an allnighter at the church on Friday night.
Brent went home for the weekend again.

Thank you for your prayers.
Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.