Good Results - PTL!!!

Brent with some of his friends from the Laos soccer team.

We drove to Regina on Tuesday and had our Doctor's appointment with Dr Saczek. He informed us that we had a CT test on Wednesday at 11:00. Brent didn't have to be admitted to the hospital so we all stayed at Regina Inn.

We had the CT done and Dr Saczek looked at the results and said YES the reversal can be done as far as he could tell. Dr. Saczeck was going to consult with another Dr. so we stayed in Regina till Friday just in case more tests would be needed.

We didn't need the CT to check the artificial graft as they feel that if there are no symptoms of it being stretched then we didn't need to do the CT.

We went to the World Class Players (WCP) Cup and watched all 4 of the Mens soccer quarter-finals games on Wednesday.

Brent and I went to the WCP again on Thursday and watched the semi-finals. The games were awesome.

We got a chance to visit our friends in MPICU, 6A, and Noreen and the therapists on 5F. It was fantastic to see them again. Brent only got one little water fight in. Kim on 6A was the poor victim.

Now it is the waiting game as to when they will do the reversal. Our prayers are that it will happen sooner than later.

Thank you for your prayers.

Keep hoping. Keep loving. Keep praying.

Off to Regina AGAIN

Brent has had a challenging time but good all the same.
While Brent and Carolyn were visiting in Abbotsford Brent tripped and fell. He hurt his left hip and right knee. He became quite nauseous from the whole ordeal and ended up not eating very well. Brent spent 2 days in the Abootsford Regional Hospital. The staff and Doctors were amazing and took very good care of Brent. Thanks to Dr. Newton and Dr. Hews and all the Nurses on the pediatric ward for such excellent care. We teased Brent that he didn't have to see the inside of every hospital in every city we go to.
Brent and Carolyn would like to thank Kathy and Bill for opening their lovely home to us so we could visit Auntie Dean and Phoenix. It was also great to meet Kay and Anne.
Our first part of the trip home was hard on Brent. He was in quite a bit of pain all over. The second day though was much better. He tolerated a longer day. On the way home Brent, Grandma, Grandpa and Carolyn stopped in to see Uncle Jim and Aunt Elsie, Harold and Edith Larsen, and Uncle Frank and Aunt Hazel.
It was so good to get home to Scot and Harley and our own beds.
It was back to school on Monday the 19th. Brent was pretty tired and his knee was still bothering him alot, but with Travis at physio working on him and getting lots of much needed rest Brent is doing much better.
We are off to Regina tomorrow, Tuesday the 27th to have some tests done to see if the ostomy can be reversed. Please pray for wisdom and guidance for the Doctors.
Brent is looking forward to seeing all of his Regina General friends. Nurses beware... Brent still has that very mischievious side of trying to get you with syringes of water.

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

Fun in the mountains

Brent with his new cousin Phoenix such a cutie!!!!! Love him.

The 2 girls and the 2 boys.

Had lots of fun at Uncle Jasons house. Some good old airsoft gun fun.

Grandma and Grandpa with there grandkids.

Highlights:

Easter holidays were lots of fun. On Saturday April 2nd Auntie Ang, Uncle Norm Alecia, and Elianna came and spent the week with our family. Uncle Norm took Brent to the music store and got Brent a practice pad for drums. Brent loves it ...Carolyn and Scot not so much. Norm also helped Scot with his work bench in the garage. Carolyn and Ang got a little shopping in but Carolyn was busy with physio quite abit and appointments.

On April10th Brent and Carolyn made a spur of the momment trip to Abbotsford. They came with Grandpa to pick Grandma up and got the extra perks of seeing some family. Poor Scot had to stay home to work. :( Our next visit to B.C. will be as a family!

We arrived in Abbotsford on Sunday in one piece... considering Carolyn drove the whole way. Brent was so happy to see his cousins and Auntie and Uncle. Brent never seems to get to see them enough. The last time they had seen Brent he was still in Regina General. They were a little teary eyed when they saw him walk to them.

Brent is still having to do homework while he is away. (NOT LOVING THAT!) Part of Brent and Carolyn's physio is holding Phoenix LOTS!!!! It's hard let me tell you. On Tuesday Brent is planning a sleepover with Parker. He will do lots of hand therapy playing xbox with Parker! He sure has a tough life! Brent and Carolyn miss Scot lots and wishes he was here with them.

Please continue to pray that Brent's tests in Regina (April 27 - 29th) will make it possible for the reversal of the ostomy. Pray for wisdom for the Doctors that they will know how to accomplish the reversal.

Thank You for your faithful prayers.

Keep hoping. Keep Loving. Keep praying.

Farmville Fun

Brent with Grandpa Peterson.

Brent was driving the John Deere. Keep all your pets and kids off the sidewalk.

Brent with the Farmville group.

Highlights:

Brent is doing amazingly well. Physio is going fantastic. Brent continually keeps his therapists on their toes. They plan a weeks worth of things for Brent to do and he does it in a day or two. A few things he is working on now is balancing, kicking around the soccer ball, working on the foot drop, strengthing with therabands.

We are so proud of him.

Brent is now going to school all morning till 2:30 in the afternoon. He started this on Monday the 29th. He was pretty tired after the first day. (That was because of all the fun he had in Canwood last weekend).

Brent is helping with small groups and the worship team in Children's church. Brent enjoys this ALOT!

Besides all of that Brent is still enjoying youth on Thursdays, hanging out with friends, playing his gaming systems, going on xbox live with his cousin Parker, and eating ALL THE TIME!!! Yes its true the boy is a bottomless pit. (PTL) He is finally eating and nothing seems to bother him. He hasn't put on much weight but at least he is eating.

Brent misses Katie greatly. We all miss her.

Thank you for your prayers.

Keep hoping Keep loving. Keep praying.

Remembering Katie and Seeing Old Friends Again

Brent with Dr Saczek.

Brent and Dr. McCarville.

Brent had to show off all his progress to Myles.

Some of our friends from MPICU at Regina General.

Some of our friends from 6A at Regina General.

Please pray for Brent's upcoming 2 or 3 days of testing to see if the ileostomy can be reversed.

Highlights:
Weekend of March 6th

Brent invited some 20+ friends and family to come to our place and celebrate the 1 year anniversary since the accident and remembering Katie.

Week of Mar 8th to 10th

We went to Regina as Brent had some doctor's appointments. He saw his Pediatric Surgeon and we discussed the possibility of reversing the ileostomy. He saw his vascular surgeon and everything looks good. He also saw his back surgeon and the x-ray showed that everything is fine and good.

We will be going down to Regina for 2 to 3 days sometime after Easter to get some tests and x-rays done to see if Brent's ileostomy can be reversed. Brent will also be getting a CT scan and other testing done to check on his artificial graft to make sure it is doing well.

Week of March 15th
Brent is now going to school for 3 hours per day (full mornings).

Brent is still doing physio at Canadian Back Institute 3x a week.

Brent continues to have 1 massage and 1 chiropractor appointment per week.
Brent is also having counselling appointments.

Thank you for your prayers.

Keep hoping. keep loving. Keep praying.

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
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