A better week for sure

This week has been much easier to handle than last week.  How can it get much worse than that right??  Kera has been pretty stable in her symptoms.  Her arm and hand are still unable to move, and she struggles with her left leg. We had a physical therapist come into our home and evaluate Kera.  We are going to start seeing a p.t. twice a week so that Kera can continue to strengthen the muscles on her left side.  We do not want them to atrophy or start to get so tight that they become painful. Kera has been feeling less dizziness, which is good news.  She also has gone down from 3mg on the steroid to 2mg on  Friday.  I am hoping that each week we can lower the dose without having too much dizziness.  I know she really wants to be off of them, but I also know that they have helped her feel better as well.  She has gained almost 20 pounds since she started them, which is similar to what happened the last time she was on them.  Of course the changes in her body make her more self conscious, and she has no desire to be at school right now.  I know she will go back if and when she is ready, so we have enrolled in her in the home hospital program again.  This allows her to miss school when she isn't feeling up to it, and allows us to be more flexible with her schooling and completing assignments.

The boys have all recovered from their sicknesses as well.  Our ward has also started bringing in meals twice a week as well as helping with some housework which has helped lessen my burden and I am so grateful for the help. :)  We have Dave's sister and her husband and children coming this Saturday for a visit.  It will be fun to visit with them and Kera is excited to meet her 2nd cousin Foster who she has yet to meet.  It will be a good break from the monotony of life. Kera went to sacrament meeting today and came home afterwards to take a nap.  We went down to my parents house in Riverton after church for our monthly Sunday visit.  We had a great time.  Kera's cousin Grace made a book of all of our family's testimonies on faith as one of her value projects.  Kera really liked the book and I'm grateful to my niece for thinking about Kera and putting the book together.  I continue to take everything one day at a time and this helps keep me sane and allows me to focus on what I need to get accomplished each day without getting too overwhelmed.  I thank all of you for your continued prayers on our behalf.  I am grateful that this has been a better week for our family and that Kera's spirits have been lifted and she has been happier lately.  :)