Rehab

Gary was transferred to the Neuro Rehab unit on Thursday 2/15. There is a new Sheriff in town on Rehab and it is not Gary! I should probably say there are new Sheriffs in town and they are the entire Rehab staff. He has a board on the wall in front of him where they list his schedule for the day which includes Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psycho Therapy (just kidding). I know he is tired just from reading what he will be doing during the day but this is the boot camp he needs to get him moving in the right direction. It is hard to see him looking so tired all the time but this is one of the goals we press on toward. He still has the trach and the feeding tube but don't think those will stay in too much after this week. I have had no confirmation on that from the Doctors but hey might as well be positive.
Friday night we ate dinner as a family in the rehab dining room thanks to Cathy Gast. We kind of took over the dining room, but all the other patients had already eaten so we didn't feel too guilty, but it was classic Mueller family day dining. Loud, obnoxious and filled with laughter and love. Friday night was the first time Gabe was able to see his Baboo since January 16th. I don't know what was harder to see, Gabe wondering what was going on with his Grandpa or Gary not being able to stretch out his arms to hold Gabe. We  are not discouraged, because we know that it is simply a matter of time before that will happen. We are confident in God's promise that he has plans for Gary's life, plans to prosper him and to give him a hope and a future(Jeremiah 29:11). I love that all of God's promises are Yes and Amen (2 Corinthians 1:20). What an incredible foundation to stand on when it could feel like our world is crumbling.

Dear Reader, we have seen God's faithfulness over and over again throughout these last 4 weeks (yes it has been 1 month today), and I had the incredible blessing of being able to pray for one of Gary's ICU nurses who has the chronic form of GBS. She has relapses and was a patient on the same unit with Gary and then in Rehab. I spent several hours with her over the weekend. It is hard to describe, I know God is moving in her life and he let me come along. AMAZING!!!!

I am trying to think of the places Gary and I have spent Valentines Day over the 30+ years we have been together and frankly not one is popping into my head. I am quite sure I will always remember the Valentines Day we will spend together on the Neuro Rehab floor at Theda Clark Hospital tomorrow night. There will be no steaks or dinner music, but I look forward to spending the evening with him. Hope he can stay awake!
Treasure your time with your loved ones tomorrow and everyday, the reality is we are not promised another breath. When you are breathing in and out, make each breath filled with love.

"Because of God's great love, we are not consumed". Lamentations 3:21

Relentless After Him,
Monica