I got to spend a couple of hours with Jimmy today so that Janelle could go home and shower and rest after a sleepless night. We had a great visit - along with some other friends and family. Jim is indeed in pain, but is controlling it well with his pump. At least he wasn't watching the clock every fifteen minutes like he was last night. In fact, we'd have to remind him to pump it occasionally to stay ahead of the pain. His pain right now is in the ribs, chest and shoulder/neck area. There was a lot of trauma to the body to separate ribs, deflate the lung, cut through necessary muscle and tissue during the surgery and this is all normal, yet difficult. The pain medicine is causing some hilarious side effects - he hears things once in a while and gets a bit paranoid. What's funny is that he's aware of it and he's actually having a laugh here and there at the effects. It's important that he does his coughing, breathing and getting up out of bed to prevent pneumonia. Needless to say, all of those activities hurt!
Speaking of laughing, I was pondering today how unique it is to enjoy our time together so much, letting Jimmy make us laugh so hard. We definitely are experiencing a big dose of God's grace to feel so much joy and hope in the midst of a hard situation.
Best news of all today - we all saw his left knee move slightly. Even better - he was aware of it and felt it. This leg has been completely dead following the first surgery until the second. The confidence this gave him was visible and he repeatedly mentioned how he is excited to get back to Craig and get to work. He very determinedly said, "I am going to walk again," .
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