Wednesday December 31 frist 2008 Mark gets to go home. Thank you Lord fro your goodness!

Mark has been in the Hospital for over three months now. We have all been waiting for this day! I am thankful my brother gets to go home today! I am sad on the other hand that I am not there to see it. We are going as a family to see our girl Melynda in Phoenix AZ. while their is winter break for are kids that are still in school. I have missed her, I am not use to her being gone. I look forward to seeing her and spending some time with her and her husband Sammy!

Well back to Mark. All Marks family Ronnie and his girls, Dad and Mom, Nellie, Charles, Lilly, and Sunnie are all their to see Mark Get discharged. I cant imagine all the thankful feelings are hole family is feeling right now! I can just picture all the excitement that everyone is feeling. I have played this day out in my mind more then once, it truly is a glorious day. I can see all the faces of all the people that have helped Mark though all of Mark therapy's. They are all so happy with how well Mark is doing. Mark is a miracle! We all know that. Their is something special about seeing what God has done!

Mark's arrival Home. My Mom and Sunnie got to go home with Mark and his Family. My Dad thought that it would be less stimulating for Mark if their would not be to many people around Mark when he arrived home. My Mom called me up after she left Mark's house and told me how Mark reacted to being home. Mom said" Mark Look at a painting on the hall wall and ask Roinne where did you get that. Ronnie told Mark that you got that for me Mark. Mark just said, "oh "then he ask about another painting Ronnie told Mark the same thing again that you got that for me. Mark did not remember getting that for Ronnie. Mom said, that Mark did not seem that excited about being home. Mom said, that at the time she did not think that Mark really remember his home. This was a little disconcerting for my Mom because she thought Mark would have been a little more familiar with his home and he would have been happier to be home. Mom also realized that Mark did not remember his home. We don't know how much of Mark's memory has actually has been lost. We do know that he remembers all of us and we are very thankful for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saterday December 27th. Telling Mark I would be out of town

I went to go see Mark and tell him I was going out of town for a few weeks. My brother got very aggravated at me! Mark told me fine then I won't see you for a year! I had to explain to him that I was going to see our girl Melynda while we had Christmas's vacation. Well Mark still was not the happiest with me but he did start to understand a little. Mark finally said, I could go. I did not want to leave with him mad. I felt bad enough as it was. Here I was leaving when I knew Mark would be getting discharged from the hospital on December 31 2008. I wanted to see my brother go home. We all have had mix feelings about Mark going home. Mark has had the best of care at Idaho Elks Retaliation Hospital! If the insurance would continue to pay for Marks care he would be able to stay, but they have denied any more funds for his approval. The staff at the hospital has expressed that they did not know if Mark would have a set back when Mark went home. Because of the changes and what type of toll it would take on, Mark going back and fourth to therapy. Mark is in therapy five days a week now and when he goes home he will be in therapy three days a week because going to therapy will be hard on him. The staff said that three days a week would probably all Mark could handle for now. Just the ride alone to and from the hospital could take a toll on Mark. The staff has said, that Mark could regress or he could improve they just don't no.

We are praying that when Mark gets home that he will start to remember more and he will improve more because he will be around his familiar surroundings'. I am sure the Ronnie will be glad to be back in their home with Mark and there girls. Ronnie has been sleeping beside mark on the hospital bed because Mark wants her next to him. I got to sleep with Mark one night and their is not allot of room in Marks bed, he has a standard hospital bed, and Mark likes to cuddle When Mark gets home him and Roinne will be able to sleep in their king sized bed with a nice soft mattress. I know Mark will enjoy being home because he keeps telling Roinnie he wants to go home. This is great because Mark thought for a long time he was home at the hospital, then mark thought he was in a hotel room every once in awhile mark would say how do you like my room. We would tell him it was nice he always wanted us to stay the night. Mark has offered me his bed several times. Mark has always love company.

Mark has not lack in any motivation, he has tried hard every day, any thing the staff ask Mark to do he will try to do for them, he has not given up.