It was particularly painful to leave Elizabeth today. She has been dozing, still not well, not really opening her eyes at all. She didn't feel comfortable. Not a hint of complaining though. I saw her Physio this afternoon and she said continue to massage her left arm. Perhaps the massage helped, but by the time we left, we were encouraged that there was some movement in her arm. Liz says she doesn't feel anything though. We want her to feel touch, and pain in that arm.
With the other arm we are communicating. D, Elizabeth's student nurse, has a 13 year old daughter with learning difficulties. She has been teaching Elizabeth to use makaton. We are all now learning too.
Elizabeth's main nurse is H. Today we were with A, and B helped out too. They are a great team, and always ask for consent from Liz before they do anything. They regularly ask her if she is comfortable. We were really impressed by the way she is not infantalised by anyone.
No visitors today, which was needed. She is in the process of building up her strength, ready to breath independently.
She waved us off at the end of visiting time with the look that said "look after yourselves, and get some rest."
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| Everyone in Sheffield knows this familiar sight. Elizabeth is on level K (10th floor). The views are stunning. |
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| No photos of people so this is off the internet. |
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| The Botanical Gardens are nearby and Margaret and I went there today for some fresh air. Jo stayed with Elizabeth. |
Thank you for the updates. Since learning about her being seriously ill we have been worried. Elizabeth has become very dear to us.On Sunday we told our pastor about Elizabeth and in the morning worship service we had a mass prayer for her.We would like you to know that here in Mizoram there are lots of friends that are praying for her. We have a mighty God who is watching over her, over us all and I know that Jesus has been holding her hand through it all.We will continue to pray for Liz’recovery,and for your family.Sending our love to Liz.
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Sending so much love to you all and we continue to stand with you and pray for complete healing for Elizabeth. Please send our love to her. The boys know we are praying for the girl who caught all the crabs with them x
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this blog! Brøstadbotn is praying en masse (my homegroups) for the wonderful young woman who sang at our wedding. We love Elizabeth so much and are not at all surprised to hear of her courage, strength and wisdom. It is so good to be able to pray for specific needs through this blog. You are all constantly in our thoughts and prayers.
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