Our first day out of our bubble
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Leah Catlin's Burn Support
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Leah Catlin's Burn Support
Today we tried to get out of our bubble and do a little bit of normal. There’s no better way to break the bubble than to try church. Leah went to her class with a special family buddy (her KoKo) while mom and dad tried church. To be honest, normal is hard. It’s hard to give hugs and explanations and try to be normal. It’s amazing to be surrounded by love and care but there’s still so much, and that’s just too hard to explain. Mom didn’t make it through service with all the tears, but we went into knowing it was going to be hard …but the baby steps are needed.
Leah loved being in class and especially spending time with her cousins. It’s hard for us to not wrap her in bubble wrap and just let her play and have fun. Then of course as we were heading to the car, Leah tripped on the sidewalk and caught herself the same way that she fell into the fire. Forearms to the concrete and busted open the burn scar on her knee. I’m not sure if it hurt Leah physically or those who witnessed it more emotionally. Just a minor boo boo ,thankfully but it still feels so big.
Leah’s right pinky finger is contracting more and more by the day. We are doing the stretches but it just doesn’t really seem to be helping. Our next appointment is on Thursday so we will see what they say. Otherwise things continue to heal well. Her right wrist finally seems to be making progress to healing and is not so raw. Hoping that once her gloves and sleeves come in it will help keep things more safe and secure.
Praise! Leah slept through the night for the first time since the accident last night.
Our updates may be slowing as things become less urgent, but we still need prayers and want people to stay updated.
Leah loved being in class and especially spending time with her cousins. It’s hard for us to not wrap her in bubble wrap and just let her play and have fun. Then of course as we were heading to the car, Leah tripped on the sidewalk and caught herself the same way that she fell into the fire. Forearms to the concrete and busted open the burn scar on her knee. I’m not sure if it hurt Leah physically or those who witnessed it more emotionally. Just a minor boo boo ,thankfully but it still feels so big.
Leah’s right pinky finger is contracting more and more by the day. We are doing the stretches but it just doesn’t really seem to be helping. Our next appointment is on Thursday so we will see what they say. Otherwise things continue to heal well. Her right wrist finally seems to be making progress to healing and is not so raw. Hoping that once her gloves and sleeves come in it will help keep things more safe and secure.
Praise! Leah slept through the night for the first time since the accident last night.
Our updates may be slowing as things become less urgent, but we still need prayers and want people to stay updated.
How to Pray:
- Leah’s pinky contracture to miraculously be healed.
- Josiah to sleep through the night. He’s going through a screaming stage at night which is adding to the exhaustion.
- Sleep for mom and dad
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Sally Schwarz about 1 month ago