Sunday, the day of rest

Today Kris and Clare had a good day together. A peaceful day with no interruptions by therapists. A singing group came to the floor and some priesthood members came by and administered the Sacrament to them in her room.

This evening we went down to visit. Annette and I took Jonah to the rec room / dining area on the floor and let Whitney and Jazlyn visit with Clare and Kris first. Annette and Kris then helped Clare shower and then wheeled her out to the rec room to visit with us all. Clare's cousin and husband had come and were in the big room when Clare wheeled in. It was a large group and I wondered how long Clare would handle it. We all behaved ourselves, trying to talk one at a time and directing our talk to Clare and not too much to each other. Clare handled it very well. This time Jonah gave her a kiss and held her hand. That made Clare happy and her smile today was the most natural looking that we have seen.

Her new nurse for the night shift came over and introduced herself. She seemed a bit leery of us and sat and observed what was going on for several minutes until she was satisfied that Clare was handling it alright. As the nurse started to leave I asked Clare what her nurse's name was and she responded, "Jo." Jo was impressed. I then asked Clare the square root of 25 and she said, "5" with little hesitation.

I can see that our Clare is in there. The miracle that so many of us are praying for is happening every day and will most likely continue to happen over the coming months. Clare looks better each day. How simply wonderful little blessings and progress are. And it is also wonderful to be able to feel truely grateful for each and every little thing.