Peace...

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. JOHN 14 :27

Gym Sister Power!

     Jacoby enjoyed a visit from several of her gym-mates and coaches today. 

They shared lunch over pizza and had some good laughs.   

Jacoby has expressed a lot of interest in coaching down at Roach Gymnastics 

and the visit only reinforced that desire.

     The transition from the hospital to home life has been a bit exhausting to be 

honest with you, so continued prayers for the transition are much appreciated!
     Jacoby received some more encouraging letters and care packages from 

several people, gyms, colleges (Auburn and Oklahoma), 

and a really cool letter and picture from SEAL Team 5 in Afghanistan!      

     Continued thanks for all the words of support.
     God continues to stretch and strengthen us all through this trial. 

We have met so many wonderful people and continue to trust in 

His purpose behind all of this... 

Merry Christmas!

It was a close call, but Jacoby did get released from Children's on Christmas Eve!  Blood test results indicating high calcium levels in her blood that most likely would have slid her release date did not come in until we were already home.  We are keeping a close eye on her and will check her blood again in a couple days. 
     Thanks to Konner Ackerman and his family for a great care package full of Olympic and U. of Michigan memorabilia!
To be honest, our first full day at home was a ton of work.  The home remodel has been a life-saver.  I don't know how we would have done it without!  Thanks again to all those involved.
     Today, we celebrated the birth of our Savior with family and friends with gifts, prayer, meals, and games.  Jacoby was definitely ready to get home with the family again.  We can easily tell the difference in her spirits and emotion!

Home Sweet Home...

     We took Jacoby on one long bumpy cab ride to the reveal of our remodeled home!  What an amazing experience.  We were all a bit overrun with emotion seeing our little dead-end street lined with people we know and love and others we had yet to meet that had put so much time and effort into our home over that last ten days.  God has used so many people to bless and encourage us throughout this whole ordeal.  Thank you to all that had a part.  We absolutely love the work you have done on our home!  

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Almost here...

Our discharge date is almost here!   We seem to be on track to be released from Children's on Monday (we are now understanding that this is a very short time for someone with her level of injury).  We want to send a special thanks to all the SCI community that has reached out in support of Jacoby.  We will be reaching out to you all in the next couple of weeks as we brainstorm her next steps in recovery.  Thank you again for your notes of encouragement and offers of support.

The Homestretch...

     We continue to make progress toward learning and checking everything off "the list" that is needed to get discharged on Monday!  Hopefully, it all works out.  Jacoby had her first good nights sleep since being here.  We were all pretty excited to actually feel rested in the morning!  It would be really nice if that continues!

Getting a little arm workout...

 
Billy Burke stopped by today!

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Please no visitors until we are released from the hospital.  We are trying to make sure we have "checked off" everything needed for us to get released on Dec. 24. and need to be able to focus solely on Jacoby and her care.  Thank you for understanding.

For more information about Jacoby:

                                                       www.goteamjacoby.com

     

Close Call!

     Realized today that Jacoby's situation and the overwhelming support of family, friends, and community might just be a one-of-a-kind situation.  We started off the day with the news of potentially having to push off our hospital release date.  After some discussion with Docs, Therapists, and Nurses, we talked through some issues and a lot of people learned a lot of things... to say the least!  Anyway, details aside, we are still working toward a Christmas Eve release date from the hospital!  Please pray for a great weekend and for Jacoby to continue to make excellent progress.

Behind on a few of Brad's hats made by the "hat elf"...

 

Please no visitors until we are released from the hospital.  We are trying to make sure we have "checked off" everything needed for us to get released on Dec. 24. and need to be able to focus solely on Jacoby and her care.  Thank you for understanding.

For more information about Jacoby:

                                                       www.goteamjacoby.com