Saturday, February 11, 2012

Susan Brewer Update 2/11/12

Greetings all, it has been a little while since we shared an update about Susan and we continue to appreciate all your inquiries, thoughts, prayers, kind words, and well wishes.

Not a whole lot has changed since our last update in December. For a while there leading up to Christmas, we weren't sure if she was going to make it to the holiday and we considered celebrating a week early...but things eventually did stabilize and have been about the same now for several weeks.

Susan is confined to bed and has lost most of her motor function. With that being said, her positive attitude about everything still remains. She is sleeping more and more as the days go by, but when she is awake she can still hold a decent conversation with whoever she is talking to and she still has a pretty good memory. Her appetite is also still pretty good most of the time and one of her favorite things to do request a random meal (such as Indian food or a Big Mac) and send one of us off to retrieve it for her. Throughout this whole ordeal she has remained relatively pain free and hasn't had any major issues with nausea or anything like that, which is a blessing. Despite her health and weakness, she has remained relatively peaceful.

Without her being able to take care of her normal tasks around the house and at work, things have gotten a little hectic. Cory, Kelsey, and Ashley have been splitting time at the house as their schedules will allow to help spell Craig and give him a break from running the household and his business. We are forever grateful to friends, neighbors, and family who have helped out immensely by devoting their time to assisting with Susan. Grandpa (Larry) and Grandma (Nancy) visit on a very regular basis, and Aunt Debbie is here faithfully almost every single day. Aunt Julie and her daughters have made multiple trips over from Spokane, and several neighbors have helped keep watch over Susan so that the rest of the family can get to work or just get a break from being at the house, which can be exhausting.

Craig has been able to find a part-time doctor to see his patients at the office and that's been a huge blessing so he can spend more time at home. Ashley (who lives on a miniature farm of her own) took the miniature horse, Paladin, home to live with her and he seems very happy out in their "pasture."

We still have an 11 year old grey Cockatiel named Gwenivere that we are trying to find a good new home for. As far as we know she is healthy and current with her shots, and she will come along with a nice big white antique cage for anyone who is interested. Please spread the word. We are not looking to sell the bird and make any money - we just want to make sure she is well cared for.

We received some excellent news recently as Kelsey's husband, Parker, found a job in Seattle which means they will be able to move back up from Portland. He starts in mid-February and Kelsey will follow shortly behind once she gets things sorted out with their house down there. This will lift a huge burden as Kelsey has been driving up nearly every weekend now for over a year to visit.

The only constant, it seems, in life is change. This period of transition has been an extremely difficult one, but we've not had to do it without help. We have leaned on Faith, family and friends to get us through and we appreciate your continued prayers and support.

You may continue to contact Cory at cory.brewer@comcast.net with any inquiries or visitation requests. One thing we would ask is that no more flowers are sent. Susan's vision is escaping her and we feel that the money would be better spent via a charitable donation in her name. Cards, however, are very much appreciated as reading the thoughts and messages from loved ones to Susan is something that we cherish very much.

Wishing you Peace,

The Brewers

1 comment:

  1. Paladin is doing well on my farm. He as adapted well to living with the goats and spends most of his days watching over the chickens. As many of you may know, Paladin used to have his own "pet chicken" named Little Black Chickie. She lived on his back for about 4 years before she met the neighbor dog. He loved that chicken and she loved him.

    ♥ Ashley

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