We knew from Shay's progress things were moving in the right direction but the doctor officially used the words "he is getting better." The doctor was surprised by his progress and said the he was ahead of schedule. The main concern right now is still Shay's lungs. There is still a lot of crud in the lungs and one of his lungs is collapsed. The doctors do not seem overly concerned with this. They believe that Shay will be off the vent within 10 days or less. They tried to put a feeding tube down Shay to get his stomach used to real food but it did not agree so they are going to try a smaller tube on Tuesday.
The highlight of the day was Shay's physical therapy. The PT is used to ensure that Shay maintains mobility in his joints as he is bed ridden. During PT the doctor asked Shay to move his arms and Shay responded. This means that he was hearing people today. Shay's mom and dad got to enjoy some hand squeezes tonight. Each day they will slowly take Shay out of sedation little by little.
I do apologize for the late post but we had a big sectional football win two hours from home tonight. Go Eagles! I do ask that you continue to pray for Shay's lungs to get strong enough for him to get off the vent.
As I have mentioned in earlier posts there is another traumatic event occuring within our school family.Our middle school principal has a daughter just over a year that was born with heart complications. Recently they have discovered cancer in both of her kidneys. There are a host of complicated scenerios in this situation. Pearl is a little lady who is facing a lot of hardship. I am asking that you dedicate yourself to praying for Pearl and her family and her doctors the way you did for Shay. Thanks and God Bless.
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Eagles had a great win tonight Shay! You would of loved it! Just not the same without you. Keep you're head up and stay strong! Never give up! Can't wait to see you back at school.
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Well, we have had a good day today and we are so happy for the first time in a long while. I have been trying for days to get on here and send out sincere "Thank You's" to everyone but I typed so much that it wouldn't let me save it. So I am going to get this done tonight with a bunch of smaller blogs and I have to start with those Fighting Eagles! Congratulation!!! We can't wait to tell Shay all about the big Win you had tonight! Thank you all for your support, prayers and encouragement for Shay. You're all so AWESOME! Good luck on Saturday, and Jarrod, we will get your message to Shay! :)
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Next, I want to thank the entire town of Fair Grove, once again. Your support for our family has been incredible. We are truley blessed to be part of your community. I can't wait until Shay can read all of your cards and notes, and the origami football. :) Thank you to all of the students, faculty, administrators and all of the families that have prayed, blogged, sent cards, notes, words of encouragement and everyone who gave donations. We are so grateful, words just can not express our thanks enough...
ReplyDeleteI also want to send out a sincere "Thank You" to Pastor Kevin at Springhill Baptist Church for making the trip to see Shay and pray with all of us on Friday. I believe God was working through you that day, and Shay has improved everyday since your visit. We also want to thank all of members of Springhill for your generosity, faith and prayers. We were so incredibly touched when we found out about the special offering, you are all so wonderful and we are praying that all of you are blessed in some way, thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteMy sister Sandi, you are my ROCK. You have been so awesome, I don't know what I would do without you, Johnny and Shanna. You have been my moral support, my "coodinator" of all things Shay, as Danny would put it. Thank you for putting up with me, and keeping me propped up! We love you, all of you.
ReplyDeleteChris & Kelly - Shay's 2nd set of parents, you guys have been incredible. Thank you for being here and for the blog, for taking care of Zayner and us. For staying with Shay, sqeezing his foot and asking a million questions. We love you guys so much!
ReplyDeleteMikelle & Jason - Thank you for taking such good care of Chris & Kelly so they could be here. Thank you for your prayers, for bringing Shay all of the banners and cards from school, for making the trip down here, for making us laugh with your blogs (yours too Ally), even when we just wanted to cry. For making Shay feel like part of the family and oh yeah, the bread, THANK YOU! You're just super, wonderful people and we can't say thanks enough!
ReplyDeleteMom, Dad and Nickole - Thank you so much for helping us and loving us and being there for us. I know it was killing you not to be here but we felt your arms around us all the way from Florida. Thank you for always helping us, no matter what! You have all our love..
ReplyDeleteCarol & Lloyd - thanks for praying, loving us, being there for us, feeding us, opening up "Hotel Selvidge" and taking in everyone who's come to visit. Taking care of Zayne and being there for Shay. We love you and would be lost without you!
ReplyDeleteDavid & Leslie - thank you so much for your prayers, love and support. You are wonderful, loving, kind people and we are so happy to be part of your "family". Sara, Ryan, Renay and Brian, thank you for being our prayer warriors! We love you all.
ReplyDeleteTo all of our family and friends who have been to the hospital, made the trip to be with Shay and check on us, your love and support has made this all bearable, thanks to you all: Cheryl, Bob, Alyssa, Savannah, Hayley, Macey, Sarah, Mallory, Josh, Christie, Mike J., Paw Paw Don, Gary, Pat, Brian, Art, Larry, Sue, Mike S., Mike H., Linda, Cindy, Mark, Scotty (and Kyle), Mike R., Terri, Logan, Blake, Bo, Sue, Daniel, Rick, Donna and Sue J. - Thank you for your prayers, moral support and hand holding. We are so grateful to your all and we love you so much!
ReplyDeleteTo our other Florida family - The Ross's, Tina, Todd, Justin, Amanda, Shane - your love and support means everything to us. We love you guys and miss you so much. Thank you for praying and checking on us constantly, for loving Shay like he was your own. You know how special your are to us, we'd be lost with our you!
ReplyDeleteMy Acosta Family, I don't have the words to describe how much your support means to me. Your understanding, compassion, prayers, love and encouragement help to get us through each day. Thank you especially to Patty, Barb, Jackie, Dayana and Dorothy for your cards and blogs and for spreading the word around the country and helping to get Shay on so many prayer lists. And thank you to Erin Kelley, my friend, co-worker and one of my biggest supporters! Thanks for helping to keep everyone updated, for feeding me and for being here for me. I want to thank everyone at Acosta, my other Family, for everything you've done. I don't know anyone who loves their job or the people they work with as much as I do!
ReplyDeleteFinally, I want to thank everyone who has sent their love and prayed for us, friends and family from Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennesee, Utah, Texas, Missiouri, Oklahoma. We thank you for loving our son and for letting us know how loved we are. Also, for all the people who have never met us but have found this blog one way or another, thank you for your faith and prayers. God Bless you All..
ReplyDeleteOne last thank you to Trey, Nanetta and Crissie, it was so good to squeeze your necks and I know Shay will be so excited to see you all soon. We love you very much!
Good night to all of your, God Bless your and thank you for being in our lives!
Danny & Christy.
One last thing, plese keep the prayers coming. Shay has done outstanding, but he has a very long road ahead of him. Plese pray for his lungs to heal so he can get off of the vent, and also the dialysis machine, those are the next big steps. Thank you again.
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Got a little bed time story. I think you'll like it.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time there was this mighty football team hiding out in small town America. From late August to November, surrounding towns could hear the rumble of the Purple Thunder as they gathered under the Friday night lights. This team, we'll call them the Eagles, was making a run for the state championship. They took a little trip down the road to face their toughest opponent yet, Mountain View Liberty. It was a harsh battle. The Eagles were down. The atmosphere was tense. (Some say the coach’s wife was so nervous she was throwing up behind the stands.) The Eagles were going into the forth quarter behind. But this small town team had heart. They dug deep, persevered, and claimed a victory. After the game, the community gathered on the field to celebrate…helmets banging, boys hooping, fans cheering. It was truly a great moment. Then, they thanked the Lord for His grace and forgiveness. What a sight.
You keep fighting, buddy. We love ya.
GREAT morning! Keep it up, Shay!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is GREAT news! Shay you are such a FIGHTER and I hope and pray each day for your lungs to get better! God has worked a MIRACLE!
ReplyDeleteWe will be up again sometime this week to see you. Kyle said he is playing all his hockey games for you, they beat their rival team the other day (The Thunderbirds) he wanted to win it for you! and they did. You are actually helping him! He said he's going to do better for Shay! Keep fighting (I know you will) and hang in there!
Love ya,
Mama Sharkey
Christy & Danny,
ReplyDeleteYou both are so wonderful and strong! We are always here for you no matter what you need! If anyone needs a place to stay while their here we have plenty of room! so please don't hestiate to ask. We love you guys so much, and Shay is like our adopted son! We will come up in a couple of days to see you guys.
Love ya,
The Sharkey's
Chris & Kelly,
ReplyDeleteYou guys are AWESOME! you have really been a true blessing for Danny, Christy & Shay. You've been there from day 1 to support them, and keeping the blog going with all the updates for everyone. You two are wonderful and I'm glad we have gotten to know you. I'm happy for the football team! That's great news, congratulations!! We will see you in a couple of days.
Love ya,
The Sharkey's
To Pearl's family:
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about Pearl's illness. I will pray for her everyday and keep her and your family in my thoughts! God does work miracles! Keep Faith and hang in there!
The Sharkey Family (From Moore, OK)
I am so glad to hear you are doing better Shay. Just keep strong and hang in there you are doing awesome!! Chris and Danny my thoughts and prayers are still with you and your family and I will be praying for Shay's lungs to get better.. If there is anything I can do for you guys I am here for you at anytime..
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Coni Wells
Well Shayster, I am not surprised how well you are doing because like I have said before you are AWESOME and a true fighter keep up the great work! All of us here in Florida are praying for you daily! We love you and can't wait for the day when (like your Uncle Chris said) your doing all the blogging. Danny, Christy stay strong I love you guys a ton as you know. Please give those wonderful boys of yours a big huge smooch for me! love ya!
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To Pearl's family
ReplyDeleteWe are all praying for this little girl, like Shay she is strong and we will pray for you and her and the physicians to overcome any obsticles that come in your way. God Bless.
Hey ShayMan, it is Aunt Kelly. Uncle Chris and I are missing you so much! You keep on fighting hard buddy and we will keep on praying. When we see you Friday we are wanting a squeeze of the hand or something. You are an amazing kid and we love you lots:) Your parents are doing an awesome job of taking care of you. They are so strong, that must be where you get it from. They love you so much! We will see you on FRIDAY!! lOVE YA BUDDY:)
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