Before I give you an update on Shay I want to take a few minutes and brag on the school and community that Shay is now living in since this blog is reaching people in Florida, Penn, Texas, and Oklahoma as well as Missouri.
Fair Grove is community where they take care of their own. Shay is relatively new to the community but there has been an outpouring of support for Shay through words of encouragement and prayer. The student body and the community does not know Shay all that well but they have treated him like he was born an Eagle. My brother and I jokingly told Shay in his moment of alertness two nights ago that he is now the most popular kid in Fair Grove. Actions speak louder than words and the actions of the Fair Grove community demonstrate the type of people that have been surrounding Shay. Shay's condition was mentioned at the pep rally by Coach Oneal and Shay received a round of cheers in his support. Additionally a donation table was set up to help Shay's parents with daily living expense while at the hospital. The community of Fair Grove donated $821 to Shay's family tonight at the game! The students are also planning a "hats for Shay" day on Friday in which they donate a dollar and get to wear hats. Our students here are second to none and I just want everyone to know what a great community Shay lives in. Thanks to everyone who donated at the game tonight. In case you are wondering about the "purple thunder" heading that is the name of our cheering section. As you can see the purple thunder does even far greater things than cheering on their teams. Purple Thunder a sincere thank you.
Okay now that I made you read that I can tell you a little bit about Shay. There is essentially no big news to report tonight and most likely there won't be a lot of news on Thursday. Here is the plan. Shay is going to rest all day on Thursday and then Friday is game day. On Friday they are going to take a shot at weening Shay off the bypass machine. We did learn today that Shay is only on the bypass currently at 50%, much better than the 100% we were thinking. So as stated before we need Team Shay to specifically pray for his right ventricle to regain its strength for Friday. God bless
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Shay,
ReplyDeleteToday was a tough day for me not seeing you at school. Christin was right those girls don't look near as cool without you sitting at their table (you know I am kidding girls). You get rested up so we can get off this machine on Friday. I am ready to talk to you about how we dominated the football game tonight. I will see you on Friday tough guy.
Hey Shay,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted you to know that all of us here in Fair Grove are keeping you in our thoughts! I know that you weren't able to be at the football game but I wanted you to know that all of the guys played for you. You are indeed an Eagle now!!! We all love you so very much and miss you greatly! I hope to be seeing your smiling back in Mr. Carol's class and in the hallway. You brighten my day every time I see your face! Once again hope to see you soon.
Love always,
Amie Cleeton
We're praying!
ReplyDeleteThe Turley Family (Biz)
Well ShayBoy i'm going to go to sleep and I will see you tomorrow night. I just want to let you know that you are in my prayers always and forever!! I LOVE YOU
ReplyDeleteYour Cousin,
-SavannahBrooke
Hey Shay this is Haley, I love yo So much! Obviously so does Fair Grove because they proved it tonight by donating $821 and by some wearing avred s on each wrist. I really can't wait to see you. I'm forced to stay here and not able to come visit you. I would love to see you, hear your voice, and talk to you. If you still do not believe ne about almost all of Fair Grove loving you besides the donations and wrist thing, the students ask about you 24 7, even middle schoolers in my grade almost everyone has asked how is Shay. I just want you to know how much your are loved and how many people care for you. Once agian I love you and remember Isaiah 40;29-31
ReplyDeleteShay, I want to say how lucky you are to be in such a great community and school. You are truly blessed. To the citizens of Fair Grove, Missouri, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your generosity and support for my nephew ! You don't even know what this means to our family. Once again, thanks Fair Grove !!! And to shay, I love you and I will see you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteLove you a bunch,
Aunt Carol
Hey Shay
ReplyDeleteI missed seeing you on the press box tonight and getting you your halftime Dr. Pepper. It was truely an amazing night. Fair Grove is a one of a kind town! I would like to thank you for the prayers, kind words, and the donations. There were so many people that have asked me how you are doing and tell me they are praying for you. I think your Uncle Chris is lost without you at school. The football team did awesome tonight, you would be proud:). Shay Uncle Chris and I can not wait until Friday night to see you, we will be down tomorrow night. We want to be there for your big day on Friday. You need to rest up tomorrow then on Friday fight hard. Uncle Chris and I will be there praying continuely and cheering you on. We love you so much, can not wait to see you:)
Lots of Lobe Aunt Kelly
Danny and I had to take some time after reading this update tonight to compose ourselves and let it all sink in. There are no words that can describe how we felt when we read this. We have been so blessed and thankful for the prayers and love that have been sent by all of our Fair Grove community, friends of Shay's, school administrators, teachers, students who haven't had the opportunity to meet him yet and friends of our family members who have never met him but love our family, so many of you have sent prayers and words of encouragement for him, and filled our hearts with comfort. We couldn't have asked for anything more. Tonight, your generosity and concern for our son is overwhelming. We can not find the words to tell you how much we appreciate the donations, "Thank You" just doesn't seem like enough to say, but we do thank you, all of you. You have no idea how much stress this has relieved for us. Although nothing is as important to us as our son and his fight for his life, we have also been dealing with the reality of my husband being laid off from his job just 2 days before I brought Shay to Oklahoma, though our thoughts have been focused on Shay and his battle, the worry of Danny's situation has weighed heavily on our hearts, because of you we can set all our other worries aside and completely focus on Shay.
ReplyDeleteShay is a fighter and we are confident that he is going to get stronger every day, and I am going to tell him tomorrow just how much his town, his Eagles family,loves him. We are so glad that we are a part of such an incredible community, with the most wonderful, caring people we have ever met. Every time we have met someone new in town, they always say how much they love Fair Grove and how wonderful the people are there and we are true believers.
I also want to thank my very special brother-in-law, Chris, for his wonderful way with words and keeping this blog updated for us. So many people have let me know how much they appreciate it, and it's been an incredible comfort to us to see everyone's comments.
I only wish I was as good with words so I could tell you all how much we appreciate all you have done. God Bless you all.
Please keep the prayers coming and I will continue to share your comments with Shay, I really think he can hear me and knows how much he is loved.
With Love,
Danny & Christy Stallings
HEY SHAYBOY, FRIDAY IS TOUCHDOWN DAY. TIME TO FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT. WE HERE IN PA. ARE A ROOTIN AND PRAYIN FOR YA. LOVE YA, UNCLE DICK & AUNT MARY.
ReplyDeleteShay. Those Eagle boys won that game last night. Now you have to win your fight! Everyone is missing you so much! And we all can't wait to get you back at school! We love you so much Shay. and let me tell you you are now the most popular boy in school! lol Oh i have to tell you what Jerrod did today at the pep assembly. So he was blindfolded. and the point of the game was communication. and so one of the football players, Sam, was Jerrod's leader and he had to call out directions for Jerrod to find a football that was across the gym and throw it back to him. Remember Jerrod's blindfoldeded. I know i'm surprised they let Jerrod to it to, with the whole blindfold thing and all. But it took him a while to find the football and guess what place he was in.. LAST. And then Mr. Foster had one microphone and Mr. McDaniel had another and Jerrod was facing on the sides of the gym with a basketball goal on it and Mr. Foster told him he was facing the crowd (which he was not)and so then Mr Foster said turn right and then Jerrod did and threw the ball right into the crowd!! Yeah! thats our smarty-pants friend! (: we can make fun of him for that too! It was really funny! we'll reinact it for you whenever you get back! okay i have to go to school :( bummer without you. but i'll talk to you later Shayboy! You fight like and Eagle and win it Shay! love you!
ReplyDeleteHey Shay!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing an amazing job! Keep on fighting, looks like the Eagles need you! :) We are all praying for you, and we know God is watching over you.
You are a blessing to so many, and I hope I get the privilege of meeting you one day. You are an inspiration to us all.
Keep on going like your going, and let God keep blessing you and your family.
Know that there are prayers going out for you every moment.
Love is Christ,
Lois Love