Dec. 22/23 update

Debbie Criss:

I had the sweetest visit with my dear friend Cynthia yesterday!  Answer to our prayers… Bill was finally able to get permission for Teddy to see his Momma in the hospital!  Thank you for praying! When Mindy and Kelsie Weese, Krista and Teddy, Sarah and I arrived, she was sitting in her chair with Adam and Bill on either side of her. Her face was so bright and her sweet smile was much fuller on the right side!  She had just finished therapy, which included walking down the hall (I was told she walked 200 feet!). When she saw all of us, she put on her biggest smile and started making the sweetest sounds to welcome us!  Teddy was the first to hold her hand (actually, she was the one who reached out and took hold of his!)  As we visited, she continually smiled and giggled—it was so much fun!!  When she needed to get back into bed, rather than calling the nurse, Mindy, Adam and I decided to snuggle her back in ourselves. :-)  Cynthia did great walking back and sitting on the edge of her bed with Adam right next to her.  Then came the fun! We three stooges tried, not so gracefully, to get her back in bed.  I was lifting and arranging her legs, and the other two pulled, tugged, and yanked her upper body. :-)  Everyone in the room was laughing and having a great time!  Finally when we thought we had her in a good position, we looked at her and realized not only was she too far down in her bed, but she was lying crooked as well! To top the fun off, Cynthia was laughing uncontrollably!   Proverbs 17:22 is so true! A joyful heart is good medicine!  The little things in life which are so often taken for granted are so dear to all of us right now!  Thank you dear friends and family for lifting Cynthia up before our loving Heavenly Father in prayer and for all your love and support!  God is doing good things!!

Bill just called my husband, Dean, saying that Cynthia will be released at 1:00 this afternoon to be moved to an extended care facility!  They are not sure at this point which one it will be. Please pray that they will be able to get in at Lynden Christian Health Care, as it will be so much closer to home for the family.  

Bill just picked William, Krista, and Teddy up from our home. Praise the Lord, Bill just found out that Cynthia will be moved to Lynden Christian Health Care!!

It has been so precious to me to see the peace on Cynthia’s face through all this, and knowing my sweet friend, I confident that she is trusting God to do good things through this!

Love and Hugs to all of you!