Friday, July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

Once again, wound care went better than yesterday. This time, Chris walked from his room to wound care and back again. This is quite an accomplishment since his room is on the far side of the ward from where they do the wound care. It seems like this week, now that the grafts are starting to heal some, Chris is getting better at phenomenal speed. Jairah and Ruben visited again. Other than that, it was just us and his parents. There are a lot more visitors scheduled to arrive tomorrow, though. Chris got a good nap in the afternoon so that he would be able to hang through all the fireworks.

We got a spot right by the fence on the atrium and settled in to wait for fireworks. We were able to see about 3 different shows, two from nearby parks and one from Bee's stadium. None were terribly close, but they were certainly better than not seeing any at all. At about 10:30, after sitting outside for 2 hours, Chris decided he needed to get to bed.

Today's picture is of Chris headed back to bed at 10:30 pm. I tried to get some fireworks shots, but they were all too far away for the camera to focus on them.

10 comments:

allison said...

man i man chris your just kicking butt
:]]
ok i know i am almost a ceritfied stalker ha ha
but hey

have a great night chris

Anonymous said...

Chris, Congratulations!! I hear you have had a good week. You are one tough kid. We love you and miss you very much. We have all been thinking of you everyday. I love you.

Anthony said...

Hey Chris,
how are you feeling im fine evrything i do is dedakait to you sinsirly mason nolan jenna
Tiff, Earl, and you the Amazing Chris, We are so thrilled with all the progress. Hope everything continues to be uphill. We think about and pray for all of you often. If you need anything please let us know.

We love all of you
The Chopp Family

Unknown said...

its just me again seeing how your day went, another great day too too cool. I hope you got to see a nice fire work display. The display here was good. The Fire dept does a great show. a little cooler here today not as hot.Hope you have a great weekend!!! Your in our hearts and prayers Luv Ya Meshefskis

Anonymous said...

Chris,
I have been following your amazing recovery. 15 years ago, I was in the burn unit in SLC. Compared to what you have been through, my experience seems pretty tame. I can still relate to the grafting and wound care. You are in the best unit in the world. Keep up the fight. One day you will be able to do anything you could do before the injury. You are about the toughest man I ever heard of. God bless you and your family.

Unknown said...

HEY CVHRIS, GOD YOU ARE DOING GREAT AND IM SO DAMN PROUD OF YOU. DONT NO IF I COULD DOMIT OE NOT,I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI,AND TO TELL YOU THAT I LOVED YOU.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.AND MAYBE YOU WILL GET HOME IN TIME TO DO A LITTLE FISHING WITH ME.WELL BUDDY TELL MOM AND DAD THAT I LOVE THEM,SO HANG IN THERE BUDDY,AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. LOVE GRAND PAW

Anonymous said...

Hi Chris: Just a quick hello to let you know we are all thinking of you. There are so many people that stop me because they know I am from Carlin and inquire about you...I am always happy to report your wonderful progress!!! Keep up the good work and know there are a lot of prayers coming your way! We love and miss you. Kandi

Mrs. A said...

Hey Chris,

Wow another amazing day. Just wanted to let you know Mike, Jeff and I are thinking about you. Your progress sounds great. Keep up the good work.

Mrs. A

Anonymous said...

Walking around...What progress! We are so thrilled for you...isn't your body an amazing machine! We are thinking of you all the time and sending positive vibes to all of you. Day by day you are getting better in every way!
Love to you all,
Gary and Rachel

mistyrae said...

WOW CHRIS YOU ARE DOING SO AWESOME!!! WAY TO STAY STRONG!! WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU!! TAKE CARE AND KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!!

MISTYRAE