5 Days Again~Lorin

Written by LeAnn Merkley

The days since Wednesday have been pretty much the same with Lorin, only having relief when he is flat of his back. The pain in his back has expanded to his hip, leg and knee so that any pressure from sitting or standing causes intense pain. He says this really "ticks him off" because it's not cool having to visit people laying flat of your back, but he's trying to make the best of it. At least having visitors breaks up the monotony of just laying there.
Saturday morning Lorin was having a better than normal day so when his big brother Jared showed up to see if he wanted to go shopping to buy a gift for his nephew's (Van) 1st birthday, he took his pain pills and decided to try. He said he did pretty good and was glad to be able to do this for his nephew and happy to get out of the house and spend a little time with his brother.
This morning he made the trek to church again. He didn't hold up as well as last week but he did manage to make it through and was really glad he did. He knows that through his efforts he will be blessed.
Lorin has started losing his hair now so we may be shaving it real soon but he's ok with that. I just tell him it's a good thing that he is so cute and has a nice shaped head, besides "bald" is kinda the in thing you know!
He starts his second 5 day round tomorrow and we're not gonna lie to ya, he is a little scared since he doesn't remember the first round but we told him we would just take 1 day at a time and make the best of it.
Once again thanks to all of you for your outpouring of love. There are so many kind things said and done on a daily basis and our hearts are full of gratitude to each and every one of you. I can't imagine what this world would be like without wonderful family, friends and neighbors! We love you all.