Called to Encourage

As I was getting ready to update Bob's condition, I felt like I was suppose to report on my own. Interesting. My condition. First of all, I never feel alone. The LORD is with me. He brings me peace and He brings me encouragement. I cannot imagine what my condition would be if I did not have Him. Lesson 1: Praise Him Daily; In all situations. Lesson 2: Share the Gospel. Don't let an opportunity go by...even if it is just planting a seed or a spirit filled reminder to someone who has already heard. Lesson 3: Be An Encourager and Love As He Loves Lesson 4: Always Forgive. In His Love - Linda

The Road To Recovery

It has been a few months since I last wrote. My heart just has not been in it. Let me first say that Bob is doing much better. The road to coming off the prescription drug, clonazepam has been a bit bumpy. You cannot just stop taking the med, you must gradually cut the dose. Thank goodness we found a website, www.benzo.org.uk and read the Ashton Manual. It certainly helped both Bob and I to understand just what was happening. I will post more in the next few days.

The Path

For the most part not much has changed with Bob's condition since January. Some days I feel like I see glimmers of Bob and then I am not so sure. January came with his father going into the hospital with pneumonia, then a heart attack, then renal failure. He is much better now and thank goodness because now Bob's mom is in the hospital. She had back surgery and it seems to have been successful. Praise God!
Bob's meds are still the same but with an increase in 1 doseage for the doxepin. He is so fustrated in the progress he is making.

It's A New Year

I have not done a very good job of keeping up with Bob's progress because for the most part we have been doing a lot of one step forwards, two steps back. We have been discouraged and encouraged. On December 13th we ended up at our family doctor because we felt no direction from the specialist. She had told Bob to cut back on the Lorazepam but did not give him any plan to follow. Bob cut the dosage too quickly and ended up worse. Fustrating.

After a trip to the ER and with our family doctors guidance, blood work and a brain scan was done along with seeing a neurologist. All checked out o.k. Thankful for that news.

We have decided to only work with our family doctor at this point because we trust him and we know that he will be there for Bob every step of the way. Our doctor has put him back on Clonazepam, which he has taken in the past for his nerve condition and also doxepin.
The meds appear to be making a difference with the shaking. Now Bob and I need to work on filling his mind with truth. He has struggled with this for so long that he is stuck in a pattern that needs to be broken. I know that for myself, I need to fill my mind and heart with God's word....moment by moment.