Tuesday, September 23, 2008

100% Recovery: The Cliff Notes Version

Welcome to http://www.growingandgrowing.com/.

If you are a regular here, we both know why you are here. Thanks...

If you a family member or friend that just found out about what happened, drop us an email here or leave us a comment below. If you want, please email your phone number to me so Mom can give you a call during a down time.

If you are a friend of a friend, thanks for stopping by to see why the DeVries are different. Our hope is that your life is changed by our changing life.

If you simply stumbled across this page, or perhaps you got here by accident, then snoop around and learn a little bit about faith in Christ Jesus, a little bit of humor (probably just the effects of major sleep deprivation), and one Godly Man named Dad. Here's what happened:

9/12/08, 5:11 pm, Jackson Dwight Cooper DeVries born (8lbs,1oz, 20.5in)

9/12/08, 11:00pm-ish, Jackson taken from Hospital1 to Hospital2-NICU

9/12/08 to 9/19/08, NICU-blur, click here and here for what happened.

9/19/08, Dinner at Puckie and Pappy Razor's house...Everyone in Nashville hoards gas!

9/20/08, 7:30am-ish, Dad (on his way to find some gas) is involved in sole-car accident. Best we can tell is that car lost control, ran off the side of the road, and slammed sideways into a telephone pole. Here's the first post.

9/20/08, 5:30pm-ish, my brother Chris and his lovely bride Deb arrive from "waaaaay north...Minnesohta...yah..."

9/20/08, Trauma Team Prognosis (50-50%) v. Our Prognosis (100%)

9/21/08 to 9/22/08, Medical updates, videos, stories, notes of encouragement, no sleep, too much uneaten food, lots of calls, little productive work, some tears, lots of questions, many more supporters, . . .

3 Comments:

At Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:01:00 PM , Anonymous Jen Winfree said...

I was previously a member of Eastlake Church before we made a military move to CA. I just wanted to say, both Ray and Pat have made a huge impact in my life spiritually. They were truly our family away from home and I think about them often. When I heard about Ray yesterday, I couldn't help feeling as though my family was hurting.... though I don't know you well, Ray and Pat really taught me what it is to be a family in Christ. I wanted you to know that your whole family is in my prayers and that I'll be lifting you up and sending the info to our newest church family here. If anything is a testament to the power of prayer, this story will be.

Please let Pat know: I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch, but I can't tell you how much I think about you and Ray. You're still a comfort in our lives and you still lift me up when I need it. All I need to do is think of you and the words you and Ray have given us in our time together. And I've passed some of those words on to others, so your blessings (blessings from God) are being multiplied. I love you both so much.

 
At Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:20:00 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

My husband and I met Deborah at a Boston Market in Eden Prairie last Friday, Sept. 26th and learned about Ray and this blog. So glad to stay connected through this blog and see how your Dad-in-law defying all of the odds. I hope you are praying about your at-home business!

Yours In Christ-
Daphne

 
At Monday, October 13, 2008 8:39:00 PM , Anonymous Lucas trujillo said...

May christ be with you!

 

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