"They shall walk and not faint"

Best Day Ever, Part II

"But they who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31

This morning Dr. Henderson came in to see Haley and he and his PA, Bob, got her on her feet, and SHE DIDN'T FAINT!!!!! I, of course, cried. I have not seen her on her feet for more than two seconds without fainting since May 22nd. Dr. H had her go up on her toes and up on her heels and she walked about 5 feet. Here is a picture of that moment.

This was another huge thing for Haley. No migraine and no fainting. What more could we ask? This surgery was a total success. I looked Dr. Henderson in the eye and said, "You did it!!" He just smiled. (I got the impression that he doesn't like the accolades.)

Another great thing that happened today was that Haley got to meet two other patients who had the same or similar surgery as her. One is a girl named Sarah from Canada who is 19 and they really connected. The other is a woman named Dianne who is a young mom from New Hampshire. They all met in Haley's room and we took a picture. Here they are:

 

 

 

The other nice thing that happened today was that Haley's older sister, Paige came to visit with her friend Betsy. How sweet of them to travel and spend the day with us. Paige was a great help and ministered to her sister so sweetly. This is a picture of Paige feeding Haley pea soup (her fav)

How good God has been to us. It is hard to take it all in and I find that I am processing it slowly. I randomly say to whomever is around, "Can you believe this?" We never dared to hope that this could be the outcome. I think that we had been guarding our hearts from disappointment. How wonderful that we can just savor the goodness of the Lord.