Update 10/28/2012 By Dave

Carla Update… Sunday, October 28, 2012 – The picture today is of Carla in the ICU of Swedish Hospital. This picture just breaks our hearts. She is still in a lot of pain and is fighting the most recent bout of pneumonia. The doctors have her on a regiment of pain medication and antibiotics and we are all praying for a complete restoration. This restoration begins with surgery to stabilize her neck and then continues with a rehabilitation program at Craig. We are grateful and appreciative of all the support and prayers by family and friends. Thank you!! Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenge are events in life, not life itself. I do not minimize how hard some of these events are. They can extend over a long period of time, and they should not be allowed to become the confining center of everything we do. The Lord declares the fundamental truth, “They are, that they might have joy.” That is a conditional statement: “they might have joy.” It is not conditional for the Lord. His intent is that each of us finds joy. It will not be conditional for you as you obey the commandments, have faith in the Master, and do the things that are necessary to have joy here on earth. Carla’s day today is about what it was yesterday. She rests a lot and when she is awake, more than not she experiences pain. Some pain is physical and some is emotional. We can take care of the physical pain with medications’ but we are not always sure how to help with the emotional pain. We can only continue to be with her as she goes through this restoration and rehabilitation process. It surely breaks our hearts to see her in this condition. We continue to pray for her complete recovery. Carla’s birthday is coming soon. On November 3rd she will be 53. Send her a birthday card, if you would like to. She would love that. Send it to Carla Bischoff at The Craig Rehab Hospital; address is 3426 S. Emerson Street, Englewood, CO 80113. Her room number is 224B. It’s a beautiful facility and she has a really nice room with windows waiting for her when she moves out of the ICU at the Swedish Medical Center. We (Dave and Betty) went to a local Ward Bldg. for Sacrament Mtg. this morning. We had the opportunity to meet and visit with the Bishop, Relief Society President and one of their two Compassionate Service Leaders. They seem real eager to help us in any way they can. We have their phone numbers, etc. The Ward Bldg. is only 1.5 miles from the hospital. We were real happy to be there and felt right at home.