Outside-In

Gracie had a busy week with a parade of helpful therapists and visitors and thus reached the weekend a bit tired out. As a result she asked me to put up a previous video. Hopefully we’ll be back with something new next week. Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath are: I Love to Tell the Story; […]

Good news! Gracie is back at the piano. In fact, her occupational therapist who comes to the house twice a week has said that daily piano playing is the most important thing she can do to continue recovering from her stroke! A month ago, when she was still in the hospital I doubted that she […]

Good news: Gracie was able to leave the transitional care unit and return home on Wednesday. She is so happy. She continues to get stronger, but still has a ways to go. Unfortunately, she’s not yet up to recording any piano playing, so this is a re-run from last March. She thanks you for her […]

Gracie continues to make progress on her recovery from a stroke. She can play the piano, but isn’t yet up to filming anything! She’s thrilled that she will be able to go home on Wednesday. Thanks for all your prayers. This is a re-post from February, 2022. Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath morning are Be […]

Gracie continues to make good progress in her recovery. Each day she can walk a bit further. On Thursday the occupational therapist took her to the piano outside the dining hall of the facility to see assess the functioning of her hands. She was able to play four hymns! The were both so encouraged, especially […]

As some of you may have heard, Gracie suffered a mild stroke last weekend that landed her in the hospital for 4 days and is now in a transitional care unit to undergo physical and speech therapy. It has primarily affected the movement of her right extremities and her swallowing, but thankfully the effects seem […]