Lydia is Walking!

Another update on Lydia. This one is provided by Sarah Melville. Below is the update from Sarah. To view a short video of Lydia walking go to: http://www.melvillesworld.com/blog/. Praise God for what He has done and continues to do!

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Yesterday (April 8), we went to visit with Lydia and her family and were amazed at how much progress she has made. She wasn’t in the living room when we arrived and it brought tears to our eyes to see her walk in the room albeit somewhat shakily and with mom very close by. We cannot tell you how much better she is doing compared to when we last saw her a couple of weeks ago. Her parents told us that she went to church with them for the first time on Sunday and Lydia told us that she liked going. This time is also such a boost for Ernest and Laikah – they looked much less tired and a lot happier, obviously so encouraged by their daughter’s improvement.

This is not to say that there is a long way to go. A physiotherapist is coming to the house three times a week which is possible only because of your generosity. He was there when we visited yesterday and we were very impressed. It is a huge blessing that he comes to see her in her own environment and without the stress of travelling to a clinic. While he was working with her we could hear her crying because her muscles have stiffened up so much the past few months. It is one of those situations where you have to be cruel to be kind although it was hard to hear her upset. We were also told that her drug regime has been reduced and this is undoubtedly helping her as she was a lot more responsive and stayed awake most of the time we were there. She has got very thin but over the last few days she is eating more and she is starting to feed herself with some foods

There is no progress yet with her sight. Please pray for this and that she will gain strength in her muscles and confidence as she learns to move around again. Do also pray that she will gain more appetite and put on weight. God is good!

From Sarah