Where's Pedro

I know that there are a lot of people following Jerry's blog people who have been campers where we live at Redwood Christian Park and people who are local that live near RCP. I'm putting out an APB on Pedro. Pedro was our cat and we were very attached to him. Pedro disappeared on Thanksgiving weekend and Jerry is missing him very much. We are hoping maybe someone reading this blog may have adopted him thinking he was a stray. Pedro is three years old, solid black with tanish greenish eyes and is very very friendly, if anyone has seen him please post a comment.


We are adjusting to our new routine and even found some free time after 4:00. I was able to get some thank you notes done and also spent a few hours on line looking for a van. I found a van that seemed ideal however it turned out the floor to ceiling height was about six inches short. I was bummed everything else about it seemed perfect. There are a couple of vans in Sacramento that seem like a great deal we are hoping to somehow make arrangements to see them. If anyone comes across a van with a lift please feel free to post the details so we can check them out. Here are a few details to keep in mind, we are looking for a van with a dropped floor, we would rather not have the raised ceiling van as the only thing Jerry will be able to view would be the ceiling. We need a full size van because the mini van style will not fit his wheel chair. When Jerry is sitting in his chair it is 57 inches for the floor to the top of his head, we can get by with a 52 inch door opening however the floor to ceiling needs to be at least 60 inches. We are hoping to find a van with less then 80,000 miles and are not wanting to spend more then 15,000. If anyone comes across something remotely close please let us know. As soon as we get a van we can get Jerry into outpatient rehab.

Jerry is doing well today, he is in good spirits and has been feeling pretty good. Jerry came home from the hospital with so much medication we hope to be able to start eliminating some of them. Jerry has been able to sleep like a baby the last two nights without his sleeping medication so we are taking that one of the regular med list. Jerry's blood pressure has been really good and he has been able to get in his chair the last two days without taking the blood pressure meds. We are removing the blood pressure pills for the regular meds list as well. It will be wonderful when he can be medication free.

There are so many people supporting our family in so many ways, meals, donations, helping organize fundraisers, participating in the fundraiser, prayers, love and so much more. We thank you all for caring and easing our burden. Please pray that the right van will come along soon, pray that God will direct us to the best outpatient care for Jerry, pray that Jerry will continue to get movement and feeling with each day. Most importantly please continue to pray that Jerry's damaged spinal cord will be mended perfectly, pray that Jerry will walk again and God will glorified in his healing.

Thank you,
Katie