Since my setback eleven days ago I am happy that I've been recovering well and am now back on track - and more. My physiotherapist managed to bring me some relief nearly immediately and I haven't had a recurrence of the nauseating, verge-of-passing-out pain. I have, in fact, bounced back from this aggravating stroller incident so quickly and so completely that my physiotherapists are giving us the green light to travel. In some ways, one of my physiotherapists told me, this was good for me - it lets me know what could happen if I don't give my back the proper time and opportunity to fully heal. I'm back to exercises and stretches and I'm no longer on anti-inflamatories or pain medication although I still ice several times a day. I have a 10 - 15 lb weight limit on what I can lift and I'm now quite cautious to come nowhere near that limit. That means I can't pick up my children which is heartbreaking for me.

With the approval to travel, we are going to pick up our existing schedule starting a week from tomorrow in Nebraska. Krista is a very generous, loving, gentle, intelligent, wise, and insightful woman. In her love for me and her deep understanding, she has elected to travel to Nebraska with our boys on a separate flight from me. This, she insists, is the only way she can be sure I won't try to help with children, luggage, carseats, or that stroller. So on Tuesday Krista will be flying with our two boys to Nebraska. I'll fly on Saturday (next cheapest day to fly) which also gives me two more appointments with my physiotherapist next week. I already have an appointment with a physiotherapist in Nebraska for the Monday after I arrive. We're cautiously going to step into our speaking engagement schedule although we may still have some adjustments depending on how well I'm managing. Please pray for Krista as she travels this week and for our whole family as we arrive in Nebraska and step into our scheduled speaking engagements.

-Shauen