Week 16 October 1st - October 7th

Week 16 October 1st - October 7th

Day 106

Wednesday October 1st

9:30 pm

Clark Family Update: Day 106
Wednesday October 1st 9:30 pm
Day 12 at home

Today Chase Started his Outpatient therapies. Chases new PT cleared his to go to school without a cane or a Gait belt. He is so excited. I am hoping he is back to school Friday or Monday for the mornings. Chase has been doing so well using a straw. He is able to get so much more water by mouth now. As soon as he consistently is drinking enough water he can get the G-tube removed from his stomach. It's the final leash now that he is free of the gait belt.

Chase is going to early morning seminary without me now, and a classmate and friend brought him home from class yesterday. We are working on independence with the help of peers for short periods of time.

We have been so blessed by his amazing school leaders and teachers, and great therapists. The Lord is so gracious, and has brought amazing people into our lives to help us transition.

I complied the last 15 weeks of this journey onto a blog so it can be accessed conveniently.. I mainly did it for our family. Chase has never read all the updates nor has he seen all the pictures. It was ridiculously impossible to find them all on the phone app. I am anxious to share his story with him. It's one thing to her about his miracles, its another to read them Chronologically from those who were immersed in it.
Chase still has a long way to go with his speech. He still has weakness and inattention issues with his left side that prevent him from efficiently preforming the activities he did before the accident. Please continue to pray for him. Thank you for your love, and support.
May the Lord Bless you and keep you! We are Legion.

Day 108

Friday October 3rd 

9:00 am

Clark Family Update: 

Day 14 at home

We have been together as a family for two weeks now. The saying "Love Heals" has never been more apparent than in the last two weeks. Miracles are taking place everyday. Tiny, almost imperceptive miracles,  that all of a sudden build up into an amazing miraculous moment.

As we traveled to Seminary this morning we were listening to music and singing our hearts out. Chase was behind me and he was "singing" along. All of a sudden he sang the first 3 words of the line of the song almost perfectly. Brooklyn and I turned wide eyed and looked at each other. We both got extremely emotional, but kept the wonder to ourselves as he continued to follow along with the song. The constant confirmation of the Lord's hand in our lives is incredible. 

Today Chase returned to School! He no longer has to wear a gait belt or a use a cane, unless he he walking for long periods of time.  He is still in outpatient therapies in the afternoons 3 days a week, so as a trial period to gain a better understanding of where he is a emotionally, physically, and educationally, he will attend school from 8-11:45 each day.  The school staff and I will be actively monitoring him over the next month to see if it is too much or if we can increase the workload and lengthen his attendance hours. He is so excited to be back! 

It was difficult for me to drop him off at seminary this morning and let him go to school on his own. It helps that he has Brooklyn there,  as well as many friends who can help him. 

I convinced a reluctant Phil to take a few days off for vacation to spend a few days with his brothers and his Dad. They haven't all been together for two years, and I refused to let him miss out on the opportunity. So here I  sit . Alone. I am pondering, and rejoicing in every crazy moment that has led me to this moment. To truly stop and let the peace envelope me. I have the ability to completely separate myself from a situation emotionally so that I can deal with the task at hand. It's both a blessing and a curse, but in these still,  quiet moments,  I allow myself to process it all, and it's incredible.


We need our Legion. These next few weeks,  Please join us in praying for Chase's soft Palette to begin to work consistently. That he will be able to create the neuropathways needed to regain more of his speech. I refuse to ask the Lord to miraculously restore everything. We would never trade the hard work, patience, and growing experience for a faster end result. We are already progressing at warp speed, but the Lord gives us tender merciful moments to still appreciate the past paced journey. So will you petition the Lord for Chase?  Will you ask for the Lords will to be done, and that we can recognize his hand? We especially need your children s prayers. We believe that their prayers are the Lords favorites, and we can feel they the strongest. :) Thank you for sticking with us. May the Lord bless you and keep you.. We are Legion!

Day 109

Saturday October 4th

Clark Family Update: 
Day 15 at home

Yesterday Chase did something amazing! He RAN! I had a heart attack, but he was doing it under the supervision of a Physical Therapist who cleared him to jump, hop, and jog for short distances. I'm still not sure how I feel about that.

This photo was sent to me today. With the following note:


Finally wore out this morning. I can't tell you how much strength this little band has given me as it has redirected my thoughts, again and again, to the blessings you and your family have so richly received.

Hundreds of youth and adults wore these bands in support of my son. This particular band was given to a young man who missed the opportunity to receive one. This is the original Chase Bracelet. The very first made by my daughters, and given to my husband days after the accident. It was made during a time when we waited to see the Lords Plan for Chase. He passed it on to someone who desired to have an outward expression of the support he was giving us. 

This morning I can't help but see the beautiful symbolism of this special band breaking  within 24 hours of Chase being cleared to run. Chase has broken the bands of his affliction. He has worn away his impairments one fiber at a time with his faith, hard work, and determination. The Power of the Lord coupled with the faith, love, and power of a Legion, have amplified the erosion of his handicap. He has defied the odds, he has destroyed the medical expectations, and stood in defiance of the possible. He has learned that with God all things are possible, however must be willing to hand ourselves over to him and be an instrument in his hands, rather than expecting the Lord to be an instrument in ours. 


I pray we shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint. I pray that we learn to give ourselves over to him, and trust him. In a world of instant gratification, I pray that we learn to have patience in the Lord, and revel in the journey rather than doubt, complain, or curse the Lord for our afflictions. With that being said. We are still directing our prayers to the healing of Chases soft palette, and for him to continually improve. We ask for it to be done in the Lord's time frame, and for the peace and patience to find Joy in the Journey. May the Lord bless you and keep you. We are Legion!


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