Yesterday, Chane had a very special visitor, Bryan Clay, Olympic Gold Medalist and local boy from Kaneohe. Bryan is a very warm and caring individual. He and Chance got to spend a little bit of time together. On Sept. 1, 2008 when Chance was admitted to Kapiolani Hospital his prognosis was very grim. He spent a little over two weeks in PICU then was moved to the Wilcox Ward. Each day the progress that Chance had made has been nothing short of miraculous. He is currently not connected to anything (IV's, tubes, etc.). His G-Tube installed on October 6, 2008 is working well and his meds and feedings are being administered through that. Most of the medications he was on for various reason have now stopped except that which is absolutely necessary (ie. seizure medicine, muscle relaxers, and he is still on Diazapan as needed).
Last night, Chance received a phone call from Ana and a group of family friends on Maui. His face lit up and he was smiling as he listened to each person tell him how much they loved and missed him. They played some music for him and he enjoyed every minute of that phone call. Thank you so much for calling from Maui and making Chance's night! He was responding in the conversation and smiling from ear to ear.
Today is a very exciting day for Chance as he will be moved from Kapiolani Hospital to Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific on Kuakini St. in Honolulu at 11:00 am. [http://www.rehabhospital.org/] We are very excited about this move! It means that Chance will have the best Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies available to him as he continues on the road of progress. There will be much hard work to be done by Chance, Randy and Tanya. At the rehab hospital, Chance will have at least one hour of each PT/OT/ST a day broken up into smaller chunks of time depending on his physical ability. It it s huge blessing to witness this move and a HUGE step of progress for Chance.
A special thank you to all the doctors, nurses, therapists, and staff at Kapiolani Hospital. You have been professional, loving, and caring. Thank you for being a part of Chance's life and standing with him through this trail.
The prayers of the saints and the Lord Jesus have made all the difference in this recovery process. Your prayers are so valuable to Chance and his family. We cannot thank you enough and also ask that you continue to stand in the gap for Chance and he takes another leap of faith at the Rehab Hospital of the Pacific.
Truly, "We know that ALL things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
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My husband and I are friends of Roz Kuvakos as we all attend Foothills UMC. Roz has been putting Chance on our church's prayer chain and he is receiving prayers from us. As a grandmother of a little five year old whose life was saved just this last week by a wonderful medical team after open heart surgery. We went through many ups and downs but in the darkest moments I felt everyone's prayers and I want you to feel ours. I want you to know how powerful our prayers are. So, I pray for Chance, his family and friends and for his medical team. With God's love and blessings may you all find peace, Thomas and Emily Harris
Thank you for keeping us up to date. We continue to pray for Chance and his family.
Randy, Tanya and Esperanza Family...wow, Chance looks great and Thank God he's getting better everyday....Billy and I will continue to pray for him and you as well!!!
ALoha,
Christina and Billy
Dear Chance & Family - Love you all! Praying for you . . .
I live in Oregon and have been keeping up with Kit Lauers blog since April.
Since then I have seen other blogs on the Hope Chapel website. Chance I just want you to know that I am/will be praying for you. May GOD bless you today. 1 Peter 2:24, who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
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