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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>FYI – with best wishes for the new year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>John W<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> Harry Burggraaf [mailto:harry.burggraaf@bigpond.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 5 January 2013 6:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> harry.burggraaf@bigpond.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Harry at end week 12<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear family and friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Harry has made it into the new year…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have valued your faithfulness in lovingly and prayerfully, walking alongside us, for these , now 12 weeks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The chest drain to relieve the plueral effusion was able to be removed last Sunday, when we also had the speech therapist do her first assessment for a trial with a speech valve. But Harry’s strength is not yet sufficient for this. It will take some practice to exercise all those throat muscles that have not been in use for such a long time. Speech therapy has not occurred again, due to Harry becoming septic and having another internal bleed on Monday morning. He required 3 bags of blood and a pack of platelets. He was put back on antibiotics on Monday due to his high temperatures. His BP again became quite unstable. On Tuesday he was distressingly unwell and restless with the infection (I stayed with him for most of the day with Sonya relieving me) on Wednesday Harry started having small heart stoppages again, some self-correct, others require chemical correction… we haven’t had these while Harry has been off antibiotics. Thursday they were increasing in frequency and I asked if they could be related to the Vancomycin… which he restarted on Monday . So he was taken off it. However Thursday we were also informed that they have isolated Methycillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA) in his lungs and in his blood stream. Over these two days Harry also started to develop painful spasms especially in his left arm… they are trying to find the cause – they started after the chest was drained. So yesterday he went for a brain scan which has come back normal.. for which we are thankful. They have increased his pain relief and today an OT was looking at how to prevent contractures after being in bed for so long. The pain, the infection, the heart stoppages , have played havoc with the stability of his vital signs so he is back on the CPAP machine again. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I explained to Harry today that we are going to attend Simon and Ana’s commissioning service tomorrow –as Ana leaves for the Solomons on the 21<sup>st</sup> and Simon in Feb. He opened his eyes and gave me a sad gaze… I validated his look, by acknowledging that we all grieve the fact that he can’t be there, but that I will represent us both, as best as I can – and that his good mate Martin will report back to him afterwards about how it went. Pray for Simon and Ana as they venture into this work and for the preparation they still need to do, that they will know God’s peace and enabling.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jonathan and I will continue on to Apollo Bay to join Sonya and Cam and the children till Tuesday – Just to have a few days by the beach will be a refreshing break. I pray that Harry will stay stable in this time with other family members covering the visits on those days. Simon also will be closer, as he attends Cross –Cultural training in Belgrave.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While Harry appears to follow our conversation with his very expressive eyes; the pathways to motor control on request seem quite delayed and difficult. I pray that we may see improved responses in this area and some resolution to the spasms and the muscular/skeletal pain.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A teacher friend of Harry sent me this prayer: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:180.0pt'> <i>God, make me brave for life: Oh braver than this.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> Let me straighten after pain, as a tree straightens after the rain,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> Shining and lovely again.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> God make me brave for life; much braver than this.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> As the blown grass lifts, let me rise<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> From sorrow with quiet eyes,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> Knowing your way is wise.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> God, make me brave, life brings<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> Such blinding things.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> Help me keep my sight;<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> Help me see aright<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> That out of dark comes light. – Author Unknown<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the midst of all the set-backs of this week, I have known a peace … and had confirmation – of God using and guiding things, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>so thank you for your sustaining prayers, as we continue day by day, looking to God for all we need.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With love <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Henni<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Harry and Henni Burggraaf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>17 Edgewood Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Dandenong 3175<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Tel 9791 2601 Mob 0408 452 892<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>