The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

First of all, thanks so much to all of you for your support and emails. Special thanks to the Riverwood youth leadership, you guys are awesome - a great example of what church community means! Also thanks to all the family who has visited and helped out, and the countless examples of friends and churches showing their love. I can't name names, because there are so many... over 50 emails (18 typed pages) in less than two days, close to 300 website hits in less than a day, many phone calls, and on and on. There's no doubt that this boy is loved, and no doubt that God is hearing about it. Keep praying, and we will keep passing on your notes to Sheldon and his family.

I will leave the medical updates to others; as far as I know he is much the same. I did want to mention a few details about visiting and how folks can help. We've had several offers from people to bring meals to the family. This is actually very helpful, as hospital cafeteria food can only taste good for so long, and also starts to get expensive.

Here are a few tips for all you generous gourmets: please send an email to the getwellsheldon@hotmail.com address, and Crystal or someone else will get back to you with how you can best help. She may give you a date and a time which is most convenient, or suggest some other way to assist. Keep in mind that Ben and Viola are physically and emotionally drained, and they may not feel up to visiting around suppertime - this doesn't mean they don't appreciate your help! Also, please don't feel like you have to visit or send food. The emails are so encouraging to his parents and the rest of us.

One medical detail I do have... Sheldon will be undergoing an MRI tomorrow at 9:15AM. He needs to be unhooked from his machines for that time, so there's some risk in the procedure. Good news that he's finally stable enough to get an MRI, but a bit scary.