Hey everyone!
This is Jay Johnson, a friend of the Mateys from Hailey. My wife Joan and I have been blessed to be able to spend the last four weekends in Boise visiting with Jess and his incredible family. I say that I have been blessed because as tough as this experience has been for everyone, we have all indeed been blessed in so many ways. Blessed by witnessing improvement in Jess's condition, every day. It has been a week since I last saw Jess and today I got to see him out of ICU which is a huge milestone. His physical body is stable, the black eye completely healed, he looks beautiful....thanks to his sister Jamie he is sporting a cool new haircut, and is resting so much more comfortable than I've ever seen him. Last week he looked tired and beat up but today I could feel that he is regaining his strength and energy and is so much more at peace.
Jess is in a private room with beautiful flowers, the bouguet of roses from auntie Claudia are gorgeous, the room has a nice view and lots of space for people to gather and it is much more cheerful than the hi-tech environment of the ICU. The whole mood here seems so much more relaxed... peaceful... hopeful.
Yes, things are definately progressing, Jess is healing but he is on his own schedule and will come back to us when he is ready. I've also been blessed in experiencing the energy of such an incredible, caring community of family and friends. It has given me a whole new perspective on love and compassion. I've also been blessed by spending time in prayer and meditation, even though it has been in Jess's behalf, I receive equal benefit, as do we all.
Thanks for the lessons, Jess. Thanks for the blessings. We will continue to pray and support your folks and look forward to the day when we are all teasing you and telling you our favorite Jess stories.
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