Chip's Progress December 2007

Belle's Christmas card debut

BELLE

So, we've always wanted a buddy for Hank our pup. We always said if we got a girl dog we'd like to call her Belle. Well it turns out our Belle may be the 90 pund American Bulldog I brought home from Pest Smart yesterday (Anne Belle).

So, for the past 3 days I have been going back and forth. Should I keep the dog, she's really sweet, really calm and really really cute and she is the biggest snuggler. The problems are she's 90 pounds, she farts (audible at times), burps plus she was abandoned so she has issues we haven't encountered yet and she has a history of getting mad at other alpha girl dogs and lawnmowers. The unknown is scary with her. Hank is acting like the big brother who has a new sibling he doesn't want in the house. He's very jealous but, wants nothing to do with us.

For now we are Belle's foster parents.

Website for Chip's updates

We have set up a page for friends and family to view updates on Chip. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/chipjohnson

More Chip News

Chip was fighting to wake up and opening his eyes slightly even under heavy sedation. He is fighting right now because of withdrawal from heroin. Pray against the evil effects of this. I needed a good afternoon after no or little information from the neurologist about Chip's brain (They did an EEG- brain wave scan and he didn't even read it). My mom has been saying all week it's not what you see in the physical but, what you know in the spiritual. God is working to heal Chip spritually and physically. They have sedated him to where he is not trying to wake up and cough and spit out his breathing tube. I am so thankful for God giving us hope everyday and am thankful for my family and my friends that pray for my brother. Pray for his surgery tom. (Thurs.) at 5pm Central to insert his trach and feeding tube. Thank you for praying for Chip.