Hello Family, friends and all the other wonderful people who get to read this

 

After a hectic and very challenging year 2013 this years was much better. Celina has progressed nicely with all the therapies, school education, and love she has received.

Thanks to all the people helping us in many different ways we were able to keep up her diet and get her off almost all medication. She hasn’t been constipated the whole year and also had no lung infections. She has been only once in hospital over a weekend with 2 styes on her eye but otherwise has been very well. She had 2 pre molars  removed which were standing in second row and that also has brought relieve to her mouth and helped to improve her eating and drinking. We hope that in about 2 weeks time we will also say good bye to the NG tube again. So all in all a good year.

 

The only downside is that Clint has lost his job and with that we do not have a medical aid anymore. Yet the medical aid has still blessed us with the money for her new wonderful wheelchair.

At the moment Celina is going without any therapies besides what I can manage to do. Furthermore the work on her mouth is not finished yet. After having a palate plate for a couple of month her mouth is better already. Braces need to be done and without a medical aid this will cost us R 24 000. Then at a later stage she will still need surgery to lift her upper jaw to have her mouth close fully again.

 

Besides all that:

Our never ending costs for Celina will carry into the new year and she is getting heavy which means we will need to employ someone to help with certain things. Not forgetting the daily costs of supplements, special foods, nappies, wet wipes and more. It would be also nice to have at least some of the therapies, to get input on how to go on at home. And since Celina is turning 13 in December Red Cross Children Hospital is also not taking her on anymore. To have at least a hospital plan for her we need a monthly R 2000.

Our  funds have almost dried up and we need to keep her diet up to have another good year.

On this blog on the right top you will also find a list of goodies we need for her on a weekly base.  

If you are able to assist us in any way please feel free to contact us and if you would like to bless us financially the bank details are below.

Thank you to everybody who supported us this year in so many ways and we thank all the amazing people who continually keep us in their prayers.

 

We wish you all a peaceful and happy Christmas with your loved ones as we remember the real reason for the season, the birth of Jesus.

Love and Blessings to all.

Clint, Manuela and Celina

Celina Aspeling

Absa Bank

Acc 9173922627

Bank code 632005

Swift no.: ZAJJ6320059173922627
or   ABSAZAJJ6320059173922627

Manuela’s contact details:

elpizokidz@ gmail.com or 0825468523

 

 

 

Time is just flying too fast

Hello, hello


and again another 4 month gone. Germany has come and gone. We had a fabulous time with Granny and the rest of the family. Nice summer weather and with that got around the Cape Town winter.
Celina had quality time with Oma.

Oma and Lini

Lini taking a nap

holiday mood in my brothers garden

No this is not a toy it is real and quite amazing

And up into the plane

secured and off in a van to the next plane

                          standing all by herself

a visitor from business class and Lini taking a break from her seat on mommies lap

Now it is almost 2 month later and it feels like we have never been away. And so much has happened here already in this last 2 month. We got lots of therapies approved. Altogether 10 sessions a week and a wheelchair worth R 70 000 from Germany. Everything went well and Lini was going so good. We started Neurofeedback and could see already small changes after 3 weeks. 

And the came the explosion. Clint was exited unfairly from his office without warning from one minute to then next. He asked and was told we had still medical aid til the end of October which we found out a week later wasn't like it. His employer had resigned him from  medical aid already on the 30. September. I had to cancel all therapies and we weren't quite sure if the medical aid would still pay for the wheelchair. And the bills of the therapies we had done still after the 30. September would also come to us. 

We were so overwhelmed in the first couple of days we felt like paralyzed. But God is good. He faithfully stood by us. We still went through with the pulling of Celina's two pre molars in second row which seemed to make a real difference with the eating and drinking as if there was some pressure taken off in her mouth. And our amazement we had very understanding doctors and clinic. We were financially so blessed and left with almost nothing to pay. 

After sweating for about 3 weeks we got the good news that the money for the wheelchair came through and the chair is in production right now and will arrive just before Christmas. So, watch out on this blog in December for a pic of Lini's new drive.

Thank You Lord. God is good. We trust for a great job for Clint with the right working times and a great salary and a wonderful working climate, for fully paid study fees for myself  and mostly like always for Celina's complete healing. Thank You Lord for Your promises and Your love for us. Thank You that when we are weak You make us strong in Christ. Thank You that You gave Your beloved son for our salvation. Help us to keep our focus on You. 

AMEN