Updates- Dec 6 -10, 2010 | Thanks for all your prayers & support!!

MayLynn Lewis

10:45am Dec 10

He has been officially turned over to the Rehab staff at the hospital - another step towards going home

Trudy Makin Lewis

8:26am Dec 10

No more IV's! WoooHooo! It's a great day!

 

 

(Thursday)

MayLynn Lewis

James got up and took ten steps with the walker! He is doing AMAZING!!!

 

(Wednesday)

Trudy Makin Lewis

Had a good day of healing and that much closer to going home. The grizzly hockey players came by and gave him an autographed stick and some tickets to a game. He's up in a chair for every meal and is being a trooper!

James and I got better than ever sleep last night. He had a great night of healing.

(Tuesday)

Trudy Makin Lewis

Sincere Thanks goes out from my heart to yours! We are feeling so blessed to have so much love and support from so many! Thank You!

(Monday)

MayLynn Lewis

Slow but steady progress ... We've been reading all the cards we have recieved. THANK YOU ALL!!! We are so grateful for all the well wishes and condolences! We are so blessed to have so many amazing people in our lives!

Updates- Dec 3 - 5, 2010

(Friday- Dec 3)

MayLynn Lewis

It turned out to just be glass (regarding the remnants of debris in his eye) - Everything went really well with the surgery. He's in recovery :)

(Saturday- Dec 4)

MayLynn Lewis

that will be a NO on the acl surgery! Yay!! He had great company today and is healing and resting nicely! Thanks for all the prayers! (It was thought that he would have to have ACL (a kneee ligament) surgery but they found that it is just stretched and won't need to be surgically repaired).

(Sunday- Dec 5)

MayLynn Lewis

James Andrew's face is looking so good! He's as handsome as ever and the swelling is virtually gone! :) His healing is steady and its been a peaceful morning

Friday and Saturday's Services

The services Friday and Saturday were very beautiful, a  special spirit resided at both the viewings and the funeral!
The viewings:
KaraLee & Stuart both looked amazing, so at peace, confirmation that although they had laid these mortal bodies to rest... they were in a better place, doing the Lord's work. The support and condolences of all who attended both in presence and in thought brought a great sense of Love of support, thank you all!
The funeral:
Words cannot express the beauty of the spirit which touched our hearts at this amazing service!
Words by MayLynn, Trudy, Bro. Newman, Bishops and others were so eloquently expressed through the power of the spirit. They all did a wonderful job of honoring two amazing spirits whom will be missed here on earth as they continue spreading love and the Gospel in heaven. It was simply Beautiful!!
A funeral like this, under such circumstances, would have all the rights of being a depressing, melancholic service, but I have never attended such an amazingly spiritual, hope-promoting service as this. What an amazing tribute to their (the Lewis family's) love for one another and their love for the Savior. Through their words and actions, the spirit testified to us that because of Jesus Christ's sacrifice we will all live again, and that through repentance and obedience to God's commandments we can become worthy enough to return to live in His presence, with one another. Because Our Heavenly Father loves us so much and wants all of us to return to Him, together, he gave us the gospel (found in The Book of Mormon & The Bible) here on earth that shows us the way that we can make it back to His presence, together. The Lewis family has taught us by example that the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings real hope and light into our lives, even in the darkest of times!
Thank You Lewis Family for your example of faith and hope, I pray that we can all learn from your example and be changed people forever. May we all strive to learn & live the Gospel because of your examples.

Updates on James Andrew

It's morning... Ruff night for James. He's so tired of the "torture" from doctors and nures! He's had enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His IV has had to be replaced so many times and he's hurting!
Surgery is the next hurdle this morning. Keep Praying! We are so grateful for every single prayer! We are being carried because of them!
When I asked if there was anything he wanted to say to all of you he said, "Hi!
-Trudy Lewis

Due to remnants of metal lingering within his eye, James will undergo surgery at 9:00am this morning to gently remove them. Continue your prayers. THANKS!!
-MayLynn Lewis

Funeral Announcement for Stuart & KaraLee Lewis

Stuart William Lewis 12/13/66 ~ 11/25/2010 KaraLee Lewis 10/2/92 ~ 11/25/2010 Together Stuart Lewis and his daughter KaraLee returned to the loving arms of our Savior and our Father in Heaven on November 25, 2010. They will both be greatly missed but we are grateful that they are together.Stuart was born December 13, 1...966, the son of Glen and NaDean Roberts Lewis. He grew up in Duchesne, Utah and loved spending time on Tabby Mountain near his grandparents' ranches. He graduated from Duchesne High School in 1984 and then attended Snow College. He later received his BA from Utah State University and then his MFA from Brigham Young University. Stuart was an active member of the LDS church and served in various callings throughout his life. One that brought him a great deal of happiness was leading music in the Primary. He served an LDS mission in Raleigh North Carolina. He met the love of his life and eternal companion at Snow College and they were sealed for Time and Eternity in the Manti Temple on September 18, 1990. He was exceptionally artistic and loved the craft of theatre design and music. He was currently employed by IM Flash Technologies. His big heart and infectious smile drew people to him. He had no shortage of friends. He will be missed by many KaraLee was born October 2, 1992, the daughter of Stuart and Trudy Makin Lewis. She was a Senior at the Utah County Academy of Sciences and was close to achieving both her high school diploma and her Associates Degree at UVU. She was planning on pursuing a career in Interior Design. She shared her father's artistic ability and loved sketching, painting and creating. She had a delightful personality and a quick wit. Music played a great part in her life. She was almost like a twin to her sister MayLynn and dearly loved James Andrew and Abigail. She made new friends wherever she went. She was an active member of the LDS church and loved the association of the Young Women in her Ward. The sparkle in her beautiful eyes will be dearly missed. They are survived by Trudy Makin Lewis, wife and mother, MayLynn, James Andrew, and Abigail, children and siblings, Glen and NaDean Roberts Lewis and Reed and Glenda Austin Makin, Grandparents, and numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 in the American Fork Central Stake Center at 300 N 100 E at 11:00am. Viewings will be on Friday, Dec 3 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Dec 4 from 9:15-10:30 a.m. at Anderson & Sons Mortuary 49 East 100 North American Fork, UT. Interment will follow in the American Fork Cemetery. Online condolences and memories may be sent at andersonmortuary.com Contributions to the Trudy Makin Lewis Family Fund can be made at the Bank of American Fork or through Paypal via www.supportthelewisfamily.blogspot.com.

Thursday (Dec 2) updates...

Trudy Makin Lewis
This is Trudy... James says funny things on drugs! He makes me laugh and cry at the same time! Continue to pray for him! He's feeling them and is aware of them!

MayLynn Lewis

James is no longer in the ICU!!! keep those prayers coming because as of now he will not be able to attend the funeral ... but I have great faith in MIRACLES!!!

 he really wants egg nog

 

 

 

A Special Thanks!!!

We wanted to send a Very Special Thanks to Everyone who has already donated!! & shown support!!
You have no idea the lasting effect your generosity will have on the Lewis Family.
It has been awe-inspiring to see the love and support you have given already!
You have truly touched their hearts, as well as everyone else around them! THANK YOU!!
God bless you all this Holiday Season and beyond!