Update on today

     Well my day started with an ultrasound with Jacquie and her Dr's appointment.  The baby is growing and doing very well.  They said the bleeding is coming from where the placenta is attached to the uterus so she has to still take it easy.  No bed rest but very limited activity so if you see Jacquie at the grocery store riding in a mobile cart she is not being lazy but following the Dr.'s orders.  She is not out of the woods yet and he said this could go on for the whole time. Cross your fingers cause Jacquie gets so worried each time this happens.  

     Next I went to visit my mom and bring her the prescription from the Dr.  She is doing better today but still not feeling great.  She said the Dr questioned her about the possibilities of her having a stroke cause of her blood pressure but she has not noticed any changes in herself that coincided with a stroke.  I need to keep my eye on her.

     Next to the hospital to visit with Mich and to see her mom.  It is fun to see Mich and her little baby bump and how much her pregnancy seems to agree with her.  She just seems to glow and is so beautiful.  Becoming a mom is a wonderful process.  It was nice to visit with Kathleen and witness first hand the progress she has made.  It brought tears to my eyes to see her struggle during physical therapy and to see the dedication, strength, and effort it took for her to do some of the simplest things we all take for granted.  Simple commands were given and much concentration was given and the task was performed.  She was inspiring to see.  The brain is amazing and it can be retrained.  I also looked on with admiration at Kathleen for not giving up and working so hard to conquer this.  One of the most amazing things to see was the loving care given to her by her family.   To see her girls there cheering her on giving her the reasons to push forward was heart warming.  When your family faces a crisis each member seems to step up to the plate and does their part to help weather it's babysitting for someone so they can be at the hospital, bringing up the grand babies to make grandma smile, or doing things at home to make things run smoothly while mom is in the hospital.  Family is there to rally around each other and support one another and I am thankful I am able to witness such a family give selfless service to their mom, dad, and each other.

    Next to the surgical waiting area for Danny's surgery.  After about an hour the Dr came in to tell Ashley, Bret and Cindy about how surgery went.  They were able to remove several areas on his left leg that were infected and as he was saying they thought they got it all he was paged only to find out the lab said they needed the areas cleaned out further and that the margin's were not clean.  The Dr went back into surgery for over another hour and came back to say they enlarged the areas of skin and tissue they removed the first time,  they took some ligament and  muscle tissue biopsies, and put sponges with pumps in the wounds to keep the areas clean and allow them to heal.  They are not sure if he is out of the woods yet because they are still not sure the type of infection he has.  They hope to know for sure in the next couple days but the Dr feels it is a very aggressive type that can be fatal if not treated properly.  I can not remember what he called it but they will be watching him very closely.  When they brought Danny to his room and we were there he was still kinda out of it but he could not understand why we were so happy.  He thought he was dreaming at first cause he was alive and everyone seemed to be OK.  I think he did not expect to make it through surgery and was confused by our demeanor.  We explained to him that he has a serious infection and he has some large chunks taken out of his leg, they did not have to amputate and they feel like the infection at this time has been removed.  His condition is guarded and will hopefully improve as the days go on.  One concern was the anesthesia but he came through that as well.  Prayers, prayers, prayers.

    I returned to my house in time to get my kids to bed and to be thankful for all the little miracles I was able to see today.  I saw things today that help me to know that the Lord does hear and answer our prayers and although we have trials we are loved by Him unconditionally. For these blessings I am forever thankful.