Today is day 42 since Eric's transplant/ new Birthday on 9-9-09!! We are almost half way there as far as the 100 days goes that we need to stay in Houston,TX at MD Anderson. Eric is doing pretty good, every day a little more better. He has started to try to eat not eating alot but at least a little bit- no taste at all but they say that is normal.
I have been working so much that I have not had a chance to talk to him much and I miss that! We talk at least once a day sometimes if I am lucky and not in meetings twice a day but he goes to bed so early around 7pm-8pm that it's hard. As much as I am glad to be home it is not the same without Eric here and I can not wait to be all HOME AS A FAMILY! It is hard to try to keep your mind on working when it really is with Eric and his care. The Lord continues to bless us some each day a new opened door. We are very grateful and know he is guiding our path.
Eric's law enforcements friends/co-workers/sisterhood and brotherhood has been so amazing and touching to watch how much they love and support him! They really are like family and I am so in awe over their dedication, love and support!! I joked with Eric that they are all sick of getting his case load passed out to them, sick of his offenders and he laughed and said that when he gets back he will take on as many as their hard offenders they want him to as long as he is back to work doing the job he LOVES!! He really misses it- I have never seen someone who is always so happy to go to work like he has always been. It is second nature for him and he loves it! I can't wait for the day I get to his the BIG SMILE on his face when he gets to go back and see all his friends/co-workers!
Again I know I probably sound ridiculous but I am so grateful to Eric's donor!! He has no idea how much we love him and are so eternally grateful to him! He didn't get paid anything to be a donor, he did this out of his gracious heart! I can not wait to meet him!! We have to wait 2 years to meet due to the rules from the National Bone Marrow Association. At first I did not understand that rule but they explained that these donors go through so much, they have to go through counseling and make sure they are not only physically able and willing but emotionally as well. They say they have found that these donors feel a tremendous responsibility to "SAVE THE PERSON THEY ARE DONATING TO LIVES! Your risk and not making it within 2 years after your transplant is high and therefore to protect the donor who already is wanting you to survive and gets updates from the National Donor staff about your progress, they don't want that pressure added by meeting the family and the one whom you donated to add to their emotions. I now see their point and see how that makes sense. We will never be able to thank Eric's donor enough and even if Eric did not end up surviving all this ( BUT I KNOW HE WILL! :)- his donor is AMAZING the unconditional love he has displayed is a true form of what the Lord would have us do!!
I am so proud of Eric and what a fighter he is! He really is my hero as well as the kids and the more I see how much he has to go through just to be alive, it really makes me never want to complain about anything! We are witnessing a modern day miracle and blessing from the Lord and I know Eric and our family realizes this and will never stop being so grateful!!! We have always treated each day as a gift but the more and more days we get will always be so treasured!
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