One day at a time..

Sorry for the few days not updating it's hard when I do not have Internet at the apartment and then when we go to the hospital sometimes we are so busy all day I don't get a chance to update the blog. As I mentioned we come to the hospital everyday 7 days a week at 7am we have to start that early for the long days- they do Eric's blood work/ labs then we get checked into a hospital room outpatient for the day. We are there usually anywhere from 6-8 hours sometimes longer if Eric needs red blood transfusions or platelet transfusions.

Eric is doing ok, he of course it happy to be outpatient but still pretty weak. He gets frustrated cause his mind wants to do more than his body will let him. He gets pretty tired and exerted easily. He takes his pills and then needs to lay down, he gets up to use the restroom needs to lay down. He feels about 10% of his normal energy and he gets frustrated with that cause anyone who knows him, Eric is a mover. He doesn't like to sit, he wants to always be doing something. Even when he has down time or we are on a vacation he is thinking up fun things to do with the kids or the family so we are always active. He hates TV, never has watched it much. He just a hands on busy guy and so this sitting and resting is very hard for him and he gets very anxious.

He has a hard time sleeping at night due to his medications and treatments he gets all day make him tired and so he sleeps alot in the day during them but then he always feels tired but when it is time to go to bed he can't sleep so he gets up alot at night. His white cell count is good today it is at 5.5 and his red cells are 3.8 and his platelets are 67. The last few days Eric's red cells and platelets have went up on their own without having to get transfusions, that is good another sign the donor's marrow is grafting and becoming Eric's. Eric has not had a transfusions for a few days now, that has not happened in years!

Right before his transplant he was transfusion dependant and getting them every other day to stay alive and now only every couple days sometimes a little longer. We are truly blessed to have him on an upward swing right now, we are grateful to the Lord and hope this continues. It is a slow process but we know he is climbing that hill and getting closer and closer to the top- to coming home and being a family again with the kids.

We love and miss the kids so much!! They are doing so well and we are proud of them and how responsible they are. Sometimes I worry so much about them and if they are ok, if they really are getting everything they need but I know we have alot of wonderful family and friends helping us and we appreciate that so much! We continue to ask for prayers on Eric's behalf , to bless his doctors and bless his body for the recovery and grafting process. The Lord knows us and our paths we are to take, continues to guide us. He knows our desires and needs and he will provide with what his will is, we know their are continued miracles and tender mercies to come as we have already seen. We are humbled and grateful and willing to follow his light, there is power in prayer. We have felt and seen that on so many occasions.