Progress each day..

I am sorry for no update yesterday, I am so busy working right now and then being with the kids is has been hard to find the time! Eric had a good day yesterday, he told me he even ate a few bites of some chicken for dinner and was able to eat a taco for lunch- GREAT NEWS!! Eric says he feels so much better, more energy just from eating a little bit so even though it's bland and he has no taste buds he will try to eat a little for some energy.

Eric sounds great on the phone more and more like himself! He doesn't sound as groggy and tired,not so out of it. He tells me when I get back he thinks I will be so surprised on how much better he is doing from when I had to leave. How much more energy he has and strength as well as not sleeping all the time- a little more awake in the days. That is GREAT!! I am so proud of him, he has been through so much! He is the strongest person I know and such an inspiration to me!! He has such a stronger testimony, we have been reading the Book Of Mormon together ( he has passed me since I have been home). He told me do you know how blessed we have been? He is right we have been blessed and we are so thankful!!

So many people have stepped up and helped us in so many ways- we will NEVER be able to thank ALL OF YOU ENOUGH! We are grateful we have so much love and support, it is hard when you don't have that, it really makes a difference. I want so much to go to church today but the doctors have told me to not go due to I am Eric's care giver and there are so many cases of the swine flu right now. I can not even get my kids the swine flu shot due to I can not be by anyone who has the vaccines for 4 weeks after they are vaccinated. The risk is extremely dangerous for Eric his immune system is not strong enough for any sickness no matter how small so extra precautions we have to take. I can not even be by babies, toddlers or infants getting their vaccinations as the same concerns apply. That is hard!

Eric's counts today are great his white cell count adjusts from the mid 4.5 to 5.9 and that is fine the doctor's say- today his white cells count is 4.9. His red cells are 3.35 and hematocrit 9.7 which is great! His platelets are 80!! I can not believe those numbers as again he has not been this good for years as far as his blood counts! I am so thankful that so far his body is accepting his donor's marrow and that he is feeling a little better more and more each day! We are so grateful to the Lord and know he has provided a modern day miracle!

The kids seem so much more happier, Chelsea smiling and laughing - we have missed that! Austin so happy, smiling and wanting to be with me so much! They are really the BEST KIDS EVER ( I am just a little biased!HAHA) They really have made us so proud of them how they are handling themselves and getting through all this. You expect to see big problems when something like this happens to a family but we know the Lord is protecting them and watching over them as we have so much prayed for! In the book "The Last Lecture" - Randy talks about his cancer and how he is dealing with it and his family. He had a theory that I think is so true- that life builds these brick walls up, not to stop us but to see how much we want something and how hard we will work to climb that brick wall to get over it! ( apologize it is not word for word how he said it- I am just going from memory) I agree - we have had alot of brick walls thrown up over the years in regards to Eric's health, some taller than others! This one the tallest of course but we are climbing up that wall, trying to do it with as much humility and love as we can and I know we might be half way up that wall but we will get over it! Of course as we all know we will have more brick walls through out the rest of our lives but I can not think of anyone more I would rather be climbing the walls with then the Lord, my husband Eric, my children Chelsea and Austin!!