Going Back to Texas to Eric!!

I really have not been very good at updating the blog while I was back home here working but I was so busy time always got away from me! With mixed emotions I am flying back this morning to Texas to Eric and I am so EXCITED TO SEE HIM! We have been married 17 years and we have only once been apart for 4 days- that was the longest so this 2 1/2 weeks has been so hard for us especially is his condition and needing me alot.

Mixed emotions about leaving I am so excited to see and be back with Eric but I also am sad to leave the kids! They have been so great and it has been good to be back and be a MOM again and not from a distance. That has been hard trying to be there for them and still be MOM even though states away and caring for Eric and his bone marrow transplant. I know the Lord has been protecting them and watching over them. I am so proud of them they both are doing so good despite how hard it is. I was telling them we are at the half way mark on the 100 days and how we really only have a month and a half if Dad does good and no set backs! I am so grateful to my 2 children, for being so responsible, mature and hardworking- they make us both so proud as parents and I know that they have grown stronger because of this!

Eric received some good news on Thursday when he meet with the Infectious Disease Doctors- his pneumonia and fungus infection is improving so after 3 1/2 weeks out of the hospital he can now have the weekends off with just the home health nurse doing his fluids and meds via IV and not have to go into the hospital now on the weekends. So now we just have to go in everyday Monday thru Friday 5 days a week instead of 7 days- YEAH!! Most patients by their 2 week are down to only 3 days a week so it has been hard mentally for Eric but he had a severe set back with his Level 4 complications and his pneumonia and fungus infection. He is doing good! Sometimes it' s hard Eric compares him to other patients/friends we have meet that had their transplant at the same time and most of them seem like they are doing better than Eric as far as less days coming in the hospital and shorter days. I told Eric though he needs to see how far he has came, just 3 1/2 weeks ago it was touch and go and he was literally at deaths door and now look at him. He is out of the hospital, starting to eat small amount of food, staying awake more in the days, walking around- he has been blessed!

For every person he sees doing better there are also reminders of someone who is not doing even as good as Eric and that is sad and hard as well. We have some friends from Louisiana that the guy had his transplant a few days after Eric and outpatient, he was doing pretty good, he is in his 40's and his wife went to the store for 20 minutes just to grab his medication and came back to the apartment and he was not breathing, unresponsive and had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital and is now back in the hospital. I feel so bad for them and they could sure use all of our prayers please include them in your prayers!

I continue to be so amazed at the blessings and constant guidance from the Lord through out this difficult time in our lives. I know we are so blessed to have Eric responding and us getting through this somehow. It truly is a miracle from God and we cherish it, every minute! Again I want to thank all of you for all your love and support, prayers, for every act of kindness and good deed you have done for me and my family! I will never forget how AMAZING ALL OF YOU ARE and will live my life FOREVER TRYING TO BE JUST AS GOOD TO OTHERS! There have been so many people whom have done so much, I really could go on and on. Just know that we are very THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU!

I am so thankful as well for the Clark Family!! They have done so much for us and been there for us through so much! I know the Lord placed them in our lives because we needed them, we had no one and we needed that love and support! They feel like family and we love them so much! They have taken us in and cared for Eric while I had to leave for home to work and that made it so much easier for me to leave and focus on work so we can try to survive all this and pay for Eric's medical bills and medication! CLARK FAMILY YOU ARE AMAZING- THANK YOU! WE LOVE YOU!

Well I better finish getting packed and a few last minute loads of laundry for the kids, etc done before I leave to the airport. I will get back to the daily posts- I PROMISE!