My Boy Is Back In Town!

Its kind of crazy that you have joy but it is so much greater when you have a family member return from being away for two years. We are so excited to have him home.

Even though things are the same they are different also, you have to let them have their space because they left a boy and came home a man. A manly man at that he would say. We are all excited though not just me. Especially

Bry, he really enjoys having his big brother home to play with and he makes him carry him around on his shoulders so he can be the tallest boy in the world. It is really quite cute.

Jared is doing better, the tube is slowly coming out but it went a little faster today cause the stitch holding it in place came loose, right now we just have it taped up and hopefully it will hold til the next doctor appointment.

Love to all.

A little good news!

Well things are looking up, we went to the Dr. and the last chest tube is slowly being taken out.
A inch or two a week until it is totally removed. Jared had a little infection in his chest tube that is going to be cleared by slowly removing the tube and as the track it formed closes it will
drain itself therefore clearing the infection as it goes. Jared had a ct scan on wednesday and
everything in his chest looks clear so we are excited about a little good news. The doc also
released his diet to a full diet so he will still be drinking alot of smoothies but he is able to eat
what he wants but taking special care to chew well.
Things are looking up and we are excited about being able to put this trial past us and move on with the next stage of life, whatever it may bring.

Summer's End

As the sun sets, so are the days of our lives. I think I will start planning my move to somewhere tropical on a permanent basis.

If you are on an island you are always on vacation. The weather

is growing cool, the trees are starting to change colors, and I need a vacation in the most serious of ways.

Jared has had one tube removed from the side of his chest, and the other one is being left in cause the smell is rank. The fluid from the one left in is being tested to see if any bacteria grows in the petri dish, so at the start of the work week we should know if he needs to be on another antibiotic. He had a low grade fever last night so he is a bit worried but luckily they left one drain in to rid his body of any infection.

One day at a time, every day is a blessing and we have definitely been blessed even though sometimes it seems like we can't go on.

Ten more days til ty comes home. I am so excited but don't really have enough time to complete everything I want to before his arrival. It seems that life is always like that.

Jareds pic

Sept. 11

The road to

recovery!

Finally

Who knew sleeping was so fantastic? After three nights with j tube clogs and no sleep we got the tube changed yesterday morning to a bigger tube. So far it seems to be working fantastic, and
hopefully Jared won't need it much longer. Tomorrow is the big H2O day and Jared is so
excited, he lets everyone know that he gets to try drinking water. Ahh the little things in
life are the best. Wish us luck that it goes well and he can start drinking an all liquid diet.
We will be professionals with the smoothie making. Life is Good!