Just before school starts...

Andrew just got back home yesterday...with a cough. He already has something in his right lower lung - a sound! He was great last Monday! I feel so sick! And he is frustrated. But Dr. Adams listened to him today. I called Dr. Patel's office and relayed what Dr. Adams heard, and they put him on a specific antibiotic today. If he is not a lot better by Wednesday, they want me to take him in again. On top of that, his hip is really hurting; and he cannot run. He is frustrated about that too, but he got some stretches from the trainer tonight. It's hard to watch him work so hard all summer to start school like this. But I reminded him that his races have not started so he has a great base and a little time to get better.

He had senior orientation tonight! Wow! He is taking a tougher load of classes, and I finally let him take some of the level he has wanted to take. He was able to do well last year and did not miss many days. It made me nervous with them on a block schedule and with so many snow days to take certain courses. He is excited about this year and cannot wait to see his friends though he has already said he misses those who graduated ~ there were some great ones!

Peter has orientation tomorrow and Will on Thursday. Then Sam and I have a meeting before school starts. I cannot believe it is August, and school starts next week! I am thankful for all of those doctor appointments that are out of the way.

Thanks so much for the prayers. Andrew has had a harder time with needles on the weekends too. I have too and had to put them all in this last time. I think it's a delayed reaction and also partly because he does not have much fat ~ so literally not much wiggle room! We used longer needles, but the treatment still took three hours exactly. I guess in the back of my mind I am concerned that it may not work at some point. So please pray that they become easier instead of more difficult and that he can do them easily and not think about them as much. Neither of us look forward to doing it on the weekends, and I guess it is wearing on us a bit. More on him, and I try to be upbeat; but Andrew is very straightforward.

Thanks again! Have a great week!

Wendi