Saturday, September 16, 2017

Andrew Update ~ September 16

We went to see Dr. Fleming in Wilkesboro on Friday for Andrew's shoulder.  He said it looked good and told Andrew what to do and not to do.  It's a good thing he is a runner and not a baseball or football player!  He is out of his sling but is limited in what he can do.  He hopes to start his food services job back this week.  I went with him last Saturday to the Hospitality House to fix dinner with Andrew and a nice young man from the high school.  Looking back over this week, I am surprised he could function as well as he did!  I was just supposed to be his hands, and he told me what to do.  I only messed up a little bit in the serving line, but I learned a lot and was so appreciative of the way Andrew worked there.  And how he was.  Two older men told me I had a good boy.  They saw a lot of him earlier in the summer and had not seen him for a while.  When people showed true concern for his arm in a sling, he shrugged it off and told them he'd fallen.  When they pushed for more details, I told him later that that is how lying (even little ones are) is.  It gets out of hand and bigger and bigger fast!  We went to see Dr. Zimmerman Saturday for a place Andrew showed me on his leg - MRSA again.  It's already getting better, but we are not ready for something new to keep popping up!

We have not heard from Duke, but Pete remembers them saying maybe 4-6 weeks.  I am expecting them to make an appointment to discuss their findings.

We weighed Andrew when we took him to the peds office - 121.  And that is after me stuffing food in him (as much as I could anyway) for a few days after we got home.  He is now getting his appetite back, but I would guess he'd lost 5-6 pounds at least.

He told me today he thinks he is about 75-80% back.  He has texted me a few times about the same things, looked at his schedule each day to see what classes and where, and just dropped out of conversation suddenly.  But he is aware of it and feels he is getting better.  We so appreciate his professors and everyone being patient and understanding with him.

We went to the cross country meet today.  It was fun to watch and talk to people I had not seen in a while.  Andrew really enjoyed it.  I only knew three of the runners on the team!  I recognized more girls.  But it's totally different now!  But it was still so exciting.  We look forward to conference on our home course at the end of October.

Sam has helped me clean some today.  Andrew and I loaded his truck down last night and added a bunch of stuff to the free yard sale at our old church.  I tried to sneak it in before Kristin saw me, but she drove up while we were unloading.  Nothing like last minute donations!  But we put them in their appropriate places and hoped they found good homes!

We have been working on Sam's room and making it more of a teenager room - not too much though!  We have about 2/3 of it done.  So he helped me clean other places today and clear out some things.  I am constantly "clearing out" and have no idea where all the "stuff" comes from.  So if it's not dear, it's going out the door!  We went through our kitchen cabinets and drawers yesterday and sent a lot to the sale.  I still wish someone from TV would come and use their talents on my house!  The clearer it gets, the better I feel!

Peter is out working with ASU police tonight observing.  I pray for him as he sees things he is not used to seeing.  And I have tried to remind him of some of his special qualities - like helping people with health issues like his brothers.  Someone appearing drunk may be diabetic or having a seizure.  And I hope he will be able to use what he has seen in his life to help others.

We are still so thankful to be home.  We are so thankful for all of the prayers prayed and the people who prayed them.  I saw my little "just turned 13" year old sitting in that chair in the corner of Andrew's room with tears in his eyes, and I felt terrible.  But then I had to remember this is our life, and we just have to keep going and doing what we need to do.  Pete and I were careful to spend time with him, when we were not in the room; but he liked coming to check on Andrew.  Sam and Daddy used the tunnel, while Mom and her dizziness did better crossing the busy street.  Sam and Pete found a "favorite" Mexican restaurant near our hotel.  They also had fun shopping for candy for Pete.  Sam and I kept Cook Out busy in the evenings and took Andrew breakfast from McDonald's each morning, whether he could eat it or not (we always hoped!).  Sam and I went to the "big mall" and looked in the toy store and my favorite stores (that we don't have in Boone).  We found the laundry at the hotel and washed clothes after a few days.  Sam was always so helpful and seemed good to just spend time with us.  We read some at night and tried to swim, but it was chilly and rainy a lot.  Peter and Will seemed fine at home.  Will called each day to check on Andrew.  Peter prefers to text.

Thanks again for praying.  We keep praying for healing and direction.  We also appreciate the food, the cards, the money, the hotel gift cards, and all of the other support we received!  It helps ease the burden of a trip you don't want to take when  you know others are praying and take time to let you know they care.

We hope to have some good news soon!  Don't forget to go to church tomorrow.  Sundays are always better with church!

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