long overdue UPDATE

I've not be very good about updating the blog. Elizabeth had a bronchoscopy/laryngoscopy on Monday, Dec.1. She was having a little pain just above her incision and the surgeon found a granuloma in that area and removed it and cauterized it so it won't grow back. She is doing fine and was back at school the next day. She and Jessica are playing Varsity basketball this year. WIth all the surgeries and procedures she has had it's amazing how she just continues to do the things she loves. She started working out lifting weights and running in late August so she would be in shape for basketball season.

Tom is always keeping us on our toes. About 2 weeks ago, at 4:00 in the morning, I awoke to the bed shaking. Tom was seizing because of extremely low blood sugar. He was non-responsive and not breathing right, so I called 911. They arrived in 7 minutes and started an I.V. of glucose. The EMT's stayed with us for an hour while Tom regained consciousness and could eat some food. Then, 3 days after that episode, he fell while trying to transfer into his wheelchair and he landed on the arm of his wheelchair with all his weight on his sternum. Fractured his sternum! He is now on vicodin for the pain, but it doesn't help him much. The reason he is not wearing his prosthetic legs and is confined to the wheelchair is because he has a sore on his right stump caused by poor fitting legs. He has been going to the prostheticist once a week to get the legs right, but it's not working out well.

Good news is that all three kids are now licensed drivers! They are very good and responsible and I love the time that has been freed up for me. I'm no longer a taxi driver! They take themselves to play practice, basketball practice, and drive to school everyday. Woohoo!