A shout out to my mom!

I just wanted to dedicate a post to my amazing mother. She has been the most amazing person through this adventure with my dad. She is the # 1 care giver and is taking care of my dad 100%. I am so grateful for her and her unconditional love she shows to my family every day. She puts everything a side in her life to make sure that her family is o.k. She is truly amazing, driving my dad down to Murray every other day for labs, fitting work in when she can, making sure that her kids and grand kids have what they need, taking care of the tasks at her home, making sure my dad has the proper food for his diet, she has been so strong through this whole process and has been going strong. She is simply amazing and I love her so much. Without her I don't know where I would be today. I am sure my dad would say the same thing.
Mom we love you and thank you for all you do, we truly appreciate you. You have always put everyone before yourself, you have such a Christlike love that people can see. I hope soon things will calm down and you can sit down and put your feet up for a few minutes. I couldn't of gotten through all of this without you. You have made sure that we stay positive about every issue that has happened. Thank You!

Our Visit

On Sunday my mom called and invited us to come out and visit for a little bit. The kids were finally better and I felt pretty good about taking them to visit. When we arrived the kids were so excited we haven't been up to my moms for about a month. My dad wore a mask while we were there to take extra precaution. Maya didn't recognize him at first but as soon as he talked she knew that it was her grandpa. She was so happy she ran right over and wanted to tackle him but we had to stop her because my dads not quite up to that yet. He looked wonderful. Rodrigo was able to give him a haircut and he looked as good as new. I love my dad so much and am so proud of him for fighting so hard.
He went back to clinic yesterday for his therapy and things and his blood pressure dropped so low that they had to stop what they were doing and wait for 2 hours for it to slowly go up. My mom and dad were both afraid that they would re admit him to the hospital but they didn't. Prayers answered again! If you notice in the pictures he has an awesome shirt on. Recycle Life!

Grandpa We Love You

My kids wanted to say We Love You Grandpa and miss you.

5 days of being stable

My Dad was released to come on on Tuesday morning. His numbers were down and things looked pretty good. He has been able to keep everything stable up to this day. We are so grateful for that. The only thing now that is a concern is that his incision is not healing fast enough. It is bleeding a lot so the staples will have to stay in longer than normal. The Dr. said that is pretty normal for a Diabetic. He is just staying down and staying very positive about things. My mom has been a trooper this week taking him back down to LDS hospital and IMC for his Therapy and clinics every other day. He will go back on Monday and have all of his numbers checked again to see how everything is going. He is still getting his blood taken out and put back in to see if his antibodies will tame down. He says there is about 1 liter at a time that is out of his body when they do the treatment. It makes him feel really strange when they are done. He feels lightheaded and really weak after that treatment. He may have to do that for only 1 more week but we won't know until next week. He has really enjoyed the phone calls and concerns from all of you. He really put things into perspective for me when he told me of a story about a man who is met this last week at clinics that recieved a kidney transplant on September 3rd. He was in a wheel chair and telling my dad that they have not been able to get his new kidney to wake up yet. The guy told my dad that he is fighting for his wife and 3 little girls that were at home. My dad said, at least I can walk and my kidney is working not to its full potential yet but working. We are so grateful for all that has happend and that things are progressing slowly but in the right way.

The 13th Day

My Dad was released from the Hospital yesterday the plasma treatment is working. He was able to go home last night but had to be back this morning for his Thymo treatment and another plasma exchange. While he was laying there he felt a trickle down his back. He took his hand and placed it on his back looked and it and it was covered with blood. He called the nurses down and they all rushed in and saw that he was bleeding from his neck where all the lines and ports are to do all his treatments. Since he he is on a blood thinner medication if he starts to bleed it is harder to get it stopped because the blood won't clot. He his in the process of getting a blood transfusion and some platelets put back in. They have readmitted him again because they can't get the bleeding to stop. My mom says its a blessing they did so they can care for him every minute. If something were to happen she would have to get him back down to IMC because the other hospitals wouldn't know what to do. I talked to my dad and he said the only thing he wants right now are some rice crispy treats. My mom really wants a Mu mu to wear. Barbara if you are reading this maybe you could lend her yours! I will be sure to post something as soon as something changes. If any of you have any suggestions on what I could put in a hospital care package let me know. Love you!

Another Positive Update

First of all for those of you who have praying your hearts out for our family I just want to say THANK YOU!! We literally feel all of you and feel like our family is surrounded by a great big hug. We are so grateful for every one of you. We couldn't do this alone. I was able to go see my Dad tonight and he looked great. He has gotten his taste back that he lost I don't know how long ago, he can smell regular things which is awesome. Before all he could smell was a disgusting fermented smell all the time which would make him loose his appetite. He had a huge smile on his face tonight and said it looked promising. We are not getting our hopes up but we are sure staying positive. He will be there through tomorrow getting the blood and plasma treatment then he will continue with that for the next 8days. I will continue to post updates as I receive them. My amazing mom will be transporting him back and forth everyday to and from IMC in Murray. It has almost been 2 weeks since we received this amazing gift and it has really has brought us closer as a family. My brother has spent many hours sitting with my dad late into the night making sure that every need has been taking care of. Cody has also been the strength for us all making sure we don't have a nervous break down. I just want you to know Cody that I Love you and appreciate everything you are doing for Dad and for me and mom. Rodrigo and Liz have been wonderful in taking care of the Kids and everything else at our homes so we can be with our Mom and Dad. I was thinking of making a little book for my Dad that has letters or thoughts from people so I could give them to him so he knows just how many people are praying for him and thinking about him. Let me know if you would be interested in contributing and I will let you know where to send them. Until the next post I hope every one is well.