Back to Reality

Hey all...
Not quite sure how the get this one started but I think I'll start with the good news.
First, Jeff's aunt Louanne flew in from Phoenix (Sun City) and was here for 2 weeks to help us with Keala and to help keep our sanity. It worked !! Keala LOVED her auntie and spent quite a bit of time with her. They became fast friends. Second, The nurses have been wonderful with Allison and have helped in the sanity department also. Third, MOPS has done a wonderful thing with their dinner outreach program. It made things so much easier for Amy and Louanne. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Ok, now to the other news. Allison has really not been feeling well the last week or so and we were forced to take her to Mac ER on Saturday because she had been pretty much inconsolable for almost 2 days. We were really concerned that there was a problem with her hernia site, but as it turns out, she's just really backed up on the bottom end of things, and has a pretty bad case of pneumonia in her left lung. Not really good, but definitely not worst case scenario! So, she's had 2 doses of IV antibiotics for the pneumonia and will get another one at the Dr's office tomorrow, and we've taken the necessary steps to alleviate the bottom end issue (no specifics required!) Second, Louanne's time with us has ended. :{ She flew out this morning, run ragged, tore down, beat up and with a pretty bad cold thanks to chasing our little typhoon (Keala, who has been fighting off croup for the past 2 weeks). We also sent her home with a boatload of gratitude, many thanks and a whole lot of love! Third, the nursing help we've had also runs out today. Kind of a wake up call that we get to come back to reality.

For those of you that we've talked to (and also those we haven't) who want to help but don't really know what to, call and talk to Amy over the next week or so, especially after 3pm. Just giving her an adult to talk to when Jeff's not home is a pretty big help. And if she's at a point where she needs something specific, she'll be able to let you know then also.

Thanks again for all the good thoughts and prayers.