Again with the hospital

Bit of a setback on Saturday... Mom developed a nasty infection on some of her donor sites (the spots that they took skin from to do the grafts). So, with a 101.4 degree fever, it was decided that she needed to head back into the hospital for at least a few days. She'll be on I.V. antibiotics for awhile, until the infection clears up. The burn/graft stuff is painful enough, but it's multiplied with an infection.

Oh, and I suppose I forgot to mention that I've been in Ohio for the past two weeks to help Mom out. I'm leaving for Long Beach this Saturday and, to be honest, I'd no idea that the time would have gone by this quickly.

Yesterday, Carey flew into town, which was an enormous relief. It's easily the longest I've gone without seeing her since our dating days. Our dear friends, Gary and Jennie Underwood, organized a get-together for us that included Jeff Rockwood, an old high-school buddy, and terrific friends that journeyed up from Columbus, just for us: Tom & Christie Burns and Dave & Johanna Matheny. Everyone brought their babies and/or swelling wombs to join in the festivities.

And, boy, did we ever need it.

Anyhow, after a rough Saturday, Mom's improving a great deal and hopefully she'll be able to head home again soon. It's our opinion that she was released too darn early and we want to make sure that that doesn't happen again.

As ever, thanks for the prayers and encouragement.