happy mother's day

once again the card that i got my mother this year is humorous...i don't deal with "mushy" very well these days (come to think of it i have never done "mushy" very well). but regardless of what the card says my feelings towards my mother haven't changed. i have gotten so many comments and cards recently making notation to the fact that i am "strong" or "amazing" or "i don't know how you do it"...all i can say is that i am what i am today because of my mother...THANKS MOM>

i am also aware that there are a multitude of other mothers out there that are helping me get through the day to day stuff...from playing taxi cab service, to loaning me your handy man husbands to fix things, to sending stuff to the house, to making sure that my kids were able to buy their mom a mothers day present, to putting a card in the mail, to just calling and saying HI how are you doing and what can i do for you and we are praying for you...THANK YOU FRIENDS>

as far as a TIM update...he is doing a bit better. he is still getting the evening fevers which is what is keeping him in the hospital. he has been in since monday...a very loooong week. the short version of his progress:

-the skin staph infection is clearing up
-the blood stream staph infection appears to be clearing up
-we have not gotten the ECHO results of the heart back yet to see if the infection had settled in there yet.
-he had a rash outbreak due to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic (which we thought at first was GVH but now they say not) he itches-a lot.
-he is still on pain medication
-he is still on stomach medication
-he is still on three antibiotics
-he is still on anti-viral medication
-he is still on anti-fungal medication

and for some reason that they are not sure about he still spikes a temp every evening. they are telling us that he must be "fever-free" for two days before they will let him come home. he is still on schedule for his second round of chemo this thursday...i am not sure he will get home before then or if they they will let him get chemo with a fever?? his blood counts have finally started to rise on their own which is good. maybe that will help take the fevers away. he is eating a little better-he requested applebee's last night which was a huge step. so...each day appears to get a little better.

we will be updating as we know stuff...

hope everyone has a wonderful day...

thanks for checking in.

tim and tammy