The Lego Road

A couple of you have asked recently how Becky is doing. You've noticed that I haven't posted an update lately. You may be wondering what road we're on this week. What if I told you that the photo I picked for this post is a Lego chain reaction my grandson and I spent a few hours creating last weekend (not quite a Rube Goldberg machine, but close)? Would that give you a clue? 

If you haven't connected the dots, the fact that I had a few hours to spend some quality time working on a project just for the fun of it is a sign that things have improved ... a lot. Last weekend ended what had been a streak of four consecutive weekends that we spent time in an emergency room or hospital, sometimes for days and once for an entire week. It seems that finally, fortunately, somewhat surprisingly, and almost amazingly, Becky seems to have turned the proverbial corner. And although we had a little bit of a setback with a midweek med mix-up (Becky's transplant coordinator's fault, not ours), we haven't been to a hospital or ER for two full weeks. Shh, not too loud. Now we're starting a new streak - a streak of weeks with no hospital time and where I work a fairly normal schedule. Yes, I'm knocking on wood as I write this.

Instead of spending time in a hospital last weekend, we had some family time with all the kids and grandkids enjoying a belated birthday lunch for Becky at Longhorn Steakhouse. We had more family time on the days before and after (including Lego building), and we're looking forward to more this weekend. Becky's nausea and GI issues finally seem to be under control. As a result, her appetite is improving almost daily. Thank God! Literally ... we thank God!

Becky even felt good enough this week to have lunch with her brother and cousin, set up an appointment with physical therapy, and shop for some new clothes (since she's lost about a third of her body weight in the last six months).

So, there you have it. Becky's doing better and we're praying the trend continues. Is the journey over? No, far from it. Are we on a better road? Yep, it feels like we're finally off the gravel road out in the country where there were no road signs to guide us, and back on pavement (pavement built with Legos).

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you that have been prayer warriors with and for us. We appreciate you more than you'll ever know. 

P.S. Don't close the book. The story's not over. We just feel like we're starting the next chapter.