Family Update

We finally got the blood test results today. The blood tests confirmed that Kelsey does not have mono or anything else that they could find. However, they informed us that sometime in the past Kelsey has had mono and we did not know it. It must have been a minor case, but I still feel bad that we may have overlooked the signs and thought she was just stressed or doing too many things at the time and was tired. We have realized that at times we unfairly expect Kelsey to handle sickness and pain better because we compare it to how well Courtney handles all that she has been through.

Kelsey's pediatrician has referred us to visit a cardiologist (since there are issues involving blood pressure). Jennifer is going to take her to see Dr. Doyle (Courtney's cardiologist) tomorrow afternoon. Robin (our friend and Vandy nurse) is going to keep Courtney at the house while they go so I can finish out the day at work. Please pray that we can discover what Kelsey's problem is and know how to handle it.

Courtney is still doing well and goes in for her post-op visits next Tuesday & Wednesday. She could go back to school on Thursday or possibly wait until next Monday, but it is all dependent on how they think she is doing. Her educational assistant (EA) is coming out in the afternoons this week and working with her on work she is missing at school. She didn't get to go outside this past weekend, but maybe we can do something this weekend.

I did get to go to the Predators game Saturday night (YEAH!! another win 4 - 1) and then went to a friend's house to watch the Titans' game Sunday afternoon. They looked good for the 1st half and were only a few plays away from possibly winning the game. Still 10 - 6 and making the playoffs was a lot better than most people thought we would do this year. Maybe next year. :-)

Jennifer is starting back on her Creative Memories and has been making some progress this week on Kelsey's last 2 years of pictures.

Thank you again to our Sunday School class for bringing us meals this week. Please keep Jack Weber and Johnny Turner in your prayers also. They are in our class - Johnny is recovering from a chainsaw accident (fingers cut but doing better) and Jack will be having open heart surgery sometime in the next week or so.

I will update again tomorrow night once I know how the visit with Dr. Doyle went with Kelsey.

Randy