mike update

Well, he did really well during his bronchosopy this morning. He was a nervous wreck all night last night about it. The dr said they didnt find anything too significant and we should know the results by monday from the wash they did. He is coughing up saline that was left over in his lung, which has made his cough much worse. I just hope they can find out what is going on so they can fix it. I can't imagine coughing for more than 2 months straight. I will update as soon as we hear back on the results.

Mike's appointment

Mikes appointment went really well today. His blood work came back normal. That means 99% no cancer and no TB. I can say WHEW! I was really worried about cancer. Now they are focusing on a fungal or some other type of infection. When they do the bronchoscopy on thurdsay we should know alot more. I will post again then.

High School Graduate

Well, it's official.....Shelby is a high school graduate. She had mixed feelings about it, at least i think she did. She says she will miss her friends but she will still see them at work. Now she gets to spend her days with me and working every evening. I am determined to teach her to cook while i have her here. Today i am teaching her to make bread. She is not too happy about it but it is what she needs to do. I am going to take pictures of her cooking and post them on here. That way i will have proof that she can do it.
Update on Mike. We went to the specialist last Thursday. The doctor kept saying that normally if they see someone with masses in their lungs like Mikes it is TB. Of course, Mikes TB test was negative so the Dr is testing for Lymphoma and other scary things. We have to go back tomorrow for the blood test results and then go from there. I am really praying that the Lymphoma test is negative. That was the scariest thing the Dr said. Everything else is curable with not much problem. I will post again after the appt tomorrow.

97 MPH Curve Ball

You know how after you have had a rough spell and you think things are finally getting back to normal? We were there. Mike was finally here and we were enjoying time together as a family, looking forward to a new more relaxing year. Well, all of that changed last week when Mike went to the doctor. He has had a cough since a week after he got here in November. The beginning of December i made him go to the dr and they said he had bronchitis. Well, he never really got better so i made him go in again. This time the dr did an x-ray just as a precaution. It was a good thing she did. They ended up finding 4 masses in his left lung. They did a CT scan which confirmed what they found. They don't know what it is so they are sending him to see a pulmonologist. Right now we have no idea what it could be. He shows no signs of infection and TB test was negative. So, now we wait. He goes in this Thursday, so hopefully we will know more then. Keep him in your prayers. We could really use it right now. What a wonderful way to start out a new year.

FREEZING!!

Quick post this morning. We are freezing this morning! It is -5 with a wind chill of -26! This morning is the first time that i have missed the weather in Hawaii. I have to go out in it to take the kids to school and i am dreading it. Mike had to stop for gas on his way to work and said he jumped out and started it, jumped back in and jumped out when it clicked off. He didnt take time to get a reciept and still froze to death. Wish me luck.....

December Begins

I have not updated in almost a month! Sorry about that. We have just been enjoying our time together before Mike reported to his new job. He checked in the day before Thanksgiving and thinks he is going to like the job he is in. The kids are all doing great. Shelby has a boyfriend and went on her first date the day before Thanksgiving. They went to see a movie. Talk about nerve wracking for us. We wanted to follow them and sneak into the theater to spy on them. Our Thanksgiving was great. We had the missionaries and a family from church over. There was tons of food, of course. We ate on the leftovers for 3 days. Today was Mike's first full day of work. It feels so weird to have him here and at work. For five months whenever he was here, he was at home. Now i have to adjust to getting back to normal. Shelby graduates in one month. I don't know if i am ready to say i have a high school graduate. That makes me feel pretty old. Ethan is playing basketball and really enjoying it. He has practice before school every other week so that is hard on all of us. He has to be there by 6 am and that is too early for me. It snowed the last 2 days. All of us were so excited to see snow again. Unfortunately none of it stuck to the ground but it was still pretty to watch.
Hope all is well with everyone.

Mike is coming home!! (Finally)

Mike is flying in this coming Saturday! I have been waiting until his ticket was purchased and his replacement was on the boat to announce his home coming. We are all very excited, of course. I just cant believe it has been almost 5 months since this ordeal started. He spent his last weekend on the island sailing with friends. They spent both Saturday and Sunday out sailing and spent the night anchored off one of the islands. That is just too much time out on the water for me but i am glad he got a chance to enjoy himself. Ethan has started basketball now. It is pretty hard because practice all week last week was at 6:00 am. Of course that meant that he was in bed by 7 every night, which was nice. This week he has afternoon practice. any hoo thats all i have for now. I am on my way to walmart to get the ac/dc track pack for rockband. I can't wait to play it. bye!