November 12

Erin is doing great! She has a little tendonitis (we think) in her ankle, so that has slowed her down a little bit. She is scheduled for her 6 week bronchoscopy Tuesday; the doctors will check for any sign of rejection & take a biopsy. They will also remove her port & possibly her Gtube. We are looking forward to seeing our Casey & Mike this weekend. We got to visit with our dog Buddy last weekend. Erin & I were both ecstatic! Depending on the results of the bronchoscopy, we may get to go home for Thanksgiving.

November 4

Well, Erin is 4 weeks & 4 days out, and she blew 61 today! WOW! She's NEVER blown 61 in her entire life. The highest Mike & I ever remember her blowing before is 42. She is feeling wonderful! She went trick or treating; she's walked around the Galleria. We are so grateful to God for all of his blessings. We are believing that he is blessing these new lungs & our family every day. It's turned cold here in Houston. Seems like we've almost come full circle cause we got here to Houston when it was cold last year. We went to Beth Moore's Bible study the other night, and Ms. Beth hugged Erin & told everyone she had a transplant. We thought that was super cool! We are very grateful to everyone who is participating in the 5kWalk/Run Saturday. Thanks to all! Looking forward to seeing our Mike & Casey this weekend; we so miss them. Hopefully we will be home right around Christmas!

Back to the Apartment!

Well, Erin got out of the hospital Wednesday, and she's feeling great! Mike & I are exhausted! We took her to Texas Roadhouse Wed. night to celebrate, and yesterday was spent at hospital doing labs, pfts, clinic visit & pt. She blew a 50!!!! She's NEVER blown a 50 in her entire life. It was Awesome! There is a pic of her smile on facebook. WE then drove out to Katy to find Mike some shoes. The doctor said she could do whatever she wanted. This morning she had a bronchoscopy, and she had some fluid between the chest wall & her lungs, and she had some mucuous in her lungs. Now, she's on a breathing treatment and another med. She slept most of the day after the bronch. Wishing we could see our Casey perform at the game tonight. We love her & miss her very much! Monday Erin will have labs, Xray, clinic visit, surgical follow up (to check on stitches), and pt. A full day!!

Columbus Day

Erin is in a regular room on the 14th floor at Texas Children's. All tubes are out; epidural is out; no oxygen. She is looking great with a pink complexion and red cheeks. She walked down the hall 3 times yesterday. She will maybe get out of the hospital to go back to apartment Wednesday. Probably could have gone back to apartment today, but today's a holiday, and we are waiting on meds to come by mail from Waynesboro. That's fine with us; we are in no hurry! Had LOTS of company this weekend: Aunt Caroline, Donna & Mike Stevens, Judy, Leroy & Pax Luke, Dale & Teresa McKee, Robert & Nicole Cooley. It was GREAT to see everyone. Thanks, you guys, for taking time out of your weekend to come by & see us! We love you!

In A Room

This morning Erin got remaining 2 chest tubes out. Uncle Mike & Aunt Donna drove all night, so they could see Erin this weekend. Judy, Leroy, & Pax Luke also drove all night to see Pax play ball & visit Erin. Aunt Caroline drove from Dallas & is spending the night with Erin in the hospital. Erin also got put in a regular room today on the 14th floor. Erin was so excited to see all of her company. Thanks, to all the churches who have prayed for us. Today we got letters from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Raleigh, MS. Thanks to these churches and of course our own home church Calvary Baptist Church in W'boro. We received news that several different churches had special prayer services for Erin last Sunday. While Erin was in surgery last week, it comforted me so much knowing that so many were praying for my little girl to our Wonderful Amazing God.

So Glad to Be a War Eagle!

Wow! We are simply amazed at the support our Wayne Co War Eagles are giving to our girl! Tonight at the ball game there were Erin signs everywhere, and the cheerleaders were wearing purple ribbons. How awesome is that? Well, we didn't get out of PICU today. We were supposed to, but there weren't any beds available. We are skipping PCU and going straight to a regular room tomorrow. Erin had 2 chest tubes removed today, and she is back to her normal self. Thanks to Sara & Kyle for visiting today. Looking forward to our weekend company. Erin still has 2 chest tubes in, and the epidural is still in, but she's on very little pain medication. Good luck to our Casey at State Band Competition tomorrow. We miss you & wish we could be there to cheer you on!

just a little bump

Well, we experienced a little bump in the road with some medication, but the doctor says he is very pleased with Erin's progress. She is having to limit her fluid intake until the chest tubes are out. She may get 2 chest tubes out tomorrow. She got out of bed several times today and sat up for a little while each time. Her appetite was not great today and she didn't feel that well either, but now her spirits are improving. Her friend Maddie went to the Carrie Underwood concert last night and got Erin a Carrie Underwood t shirt. When Maddie's mom Tina gave Erin the shirt, I saw Erin smile for the first time in days. Carol Tondre and her son Connor came by today to visit Erin; Connor has been waiting on the transplant list for 14 months, so please pray that he gets his lungs soon and that they are the ones God means for him to have. Mike finally got some rest last night; he slept a full 10 hours, so he feels much better. He's being a great daddy feeding Erin and helping her in & out of bed. Everything is going great except we miss our Casey and her smiling face. I posted a picture of Erin on facebook if you would like to take a peek. She looks gorgeous!