May 31,2011

Well we had a ggod Memorial Weekend.

Thank you to all those who make it possible for us to enjoy family and fun.

We were able to go camping this weekend with some of our friends from Travis's work, and a few others that we know. It was wonderful to see everyone!!!!

It went really well. I did have one day, I believe that it was on Saturday that I got to hot. (The main braker to all of our campers kept tripping) so it was hard for me to cool down. I felt like I was going to faint, but one of our friends campers was still cool, so they got me in there and I laid down for a little while and I got better.

The next day though it just wiped me out from the day before. I slept until noon and then was only up for 2 hours and went back to bed and slept until 5:30, at which point I had enough energy to stay up with everyone until 10. Then I went back to bed for the night.

It always seems that when I have a really bad day the next few days tend to just be non existent, because I sleep them away.

But all in all it was a good time away for a few days, I am glad that we were able to join everyone!

I told you all in a few posts ago that I was going to be joining the Heart Exchange Group at St.Lukes Hospital here in Houston. Well tomorrow is the second step in that process. I have to go and have the orientation, and my health screening and then I will be official on Friday!!!!

I am so excited that I am going to be able to help others!!

I have a friend that is a daughter of a friend, and her name is Jina, and she is great at helping others through her blog ministry. She is the daughter of a friend of mine Jenny Dunmire, and she used to go to the same church as I did up until she moved.. I really miss her.

Anyway her daughter Jina has a blog that is called Meals in the Mail, and she features certain families each mont on her blog. This month she has featured my family and another family in Dallas. The Lord has granted her with a wonderful gift and I am so glad that I have gotten to know her. I hope that she and her family are so blessed by GOD!!!

If you want to check out her blog here is the website.

www.cookingupfaith.com

I hope that you have time to check out her blog. She always has exactly what I need for that day on there..

So as far as my health, everything is still the same, we continue to WAIT..Knowing in FAITH that HE knows when is best for me!!!!

Please check it out and read the blog that is from Sunday May 29, called The story behind the bowl! I hope that I can try to continue to remember what her pastor is saying ALL the time!!!

Well I guess I need to try and go back to bed..early morning. I will update again soon!!

Thank you for all of your prayers!!

May 20, 2011

Well I had another appointment today.

I had to check in at 7:45, so I left the house this morning at 6:15, so that I could get starbucks for me and Wendy.. That always helps on an early morning right??

Anyway it was a really early morning, and Wendy and her son Maddox took me, thank you so much Wendy!!

Everything went well, He said that I am as good as I can be right now. I have not been sleeping well though, and they had told me to take some benadryl to help. I was and now it is not working, so he actually gave me some insomnia medicine!! YAY!!! maybe getting some good sleep will help the way I feel during the day.

I have joined the Heart Exchange group at the hospital, and I love it!!! They have really helped me, and I am now joining the Auxillary at the hospital, and I am going to be on the Board for the Heart Exchange group

May 9, 2011

I know that it has been a while since I posted anything.. So let me first say that I am sorry once again for the long pause.

I have been doing well!!!! I have had more energy since I got out of the hospital. You would think that, that would result in more frequent posts, however I have stayed busy and really as far as my health has been concerned there have been no changes. We continue to wait for the call that tells us that they have a new heart f0r me, and in the meantime try and keep me feeling as well as I can and hopefully out of the hospital. Right now that is all that they can do.

I was given a pass for the weekend to go (home) to East Texas from my doctor. As long as I kept my pager and phone with me at all times. Well the call did not come, so we were able to spend the weekend with friends and family. It has been 6 months since we have been able to go home, and if you know Travis and I at all you know that that is a LONG TIME!!!!!

We had a great time!!!! During the weekend I KNEW that I needed to stop going and chill for a bit, but I kept on pushing. So today when I had my checkup I got in trouble....I had extra fluid retention, and they could tell that I was run down. I was told to stop, and rest....they were not happy with me today.. they also asked me what I was going to do with the kids during the summer. She said that I needed to make a plan, because they only have 3 full weeks left of school. She said that I could not have the kids here everyday by myself. So even though I am feeling OK at the moment I am having to make arrangements for my kids during the summer.. Most families look forward to having summer vacations, and here I am being told that I can't keep my kids. How sad...right.

On the other hand maybe with the kids taken care of GOD will give us a heart!!!! Even though I have felt a little better, I can feel myself continue to get a little worse. It is hard to explain. I can just tell.

Anyway that is really all that is going on in our household right now.. I love you all and thank you for all of the continued prayers. I go back to the doctor on the 20Th of this month. They have me alternating with the Nurse Practitioner, and my Cardiologist every other week, so I am seen by someone every two weeks... what fun!!! I know that the Lord has a plan in all of this, and I am continuing to trust in HIM!!!!!