Sunday Update

Hello Everyone,

It's Adam (Mary's son) and I'm sitting here next to Mom while she is getting some rest after a pretty tough night.  Julie, Dad, David and myself were here all day yesterday and Mom had an awesome day.  It wasn't until last night about 11:00 that she started to spike a fever that continued throughout the night.  When we all arrived here this morning Mom still had a fever of about 103 but since then it has dropped to closer to 100 and she's starting to rest much more comfortably. 

Today she's got some more visitors besides Dad and I...Amy, Brian and their three girls are here;  Joe (my Mom's brother who was her stem cell donor and may be called upon again) and his wife Cheryl, daughter Sarah and her husband Adam (II).  Mom's happy to have people in the room even though she is napping pretty good now and catching up on some rest from what she missed last night. 

It's been a very nice weekend with Mom...I arrived on Friday morning and spent the day here with her, Amy and her daughter Emma "Lou-do-poo-poo".  It's been fun to watch Emma bring laughter and smiles to Grammy's face, she's up here often with Amy and I know Mom really enjoys having her here.  Earlier in the week I mentioned something to Suzanne and Amy about seeing if we could get some home videos up here with a VCR and they had it ready to go on Friday.  After getting things set up on the flatscreen we started watching some of the old classics!  One of the videos was from 1975 - 1980, no sound but we got to see Mom's and Dad's wedding, several Christmas Eve celebrations, and a few videos from when Amy and I were little and she was feeding us.  For several hours each day on Friday and Saturday she got "lost in time" and the days went by fas,t which was our main goal.  There are plenty more tapes up here and when she starts feeling better then hopefully she can enjoy more of those. 

I'll be taking off in a little while to head back to Pittsburgh but Bre and the kids and I will be coming back for Christmas on the 18th.  We are truly praying that Mom will be home to celebrate her upcoming birthday (20th) and Christmas with the entire family.  She's showing great signs of making that become a reality but we'll know a lot more over the next few days or so.  What a blessing it would be to have her home to celebrate Jesus' birth in her own home with the entire family around.  She tells us that she's NOT going to celebrate Christmas in the hospital so we'll be ready to have that time as a family no matter when she comes home. 

Thank you for the continued prayers and support from all of you.  Please write Mom a message when you get a chance, she's checking in on the blog and always loves hearing from her family and friends.  Love to you all, off to the Burgh!