Today was a much needed good day. I needed church, and the encouragement I receive every single week from my church family. I am so thankful for everyone there. After church we went to lunch with Ben's family, and then headed to my parent's house so I could give Jen a hug before she left me for Auburn. I'm definitely ready for her to be home for the summer. After we left my parent's we stopped by to see my grandparents at their assisted living facility. They moved in on Friday and it was encouraging to see them happy and settling in. Then we headed to Bridgestreet to spend some gift cards that Ben won from contests at work. I'm so glad that I tagged along, I got a free hat from Mountain High out of it! Isn't Ben sweet...? After that we came home and got some stuff done around the apt, and went outside to throw the frisbee around. I felt like I was back in Auburn. Made me miss friends and the time in my life that I could just go to the intramural fields and play whenever I wanted. I realize that makes me sound old and maybe a bit dramatic but you know what I am talking about. Good ol' college life. Now Ben is asleep and I should be, but I am distracted by Planet Earth on the Discovery Channel. Is it too late for me to change my major from nursing to...welll...whatever you major in to be able to study that?? I am in total awe of God's creation. How can you watch this show and not believe?
Like I said, this day was needed. I feel like a lot has been going on recently. Ben's medication made him feel REALLY sick so his doctor had him taking half a dose the last two weeks. It still made him sick but not nearly as bad as the first time. He goes back to taking the full dose on Friday, but we are hoping his body has had time to get used to the drug and he does not react to it as badly as the first time. A friend from work has a sister diagnosed with MS around the same time as Ben so we have been talking a lot. Last week her sister had an attack and was taken to the hospital because she could not walk. That scared me. Ben and I have the policy to only focus on the symptoms he has now because only God knows what will happen in the future with his MS, if anything. We have been good at sticking to that and not stressing about the "maybes" but when I heard about her sister I was upset. Also, a close family friend from Florida is back in the hospital and not doing well. He has cystic fibrosis and now has pneumonia and a collapsed lung. We were told that he may not leave the hospital this time. He is a few months younger than me and is so special to my family. He was especially close with my sister Jen. Please pray for him and his family (his name is Ben too).
Now it is way past my bedtime, and after seeing a screen with thousands of jellyfish on it I decided to stick to nursing. I'm looking forward to Mary Martha's birthday dinner tomorrow night and I might even take some pictures to put up. Speaking of Mary Martha, SHE GOT INTO COVENANT AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR HER! Road trip to St. Louis anyone?? Caylen-I will pick you up from the airport. In the fall, it's a date.
2 comments:
Hey Jess! So glad to hear that y'all enjoyed Sunday - it was beautiful, wasn't it? And, we are continuing to think and pray for Ben. I know it's a long road ahead, but not one that is unknown! The certainly has had this planned out and knows each step along the way. He will be with Ben and comfort him in his darkest pain. Thanks for sharing this with all of us, and we hope to help in any way we can!
love you guys! :) Did I tell you that I recently did a scientific study that concludes it is the best MS medicine for the patient to visit the american Southwestern desert as often as possible. Just FYI...
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