Home Sweet Home

We are home, and very happy to be here. Luke's biopsy went smoothly, and for now all is well. The nurses and doctors at Children's Memorial were unbelievable, and for the most part, made
Luke feel very comfortable. My fears of him being wheeled away from us and traumatized for life went unrealized. It turns out that coming out of the surgery is way more dramatic than going in. When we finally got to see him he was confused, irritable, and frustrated. He didn't know where he was or even who we were. It was hard to see him like that, but he came out of it within about 10-20 minutes. We needed to stay over night, just because he is so young and the 12 hours of needed bed rest were easier to enforce at the hospital than at home.

The photo on the left is of Luke and his dad in the hospital's lobby before the procedure. He was so excited to walk in and see Melman (giraffe from "Madagascar.") chillin' in the lobby. We also found it very interesting that Melman is a Sox fan! The photo on the right shows Alexa hanging out with her cousin Nicholas. The two are only three weeks apart and got to spend two whole days together at Nee's house while we were at the hospital with Luke.

We will be seeing Luke's Nephrologist on Monday afternoon for the biopsy results and to discuss what should happen next. Until then we would like to forget about doctors and the fact that Luke is sick. There is no point in worrying for now, because there is nothing we can do until Monday.

Please pray for Luke to be strong and continue to breeze through whatever may come next.


""" " "" Worrying gives the illusion of control. You think that by imagining all the worst things that could happen, you can have solutions in place beforehand. But the reality is that since you’ll never think of all the possibilities, your worrying work is never done."
-Kathleen McGowa, author