Hello, I hope everyone has had enough of the cold weather. We certainly have in Carolina. I recently had the house wired for a generator in case the power went out because we can't go too long because of some of Audrey's equipment. Sure enough, the weekend after everything was good to go the power went out for about 17 hours over two different days so I'm glad we got everything set-up. The generator worked great and the house was warm and nice. The power company could have cared less if we were a priority customer or not. They told me to basically just deal with it. Oh well...
On the other hand, it is so nice today........sunny and 70 degrees. Did I mention I hate the cold weather?? This day will just spoil us and want us to have winter over even quicker. I went running with my neighbor this morning back in the woods, and I certainly feel 36 today. We ran six miles, and it felt like a marathon. My joints are killing me, but I've had the crud the last week so hopefully the next outing won't be as painful.
I've got the crew right now while Shannon is at the grocery store, and it is a three ring circus. Audrey has been doing well. She had four appointments at UNC last week so she has a team of specialists that are all on the same page so hopefully we can make some more progress. They are evaluating her airway and will be coordinating some some airway, swallowing, and hearing studies in the coming weeks so we can have some data to make an informed decision. They are specifically looking at the issue of seeing if she needs a tracheostomy. This is where they put a hole in your neck to open the airway. I don't think she needs it, but I don't want to be totally biased and withhold something from her that she may clinically need. We just want to make an informed decision, but they will really have to sway me that she needs one. For example, currently I'm looking at little Audrey just chilling watching television. She is on room air with an oxygen saturation better than me, 100%. Regardless, please continue to pray for her that she continue to improve and that she will not need this procedure.
For those of you that are not in the South but enjoy basketball please check out Davidson College and their player Stephon Curry. This guy is absolutely amazing and awesome to watch. March Madness is around the corner, and I'm waiting for TN to disappoint me again and rooting for my Bucs to make it to the dance. See you around....
JB
This is a site to say hello to all of our family and friends that we don't get to see that much because of our travels with the Army. We hope this is a place for our family and friends to check out photos of the kids and see what we are up to.........
