October 11, 2011

  • For This we are Thankful

    A week ago, Dean finished up his second stint in the hospital and came home to a family who had already done the happy dance.  Even though we would never have chosen two separate hospital stays for this year, we do have much to be thankful for.

    - for Dr. Smith who suspected there might be a clot and sent Dean for testing.

    - for Dr. Currie who worked until late Saturday evening making sure that Dean would get the tests he needed.

    - that the clots were found before we left on our planned two-week trip and not while we were traveling.

    - for my sister who phoned often and listened to me cry more than once.

    - for Andrea who added our two boys in with her five children so I could spend time with Dean at the hospital and then fed us all supper.

    - for Dean's mom who took the boys for a couple of days in spite of her already very busy schedule.

    - for Pastor Doe who visited Dean regularly and offered encouragement.

    - for Dean's brother who took time off work to bring the boys home and visit Dean.

    - for our church family who prayed and let us know they were praying.

    - for my parents who e-mailed often and kept in touch by phone.

    - for Dean's sister who traveled four hours with her family to visit while fighting her own physical battle.

    - for my nephew who was available as a sounding board and was able to assure us that Dean was receiving proper care.

    - for the nurses and aides who cheerfully tended to Dean's needs.

    - for Victoria who fixed us a delicious dinner.

    - for JJ's grandpa who came out to ask Dean how he was doing when we took JJ home on Sunday.

    We are thankful to the Lord for the blessings he gave us during this difficult time.