When I posted last Friday I had nothing of real importance to talk about...hence the ever informative post on pop cultures greatest thing- Wikipedia. Sure Brad was complaining a little of a tummy ache but beside that, everything was fine. We had no idea of the storm that was brewing.
By Friday evening that tummy ache was beginning to look like something a little more serious. We did what any non-medically trained couple in the 21st century would do- we researched online and self diagnosed. According to WebMd, it sounded like he had kidney stones. Brad seemed content with that answer and starter chugging water to help it pass. We eagerly told the Urgent care doc about our diagnosis when we went in on Saturday morning. Problem was- he didn't concur. He was leaning toward appendicitis. What? We'd rather think it was kidney stones. To make a long story short(er). We ended up in the ER Saturday evening and Brad was in surgery by 1am.
There are alot of thoughts, a few funny stories, and many many thank yous I will blog about as I can. Right now though, we are just thankful to be home, to have Brad in one piece- minus that trouble maker appendix- and are taking everything else as it comes.
Going through something like this so far from "home" could be scary but I gotta say I've never felt more at home here. Of course we missed having our own parents and relatives to be with us but our North Carolina family- more specifically our Elevation family has greatly exceeded our best expectations. Our kids were not only taken care of but loved and nurtured, meals and groceries were done (and are still coming in!) before I even had a chance to think about it, and we had "family" at the hospital with us within an hour. Our NC family may not be blood related but they are family just the same. No wonder we love it here.
1 comment:
I've missed your blog almost as much as I've missed your company. Glad to have you guys home!
Love ya!
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