Lee is back on The List!!

Lee is back on the Heart Transplant Waiting List, as a 1b.

On Friday, we made a run up to the Mayo Clinic to have blood drawn to be cultured for infection.  That's a little different from the normal labs Lee has drawn.  The blood is drawn from both arms (2 vials each) very slowly.  Lee says the bottles they put the blood into look like tabasco bottles.  As of this afternoon (96 hours later) there is NO sign of any bacteria/infection in his blood.  Praise the Lord!

Lee is feeling much better and is even getting out to walk a little.  For now, we will be going to the Mayo every 2 weeks, as he has been on the Milrinone 4 months now and needs close monitoring.  Our prayer is that a heart for Lee will come soon.  Waiting is hard, but we are continually thankful for family and friends who encourages us, check in on us, call, text, and email us.  It does help to keep the spirits up.

We had a nice visit from Lee's brother, Mark last week.  The visit had been planned for a couple of months and we were really glad Lee had gotten out of the hospital so he was able to really enjoy the time with Mark.  The timing was perfect, as Lee had just infused his last dose of the IV antibiotic when Mark arrived.  They had a "guys day" and drove down to Casa Grande to hang out with Seth.  It was too short a visit, but we'll take it and cherish it and look forward to the next visit.

On Sunday, my cousin Carole and her husband, Stan stopped by for brunch.  They had wintered over in Mesa (about an hour east from us) and were heading north to British Columbia.  We jammed a lot of fun & laughter into that short visit!

This week's task is to get some bids on new air conditioning units.  What FUN that will be, eh?  The days are heating up and our a/c unit is winding down, so we'll be looking to replace it soon.



Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.