Home Again :)

We are rejoicing that Kate was discharged from the hospital early this afternoon.
We're always happy to be back together with Maggie and Grace. It's good to be home and also back in our own beds. Those hospital beds for patients and fold- out beds for moms are not known for their comfort:)

Kate will continue a regiment of pain and anti-viral meds for awhile. Our prayer is that the shingles heal completely, don't spread and do not come back, as Kate's weakened immune system is suppressed even more from radiation.

Maggie's last day of school was yesterday and she enjoyed her first morning of sleeping in today. She finished her year strong, with another high honor report card. She's officially now an eighth grader. Next week she will be at Jumonville, our church camp, for the week. This is always one of the highlights of her summer. She arrives home in time for dress rehearsal for her dance recital next weekend. Our drama princess loves being on the dance floor. This year she has studied ballet, pointe and lyrical dance. We're looking forward to the performance.

Again, thank you for carrying us in your prayers through still another hospital stay. Hospital time is growing old for all three of us. But God in His goodness and understanding brought special pick-me-ups to all of us through out the time through time shared with good friends, flowers, emails, phone calls at just the right time, and a caring and compassionate medical team at Children's that goes beyond their medical role to just be there for us.

Embraced by grace,

Elaine