Breaking records

We are going home today.....!!

SURPRISE! Yesterday, the doctors came and saw us and because he has done so well, and because his numbers continue to rise (meaning his bone marrow is taking), and because N asks every day when he can go home, the doctor graciously told us to get out of here and spend the weekend at home. After the doctors left our room, N turned to me, smirked and said, "Well... guess that means I broke the record after all," with some smug satisfaction. He was trying to break the hospital record for shortest transplant stay. Goals.

As we pack up and prepare to leave here, I am quite honestly left without words. We have heard nurses and doctors repeatedly say things like, "In my 17 years here, I've never seen anyone fly through transplant like this." And I hold back tears every. time.

As N's knowledge of science and medicine deepens in the future, he will in retrospect see God's hand in all of this, and how much prayers sustained him. I have spent so much time thinking back to things even with his littlest brother, the circumstances before W was even in the picture, during my pregnancy with him, after W's birth.. It is fascinating to see how God's plan unfolds so perfectly. I can see now how God was setting the stage the entire time for this moment. And the most amazing thing about all of this is that the story is just now getting started. In years to come, how much more will I realize about this time we are in right now?

There is much more to pray for, and many more hurdles to overcome in the next year, but I believe the greatest and most daunting one is now safely behind us. N will not forget his time here, nor will he forget the countless children we have seen glimpses of as we pass in the halls, still laying in their beds, tied to a beeping machine, just waiting for this time to pass...

Today we celebrate a major milestone, and he will walk out of here mostly looking forward to sleeping in his own bed and resuming his position as mastermind behind the VonBooger twins and their antics. His little brothers still listen to him, and they still believe just about anything he says. Naturally, he says life is pretty boring without them around. It will be a sweet reunion today to have all my beloveds under one roof again. Finally.

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  1. UnknownNovember 12, 2018 at 8:51 AM

    God is so so good. Giving Him all praise, glory and gratitude!! 🙌🙌 So happy you’re all home again together. 🤗💗🙏

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