July 20, 2004

Michael did not get sick at all during the night and slept exceptionally well (can't say that about mom). Justin stayed at the hospital also, but Mickey had gone back to the house to do the evening and morning chores. He arrived back at the hospital around 6:00 a.m. Justin was hungry, of course, so the two of them went downstairs to the cafeteria. While they were there they ran into some friends of ours. Their daughter was in to have surgery this week and so they decided they would come up to visit Michael when they finished breakfast. While everyone was downstairs, Michael began to get a little sick. About that same time the nurse practioner came in to see how Michael was doing and to get him discharged. She decided that Michael needed to stay a little while longer (UGH!!) and they would give him a "pass" to go over to his radiation appointment which was at 9:30 a.m By this time Mickey and Justin had come back upstairs and soon our friends followed. Michael enjoyed seeing them and it perked up his spirits a little. We went over to radiation and while there he got sick again. They put him in a room and he took a short nap. The techs asked if he thought he could make it thru the 15 minute radiation so he said he would give it a try. Michael did great! They put Michael in a wheelchair to take him back to his room and all of a sudden he got a burst of energy and decided to start wheeling himself around the waiting area! Aren't children great? They just bounce back so well. Anyway, we all got back to the room and Michael showed them that he could drink some iced tea and keep it down so we were discharged around 1:00 p.m. Michael did great on the ride home and has been feeling fine every since. It is amazing what God will do thru prayer and we know that it is ONLY thru prayer that Michael is doing so well thru all of this!