Update July 17,2009

Praise God, the prayers are working. The bleeding was stopped after the doctor went back in and cauterized the duodenal ulcer (Don't know why they didn't do it the first time?). Chris came home from the hospital yesterday with a hemaglobin of 10.9. This was after recieving a total of 6 units of blood during the ordeal. He woke up this morning feeling so much better that he thought he could go to work...LOL! After getting dressed and going in to his office on base, which no one could convince him NOT to do, he lasted for about 3 hours of desk work, then pooped out. He said he couldn't believe how tired he was. The rest of the afternoon was spent taking a nap. Are all MEN HIS STUBBORN??? He has to go in for another blood draw in the morning. If everythig contiues to return to normal, the doctor said he could travel. We all plan to drive to Texas beginining Saturday morning, a vacation which has been planned since before Chris returned from the United Arab Emirates. We will all take turns driving, so hopefully, it will be a relatively easy trip. I should be back home by Sunday night. Thanks again for ALL of your prayers. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!

Coralyn