Life is GOOD!!

Thanksgiving at Pa and La La's house

Thanksgiving had a different feel this year.  First of all, I finally got to cook our dinner using "normal recipes" and not ones that had to be changed to accommodate Ken's dialysis diet. So the food tasted extra GOOD!  We cherished the time we got to spend with our daughter, Stefanie, Danny and our three beautiful granddaughters.  It was a simple day, but those simple things felt so GOOD!  Time has become very important to Ken and me.  We try to enjoy the moments and not worry about the future.  We know God has the plan and we ask Him daily for the strength to follow His will. 

SLUMBER PARTY!!!!!!

Friday night we had another first - slumber party at Pa and La La's house.  It had been months since the last sleepover.  It was so hard for Ken and me to look at those little girls' eyes asking when they could sleep here again.  When Ken came home from work, he asked Addie and Sophie if they wanted to sleep over. They screamed and jumped for joy and it sounded so GOOD!

Tailgating with Friends

On Saturday Ken played his second round of golf.  He enjoyed each and every moment on that golf course and it was so GOOD!  Sunday was the best day of all.  We finally went to our first Saints' game of this season at the Dome.  As we were walking to the Dome from the parking garage, Ken said a month ago he could not walk from his recliner to the kitchen without being short of breath.  Now we were walking at a brisk pace and it felt so GOOD!  We tailgated with some good friends and enjoyed the company, the beautiful day and the fact that life was starting to feel normal and it was so GOOD!  Once inside the Dome our friends were so excited to see Ken back.  They were all amazed at how good he looked.  We cheered, screamed, jumped up and down and tried to help our Saints get a win but it was not meant to be.  Sure we were disappointed but not like we felt before this journey began.  Things are different now and Ken and I see life from a new perspective and it feels so GOOD!

Back in the Dome

So as life continues to slowly but surely get back to normal, our post-transplant journey continues. Ken is now getting infusions every two weeks to kill the virus that is active in his blood.  He is scheduled to receive three more treatments.  The infusion lasts for 4 1/2 hours.  He receives saline to hydrate the kidney for 3 1/2 hours and then receives the medicine for 1 hour.   So far he has not experienced any side effects from the medicine.  They are monitoring his blood weekly, and he may have to have another kidney biopsy in the near future.  We again ask you to keep Ken in your thoughts and prayers.  Despite this current bump in the road, life is truly getting better and better every day and both Ken and I are feeling very GOOD!

Until next time may the Lord carry us on our journey,
Pat