Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas!

Today is Christmas Day. What a wonderful Christmas it has been. My son Brian came home from the hospital today. That makes it a great day! For him, and for all of us. We thought he might come home yesterday, but it just didn't work out. The doctors tried to get him home, but, he was not quite ready. So, this morning after our dear Evie opened up her Christmas presents from Santa, Dawna and I drove down to Pittsburgh once again to spend Christmas with my son Brian. We must have seen 4-5 doctors today. On Christmas Day? Hard to believe that many doctors were working today. They told us Brian has had Hershbergers disease his entire life. This causes his bowels to not function properly. The one doctor said he has had this since birth. He was amazed that no one caught this when he was a little boy. I have had Brian in to see many doctors when he was growing up, and no one caught this problem. They all said nothing was wrong with Brian, that he just would not move his bowels. They all thought it was just him, not wanting to go. At least now, we know what the problem was. And now, we can get him the help he needs. He is still going to need more surgery in a few months, but, this is all workable now, as long as he does what the doctors need him to do. So, he is now back home with Joey and his mother. Merry Christmas, Brian!
After we took him home, Dawna and I stopped at Denny's for a little dinner. We have started making this our tradition. Usually we go to a movie, and then to Denny's, but since we had to go to Pittsburgh, we skipped the movie, but still had dinner at Denny's. After dinner we went and saw Nathan and Mindie and Jim. Then we came home to a nice quiet house. Randy and Evelyn went to a Christmas party, so Dawna and I are enjoying the quiet while we can. Evelyn is a beautiful little girl, but, she does get a bit rambunctious at times. I will miss her when she leaves, but the quiet is nice right now. I hope you all had a nice Christmas today. Enjoy your families, and remember the real meaning of Christmas.