True wealth

Hey it's Lauren here. Mom is down for the count tonight... as I thought I would be at about 8pm tonight, but I fought it.

We made it back home today. We were told we could go at about 7:30am, and we finally got out of there around 2pm today. Needless to say, we were ready to get the heck out.

The doctors were never able to figure out what the fevers were caused by, but since mom was able to go 48 hours without a fever, she was allowed to leave. They think it may have been a reaction to the chemo.

However, tomorrow we go back to get some more chemo to her head, so pray that she gets tons of rest tonight and that she's ready for it. Our appointment is at 3:45 so if you think about it, pray that it goes well. The worst part is usually right afterwards.. well now that I think about it, I have no idea what the worst part will be, but we'll just pray the chemo does its job and mom stays strong. She really does take it all so gracefully.

Being in a hospital that long makes you grateful for the health you have. It also made me realize how fragile life can be. I ran into some old friends in the parking lot last night, and frankly, that's the last place you want to see someone you haven't seen in years. It's usually not good news you have to share. But it's real. It helped me stop thinking about just me and what mom's going through and see that my old friend's mom was also going through something.

My mom called that old family friend while we were pacing the room, anxious to get out of there, because she said that she felt like the Holy Spirit had put her on her heart. It was beautiful. Mom prayed with her and encouraged her and I have no idea what happened on the other end of the line after they hung up, but I was so glad she did it.

Lessons of the day:
1) Be grateful for your health today.
2) When the Holy Spirit puts someone on your heart, you better get in touch with that person, cause there's a reason for it.
3) It's impossible to sleep in hospitals.

This girl's going to sleep. Thank you all for your prayers and cards and flowers and rental cars and messages. Everyone's been so wonderful.

*Oh yes. I was supposed to go back to Spain today, but I changed it to next Wednesday. I'll be there for 15 days, in case you were wondering. Maybe you weren't, but now you know.