Another Milestone

It is Sunday morning. Reid has been home a week...Hallelujah!!!
His biggest hurdle right now is ridding himself of this incidious GOUT!!! He is taking his medicine for the dreaded ailment and has been told to eat cherries and drink cherry juice. Luckily HT has cherries on special(FYI, for Reid, it is important that the cherries be on special or they would not taste as good!!!) and he has been popping them as often as he can. On Friday, we walked Target, always a good idea in my book. And Dr. Benfield stopped by for a visit. Reid was happy to see him and be able to share with him in person, his heartfelt thanks for his leadership and geniune kindness. He also spoke with Trey of his appreciation to his collegues, Dr. Michael Marino, Dr. Elana Shaner, Dr. Jennifer Powell, and Dr. Erin Jackson. They have worked like a well oiled machine, not missing a beat, giving Reid their love and support, allowing him the time he needs to heal. He and I have talked often of our gratitude to them professionally and personally. We very simply do not know what we would do without them. And for the record, we are grateful to the folks that work with Reid and these doctors in all the offices. They have certainly understood the need to step up to the plate, and have done so beautifully. We are thankful and grateful to each of them.
His brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Dia, came by Friday night and brought dinner. We were both so glad to see them. Steve was my right arm during Reid's hospital adventure. He gave me quiet strength, was my second set of ears, and just helped me deal... And he did his best to "stare" the intubation tube out of Reid's mouth. And Dia took care of Steve, and being married to a Patty as well, I understand what she had to do. They are a determined bunch, for which I have been most grateful of late, but it does pose its issues as well. And then on Saturday, my brother and sister-in-law, Burt and Melissa, came and brought lunch. I love this eating thing!!!! I was certainly glad to see them, and Reid was happy to be able to spend time with them as well. Burt reminded Reid of when he and I first started dating and when Reid would come to my house, he and Burt would play basketball for hours. And believe it or not, they did not have one altercation!! Burt commented on how much that meant to a 13 year old kid.
If there is any one thing that continues to ring true for us, it is the impact you can have on other's lives. It seems that time is the biggest commoditiy, and we can give that any time...
I will close for today, being grateful for time, on so many levels. And as you see fit, we would love to share time with you all now, I think that Reid is ready.
I love you all and I truly mean it, B___