Bittersweet

It's with a bittersweet feeling that we said goodbye to Amy & Phil this morning as they headed back to school. We had hoped after 2 1/2 days on the antibiotic the swelling would have gone down a bit, but not so. Her neck is still swollen, tender, and hard as a rock. She's still taking 1/2 doses of pain meds every 6 hours but hopes to get by with just Tylenol (or nothing at all) as soon as possible. She's determined to keep going. Our goal is to help her get thru the next 7 weeks so she can finish the trimester. Realistically, if she still has swelling and/or fever issues, she'll need to be seen again by the Dr to see if there's something else going on. On Thursday she got a very tiny cut on her finger during lab, and it took an unusually long time to quit bleeding. That just doesn't seem quite right. So many things to think about. For now we'll just keep praying and taking things one day at a time...hoping for the best. It helps knowing she has awesome friends watching over her. Her roommate, Emily, and her boyfriend, Phil, do all they can to help her and make sure she's staying on top of medicines, sleeping, eating, etc. And we're so thankful Phil brought her to see us this weekend. I was ready to camp out in a hotel in Denver just to be with her and make sure she had the medicine she needed. So it was especially awesome that they managed to come down here instead. And despite the pain/swelling, Amy & Phil made delicious omelets for breakfast before they left. I think I'm going to like having the chefs around!