Country Roads, Take Me Home

It is late and I am beyond worn out, but I wanted to write a quick post before I hit the hay. We just got in from our extremely long day at Vanderbilt, picked up my sweet boy (I could not stand it-had to see his sweet face and get big hugs & kisses!) and came home to the most Momma-loving pup there ever was! We are all spent, but I'm glad it is behind me.
My mind was racing all night and I only slept 2 hours. Add that to the fact that I did not get any food until 8:00 P.M. Nooga time and no drink until about 4:00 P.M. (ET), let's just say I was hanging on by a thread!!

The people who took care of me at Vanderbilt were super nice and everything went pretty smoothly. It took way longer than I had anticipated, but it was a long time coming, so I guess the wait was worth it. I found out a whole bunch of new information and so much is still up in the air, but I do have hope that with all of my research and a new group of people trying to help me, that I will slowly, but surely work my way back. I definitely know that I will never give up; that is not an option!

Although I have been sick for almost 7 months, this is still the beginning of a long road ahead, but I am willing to do whatever it takes to get back to feeling like "me" again! I have many more tests to take and have to go back to Vandy in about a month, but if it gets me one step closer to some relief, that's what we shall do!

As we started to leave Nashville tonight, I started singing some good ole John Denver, because it only takes a little road trip away, to make me appreciate home. :)

Well, my two men are sacked out and my four-legged man just threw up from drinking and eating to fast to make up for lost time today, so as they say...a Momma's work is never done! LOL!! He seems to always manage to make it all the way across the tile floor to throw up on the carpet...how do those things happen??? That's why I want my hardwood floors!!! Oh well, I just feel blessed tonight to be here in my home and not lying in a hospital bed, so clean up the puke, I will and then I'm climbing in my comfy bed, for some much needed rest.

I am thankful for all of the wonderful family and friends who are so diligent to pray for me and my family and for God's amazing way he carries us through. He even answers the tiniest of prayers, even when we don't deserve it.

I'll sign off with this wonderful quotation, from a sweet gift my Mom gave me for Mother's Day...

"It is not because things are good that we are to thank the Lord, but because He is good." -Hannah Whitall Smith