Save a Broken Heart

Once again we are asking for your prayers — we know all are praying; that is the only way prayer can move mountains.

Surgery Scheduled

Aaron has had another set back. He will have a surgery tomorrow around noon to have his dialysis catheter removed, he has had an infection that if left will run rampant throughout his entire body. The only way to combat it is through a treatment of antibiotics and to remove the dialysis catheter he had put into place a couple weeks ago.

He will have a new catheter put in it will be for hemodialysis. That will begin on Saturday. Hemodialysis may be very hard on his heart but we know these very competent doctors have decided it is the only solution at this point. They are going to proceed very cautiously with his treatment plan.

Our Aaron certainly keeps them on their toes. He is a fighter we all know that of that. I could not be prouder of my little man.

UCLA Tranfer Delayed

UCLA is on a temporary hold because he cannot have a transplant with this infection; it would be devastating to him. So, every trace of infection has to be gone. The doctors will have to check and recheck him, before he can have the transplant surgery.

UCLA is aware of the situation and once it is established that there is no infection, we can proceed as planed. They have a few more tests that have to be performed here anyway (a heart cauterization and an MRI), so those may be able to happen in the next few weeks.

Special Thank You to ALL

All we can say is that we are so very blessed to be surrounded by the many wonderful people around us.

My past employer Coldwell Banker Amaral has gone beyond anything we could have ever imagined. They have organizing some very special events. Aaron Meadows, Noelle, Michelle and Velya you do not miss a beat. You are doing things before any one thinks of them. Aaron will be back in there playing with Legos in the office, under my desk, before you know it.

And then there’s Marguerite Elcenko and Eric, my wonderful friends. How we love you. The Bake sale was such a huge hit, I can’t believe all you are taking on and with a set of twins, under 2 years old.

We have a special bond; we both lost our children within months of each other that made us part of something that we did not want to be, but we are blessed to have both in our life when this happened. Marguerite went into this mode of I know what to do we will do this and this and don’t worry. I am just so very blessed; Mark and I are so incredibly blessed.

Anne Powers put together the bowling event. Aaron got the biggest kick out of seeing the bowling pin that everyone signed. He will treasure it. We enjoyed the pictures that were taken, but the best part, was seeing Aaron’s smile — seeing his friends bowling for him.

My Mom is our biggest support! When we get bad news, we call her and she is right there, reminding us that we can’t loose faith, and to not even go to a place of despair. She is the best Mom and the greatest Grandma.

She recently searched every Toys R Us from Pittsburgh to San Francisco to find a certain toy that Aaron had to have. She has been with the boys at home, this entire time. With her and my sister Kaylena and Scott our brother-in-law the boys are so happy, they are so secure being with them, it is almost no different than being with us. We just miss them immensely. I can’t wait to be a family again.

The list of friends that are suffering through this with us is long; they call, e-mail and text us, to check on us and are hurting right along with us. Thank you KC, Kay, Lourdes, Lynn, and Joan La Foss my support on the east coast. She is reaching out to us from so many miles away, sending her closest friends that live nearby, to hug us and send her love. 

There are so many more people I can’t possibly name them all and some we don’t even know. You are all just amazing people. You are a much needed support — we love you.  I wish we could hug each and every one of you; you are so special to us.

The medical staff here at UCSF is amazing and they are all working so hard I pray every day that God is with them in all the decisions that they make.

So much is happening and changing each and every day but the one constant in our life, in all this, is Our God.

Our Prayer Request!

We are praying we will all be home soon and this will be over. We don’t know when, but we know it will happen. I wake up every day and think it is a nightmare that we are living but it is our lives, our reality.

Aaron is the reason and he makes it worth it, our miracle will happen.

Thank you and God Bless!

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