We're on the mend!

I didn't realize how many people were actually reading our blog until this weekend when several of you told me you were! Thank you for your kind words and thoughts this weekend.

First things first. Fayes fundraiser was a HUGE success! We made over $25000 for Nick and Stacey. They are so appreciative. It was such a fun event and the amount of people that came and showed their support was amazing!! It even made the news! You can see the story here: http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Layton-fundraiser-draws-hundreds-to-help-a-child/amk-Ela32kWq4qMsAEWDKg.cspx

Jon wanted to come to the fundraiser to show his support. He just hung out in the Pepsi trailer for most of it, but towards the end, I looked over at him and he was super pale. So I gave him a bagel and made him go inside where he was out of the sun. Before the fundraiser, his swelling had started to go down, but then he was very swollen again afterwards. The swelling is still not down as much as it was before, but it also isn't as bad as it was on Saturday night.

Yesterday Jon decided he wanted to come to Sacrament meeting. He was getting ready and had problems, because of the swelling he had a very hard time getting his shoes on, he had to leave them completely untied, but he made it. It was hard for him to sit there, but this weekend was full of huge steps for him. He was up more than he has been for over a month. It did wear him down a little bit, but he did okay, so that's great news. This morning he went to work. I was very nervous for that. I had to drive him there at 5 am this morning. I just talked to him and he said he is doing okay. His bosses and co-workers are being very supportive and helpful to him. I talked to one of the bosses last week and he said, "I don't want you worrying about him coming back. We will make sure he is taken care of here. I know it's hard for you, but we wont allow him to over-do it." I really appreciate that. He is going to have labs run today, then we are going to meet with Dr. McDonald tomorrow to discuss long-term treatment. I will do another update when we find out what is going on.

The body shop just called. Last week they had called and said it was looking like the car would be totaled which was a big bummer because we just got it in April. They called back today and said we still had enough value in the vehicle that they were going to fix it. I don't know if its a good thing or a bad thing. We don't have to go through the car hunting process again, but we are going to have a ding on the title. We were planning on having the car for a long time anyway (that is why we bought a 2010), we got a really good deal on it.

It seems that we have got over the slump. Everything is improving and it's great! We still appreciate all of you! We thank you that supported Fayes fundraiser. We decided that was the best way people could do something for us, by supporting Faye! Jon was so concerned when he got sick that he would take away any focus from Faye. That was his biggest worry. We don't have the same needs as them, we have excellent insurance, Jon doesn't have to be in the hospital for six months, and the hospital isn't two hours away, but we thank all of you for the love and support.