September 21, 2011

Well, last night was not one of our better nights. Yesterday Cody complained of being nauseous. He got home from school at 6 pm and then did not want to eat dinner. He ended up vomiting. He tried to go to bed and jumped again only to vomit and run to the bathroom for diarrhea. He told me we needed to go to Sloan. I got scared. We jumped in the car and he was just not feeling well at all. Once there, his vitals were pretty good and they took his blood. His counts came back really well, almost in the normal range which was really good. I had emailed our doctor after the first bout of vomiting and she said a stomach bug was going around. Well, it was concluded that this is what Cody ended up having. In a way, not a bad thing. He got a few bags of fluids and a stress dose of hydrocortisone so he felt better in a few hours and we were sent home. We got home around 4am. It is tough to sleep there so we both took today off. He is MUCH better and ate and no more sickness. Guess it was a bug!

September 15, 2011

Well, Cody finished his first full week of school! It is tough and I def have to help him and still not sure if he can do this but he is giving it one hell of a try! He is doing a lot, driving out there to Dowling, eating 2 meals out and is responsible for himself which is something he has not done in a long time. He is still adjusting to his classes and the routines and is complaining about not meeting anyone. However he did say today that he was talking to a Marine guy so that is someone! He spoke to his psychiatrist at Sloan today on the phone so hoping that helps. He is working out at the gym and my friend/trainer there is working with him one day a week so that is another huge perk. Overall Cody is happier than normal and sings and laughs and does not stop fooling around with me. He is going to have one happy relationship when he finds the right person. He is really funny too! We are getting excited about seeing Casey and Nicole. Casey has to deploy again around March so that is upsetting but this is what he is happy doing. I really want to get Cody there to visit him this December when he is off school. They need that!

So pushing along and continuing to encourage Cody hourly to keep up with his school and to keep him focused and not lose confidence. He may end up having difficulties and we will worry about this when that time comes. For now, getting him through this semester is my goal.

September 8, 2011

So the weekend was tough. I feel bad for Cody. He really wants to have his soccer back. We went to a Dowling game on the weekend and discussed ways he could start rebuilding his body back. It is tough.

He did have a better week at school. He is still trying to meet friends and I know he will. It takes time. He is adjusting to his work load and definitely needs my help which I will provide.

School is off to a good start for me too. Hope it stays that way.

We are very excited about the upcoming wedding!

Please say an extra prayer for Nicole's cousin. He was born with half a heart and had open heart surgery at like a week old. He is doing well and will need more surgeries but should be ok in the long run. Amazing what drs can do these days!

Hope all the kiddies have a great school year!! And the big college kiddies too!!

September 2, 2011

Friday-so yesterday was Cody's first day of college classes. He has been so anxious and overwhelmed the past few days. I think the whole hurricane/vacation caught up to him too. On Wednesday, he was truly not himself. He could not eat and followed me to work. Finally I gave him adivan and he began to feel a little better. Then on Thursday he went to his first class at 1 and of course it ended early. He is really worried about how to go about making friends. He said he did talk to one guy. He found a Wendy's to eat lunch at while he waited for the second class to begin. He did well but I know he is nervous and worried about keeping up. Last night we went to bed only to have him up at 1:30 with vomit and diarrhea. He exploded! I think it all caught up with him. Thank Goodness it was just the one time and today I made sure to keep him hydrated. That is one positive for still having the feeding tube. I can hydrate him through that. We are weaning him off it but he still uses it. He was pretty good today but I kept an eye on him.

He has been emailing the psychiatrist and she was great in writing back. She wrote such a beautiful email and I was reading it, I lost it. I think the whole college thing hit me. I will do my best to help him keep up and get through this.

Hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day weekend. This summer flew by!! Back to work on Tuesday for me!