108 and still counting

So today marks the 108th day at Cardinal Glennon Hospital, technically Ive been in the hospital for 114 days with the 6 days in the hospital in KC.  This is not an instance when I would say time flies. . . .  Then again, I can't believe it is October already.

On Tuesday Nathan had a procedure in which they put berrium in his tube to see how liquid was moving through his upper GI tract.  It showed ther was abnormality in the lining of the small intestine, but that liquid was moving through.   Yesterday we got a formal consult with GI.  Nathan is getting a scope procedure done tomorrow and a biopsy of his esophagus, stomach and small intestine. I hope they can figure out why he is throwing up so much. They are unsure of the cause of the inflamation of his small intestine until they have the results of the procedure tomorrow. I'm a little worried, there is a possibility that it is Graft vs. Host disease (GVH). That is when the graft immune system is attacking the body.  I'm praying it is something that is easy to treat.


I had a great day yesterday, I finally got to see Isaac.  Shawn got sick Monday night and I could not go home.  Nathan also laughed for the first time, it was very sweet.  And, the cardinals won the wild card!  Thank you God for these great moments!