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Comment by Micki (Glenn's mom) on October 5, 2009 at 5:02pm

another Eric (grandson) update. thank you for your prayers. i have cried til my eyes are hurting. Nana's right.
Good morning all,
we have the results of Eric's blood work. his white count is still really high. it is lower than it was but still high. the docs have ordered a CT scan to determine if he has an abscess. that is this afternoon. we will let you know how that comes out. if he has an abscess he will have to have more surgery and be here for another 10-14 days with a belly drain and such. if not they may redo the scan in a couple of days to make sure they didn't miss anything. he will drink little bit now but grudgingly. the new antibiotic seems to be making him sick to his stomach. so with the fevers and the vomiting and he still has diarrhea, they are suspecting something to show up on the ct scan. keep praying we are not there yet. love to all

Sarah & Glenn

Comment by Jodi on October 3, 2009 at 5:27pm

Just my thoughts on the ship board living situation - my son is sharing an apt. with 3 others. The ship yards are not the most pleasant environment from what I can tell. There are expenses involved & at 19 he is not really managing finances that well but before the apt. they were spending money on hotel rooms, cabs, etc. every weekend anyway. When I was there for a visit in May, I must have had 8 sailors come to shower at my hotel!! It's hard for these kids because they are in the shipyards & not "on Base".

Comment by Micki (Glenn's mom) on October 3, 2009 at 1:23pm

Good morning all, Eric Update Girls
Sorry todays update is so late. we has a pretty good day which led to a rough night. they did blood work yesterday and his white count was extreamly high so they gave him new antibiotics, which brought down the fevers and he was able to walk a little. daddy set him up on a good routine of trips to the bathroom and walks down the hall, so after a few trips we thought he would sleep well, but the gas painsand bathroom trips kept him up most of the night. they have slowed down and he is resting finally. he is off the morphine completely now. after his nap we plan to do some more walking and go see his friend tyson that helped him get through the first day. thank you again for all your prayers and help.

love Sarah erics mom
thank you from my heart for the prayers Micki Erics nana

Comment by Cindy Proud Navy Mom of Rob on October 2, 2009 at 4:22pm

If you have not gone to Micki's page, I encourage all of you to do so to see herlittle lad. I LOVE the turtle shell photo - how adorable is that!

Comment by Cindy Proud Navy Mom of Rob on October 2, 2009 at 4:18pm

Anytime you need to talk or vent - we are here for you girl!

Comment by Micki (Glenn's mom) on October 2, 2009 at 4:06pm

thank you all for ,your prayers. he is such a cutie, i put our new pictures on my page. i will get the address where hes gonna be at. i know the hospital but don't know how long and i want to make sure he gets the cards. well gonna head to store to buy him more puzzles, when he can do them, right now he gets rides in hospital hall in wagon by daddy, but tires easy. thank you again. it means alot to us.

Comment by Maureen Campbell on October 2, 2009 at 9:58am

Micki,

Our prayers are with you. So glad that the little guy is ok.

Comment by Cindy Proud Navy Mom of Rob on October 2, 2009 at 8:30am

Oh Micki - tis prayers sent your way and for your wee lad! Perhaps we could all send the little man a card - if you let us know where.
What a thing to suffer at 4! Hope that Dr learned a valuable lesson that day!
Our hearts are with you all!

Comment by Micki (Glenn's mom) on October 1, 2009 at 9:32pm

Micki glenn mom here, i don't know if anyone will answer, but ourgrandson eric Glenn's son who is gonna be 4 monday is in the primary childrens hspital in Utah, while he was on vacation he got sick and they thought he had a stomach flu, and gave him a iv cause of hie throwing up fro 3 days., and dam Dr sent him home, Sarah had to take him back to hospital and finally a dr suggested to do a cat-scan and saw that his appendix burst. adn a ambilance rushed him to childrens hospital where he is getting excellent care, he had surgery sunday. and is still on liquids adn has anose tube in & a catherder spelled wrong but you get the jest. sarah said he is getting better today, he finally had a good nite, thanks to his meds. Glenn went home and had to fly back after sarah called about appendix. we had him for 6 weeks in Aug. papa and i had a blast with him, he wants to come back next yr. i might have to fly to Va, when they get home and help. cause Katie who is gonna be 7 months this month. is staying with sarahs sister,, they r all from Utah. so please say a prayer for our little man . thank you.when he was here we had our picture taken with him and Katie. will put it in my picture file.

Comment by Cindy Proud Navy Mom of Rob on October 1, 2009 at 8:44pm

Hi everyone - just got this in todays Navy news & thought I'd share it.

NNS090930-29. USS George H. W. Bush Hosts First Bone Marrow Drive

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian M. Brooks, USS George H. W. Bush Public Affairs

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, hosted a drive for Sailors to become screened as potential bone marrow donors Sept. 24-28.

A total of 945 Sailors were screened for the national bone marrow registry at the conclusion of the drive, which was the first in the ship's history.

According to Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman (SW/AW/FMF) Patricia L. Harrington, the ship plans on making the bone marrow drive an annual event in order to register new Sailors who will check in over the course of the next year.

"Being registered as a donor is important to me because my father-in-law recently had a liver transplant and without it, he would probably not be with my family today," Culinary Specialist 1st Class Michael Brinkman said after being screened. "I know that being a donor may give someone else that chance to still be with their loved ones."

The registration drive was not an actual donation process, but rather a screening process involving a buccal (cheek) swab. The samples will first be tested for their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type and after being genetically coded, the information about the member's HLA type is entered into a national database of donors.

USS George H.W. Bush Commanding Officer, Capt. "Chip" Miller, was one of the first crew members to participate in the bone marrow drive, and he described to the crew over the ship's intercom system how satisfying it was to take part.

"It took about 15 minutes, and it felt great to know in that time I put myself in a position to save someone's life," he said.

USS George H.W. Bush crew members and shipyard workers were encouraged to not only register themselves but to take a kit home for anyone in their household between the ages of 18 and 60 years old.

"I took a swab kit home to not only swab my husband and get him registered but for my neighbors as well," Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Amanda Soehren said. "I figured what if the person needing the bone marrow was a loved one or even me? I would want to have the best chance of finding a match."

For more news from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn77/.

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