Sick

This past week Emmy came home with a little stomach bug that she caught. She was only sick for about 24 hours and then back to her normal self, luckily! Unluckily (if that is a word) Aaron caught the bug and his wasn't so easy. It has taken him almost 5 days to recover and get back to his regular self and eating. I've never seen the poor guy this sick. We wondered why it hit him so hard, and why he was the only one to pick the bug up. We started looking into his medication he takes for MS and saw that one of the things it does is decreases the white blood cells. Which means he is more prone to catching sickness and having a harder time getting rid of it. This week was a prime example of that I suppose. We kept thinking Elsy and I would get the bug, but we were fine and Emmy only felt really sick for a few hours. But poor Aaron, missed 3 days of work and didn't eat for 4 days. Yes, he looks like he's lost at least 10 lbs. which is a lot on his already slender body. (Don't worry, I'm making brownies for him tomorrow, which are illegal in his diet, but I know he can't say no too and will help plump him up a bit!)

Anyways, it is just amazing to me how each experience that we come to, is so different now as we face it with this disease. Things that once seemed so easy and not a big deal in life, now seem to impact us so much more. He was able to receive a blessing today from his father and is feeling much better.

I've decided the hardest part of this whole journey so far, is watching him struggle with this new disease and the impacts it is having on his life and not being able to do much about it. Aaron is trying so hard to stay positive and press forward. I know though that he hates the new limitations it is having on him and the way it has seemed to slow him down a bit in the fast paced life he lives. He will come out on top eventually, and I know we will get him to what we call a new normal. I think this week was just hard for us, a set back and another eye opener that we don't have control of everything. But, it is also a great reminder to us that we can and will move forward and really can live with these life changes. We know that everyone has their challenges. We never want to seem like we are complaining or thinking our lot in life is harder than someone else. We do feel that for us, this is a time of growth, stretching and faith. We do feel that the Lord is there watching over and helping us. We also are so grateful for the amazing friends and family we have who are supporting us so much. We definitely need to give a shout out to our parents. Both have been great, Aaron's parents have been our constant babysitters, supporters and his dad has been a huge help with blessings and guidance. My dad has been here 3 weeks in a row mowing and taking care of our yard, and both my parents have also been baby sitting and bending over backwards to help. How blessed we are.

Onto another week we go. Love the Meacham's