Well, it's almost here. We fly home tomorrow and are quite excited about that. Today has been a slow day for us. Mark wished that we wouldn't have taken the Dr.'s advice and just flown home today. I think it was good that we were cautious. I have started packing some of our things and have started giving away items at the Family House that we won't be using anymore.
Mark wanted to take a cab to Chili's last night for dinner. We had a good meal and had planned to see a movie after dinner, but Mark didn't feel well and we ended up coming back to the Family House instead. I think he has high expectations for just having gotten out of the hospital. He doesn't have much stamina at all and is still quite thin. You can definitely appreciate the weight loss and loss of muscle mass on him.
We woke this morning and walked to Starbucks which is just next door. That was a nice outing for Mark and just the right distance. I picked up lunch and brought it in and then for dinner, we ordered Chinese. It was good. Mark's fortune was to start an exercise and nutrition program to enhance his health which I thought was very fitting. Mine was Live and let live.....Live and HELP live, which was also appropriate. Maybe they pick certain fortunes to send to the Family House??? I don't know.
We leave on the airport shuttle at 11am eastern and our flight leaves for Auburn at 1:30 eastern. YEAH!!! I can't wait to get home and walk through the door again. It has been soooooooo long!!!! Mark is anxious as well. He really cannot wait to get home. Both of the boys have football games tomorrow night. Colton has a rec league game and Calen's makeup game with Opelika Jr High is tomorrow as well. Mark wants to try and make it. I'm not sure he'll have the stamina, but if I know Mark, he'll try.
Thanks again to all of you who continually pray for Mark and our family and to everyone for the help and support during this time. We appreciate it more than you know. Now we have to get Mark strong enough to get back on a chemo regimen. Pray for that. God bless!!!
3 comments:
God Bless the Bertus Family! I detect much anticipation and excitement in Auburn because you are returning. How terribly you must miss your kids. And how wonderful to see them again!
The prayers will continue for you all.
In Christ,
rb from St M's
I'm so happy! I know you're ready to see the kids and be HOME. We continue to pray for you.
The Plans
Thank you so much for writing this blog. I was one of Mark's students in fall 2005 or spring 2006, and I still laugh with fellow classmates about how Mark would call students from the classroom (on speakerphone!)if/when they didn't show up for class. I, along with some of Mark's other students, read the blog and talk about him regularly. We are all praying for your entire family and asking that God heal his body of this horrible disease. Thank you again for taking the time to keep us updated.
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