August 19, 2006 - Pray for strength and health

Hello All! We so hoped this email would say that we are coming home! Instead, we learned this evening that we have at least another week ahead of us at Duke. Apparently the bacteria that caused Erik's UTI is difficult to treat and is not responding to his current medication so they are starting a new antibiotic that must be given via IV and monitored. It is a 10 day course of medications so we head into another week! The good news is that the girls start back to school this week and Nick has play dates already set up for the week! It is amazing how God works things out - even before we ask or know we need it! We should do just fine. After 3 weeks of this we have our routine set! We are SOOOOOOOOOO thankful for the care Erik is receiving at Duke! Everyone has been so nice to us and has made this stay easier than it could have been. We have met some really great people and know that perhaps we have another task (or tasks) ahead of us still. We always approach hospital stays knowing that perhaps the stay is not about us but about us reaching out to someone we may meet while at the hospital. This stay has surely allowed us to meet great people and help and be helped by these same people! Please remember to thank God for the miracle He has done in Erik's life! We cannot forget the state we were in this time last year as we prepared for our trip to CA! What a wonderful God we have and what a long way we have come! Love in Christ, Erik's Family