One thing at a time

Tom's Surgery

There have been some inquiries about Tom's surgery. It's been delayed for now. There are some concerns about his heart, and now an ECHO needs to be done and another consult with the surgeon before they'll operate. So wish them luck on that while they do some more waiting.

The Magical Miracle Blessing Bed

I've mentioned before that Tom suffers from some pretty bad sleep apnea. He falls asleep in the strangest places because he's never very well rested. He doesn't reach the REM cycle in his sleep so he's dragging around exhausted all day long. I'll tell you what, I'll never take a good night's sleep (or even a mediocre night's sleep for that matter!) for granted again!

One of the things that's been donated to the Abbotts is a sleep number bed. Fancy right? They think so too! Leah had been out running errands (didn't I just make that sound normal and everydayish?) related to the fire and she wasn't home to see the new bed. When she came in and Tom told her about it she didn't believe him. So imagine her surprise when sure enough there's this really great bed just for them!

Leah doesn't often talk about her own health problems. Her concern is all for Tom. But she has MS which has given her some bad back pain as well. She has several discs in her spine which need to be operated on. But she's got some blood clotting issues which don't make her a good candidate for surgery at all. So she gets to live with the pain instead. When she first wakes up and tries to get out of bed it usually takes her several breaths to work through the pain in her back before she can even function.

So you can see that sleep is an issue for the couple!

Whoever donated the bed knew that it needed to be something really good in hopes of giving them some comfort at last. Well they shouldn't be disappointed! Leah calls it the Magical Miracle Blessing Bed. Tom finally slept for a few hours midday, then turned around and got a full night's sleep, and Leah woke up without the intense pain that she dreads dealing with every morning. This was all uninterrupted sleep which NEVER happens for them! They feel well rested for the first time in years!

Rent

The Abbotts have been so grateful for all of the help they've received so far. They claim they've never been more humbled. So for those of you donating and helping where you can, just know that they try to express their gratitude, but never feel like it's adequate.

They thought they were receiving some assistance for their first month's rent and deposit on their new place. However they just found out yesterday that the money they were counting on won't be coming through after all. Rent is due the 8th. That's tomorrow. All donations that have been contributed so far will be transferred to their account today in order to help out with rent. If you've been keeping track we're up to $190 now. I don't know what kind of rent they pay, but I'm pretty sure $190 won't cover it. However it will help. As will any amount anyone can give between now and tomorrow.

Thanks again for all of the help you've given so far. People are pretty darn awesome!