Custer State Park, SD

Last night, the kids got text messages from Lynnzee that they got "the call" from Mayo Clinic, that they had almost exact match of kidney for Dianne.  WAHOOOOO!!!  They were on a camping trip in South Dakota, 11 hours away.  They threw everything in the camper and took off for Rochester.  They arrived about 11 a.m. and after a few quick tests, she will get her new kidney.  We are all breathing a sigh of relief... well sort of.  Now, we are all praying all goes well with the surgery and that her body doesn't reject the new kidney.  Wish we could be there for the family.  But with Carol's surgery tomorrow, we just can't.  But at least we can send our prayers their way and message them.  

We had such a thunder storm last night.  It just went on and on.  It has been a long time since we had a storm like that... well, we have had a few but they were in the middle of the night, where this one started in the evening.  There was even a tornado watch ....i forget where.  But yesterday was so hot and humid.  I stepped outside for a couple minutes and YUCK, i couldn't breath.  Then when I went back into the house, it kind of felt cold inside.  With the heat we turned on the A/C in the living room too.  So most of the house was comfortable but the girl's rooms were pretty hot.  

All this moisture in the air has my whole body flipping out on me.  I ran a fever last night, and so that is causing my joints extra pain.  fun fun!  plus I have a killer headache today too.  EO wants to go to town, but I am just not up to it.  as much as I would like to.  because i won't be able to go up tomorrow when she has her surgery.  I guess EO discussed it with his mom and so EO told me they would prefer I didn't go up there.  I feel really bad, because I want to be there with the family, I don't care how rotten I feel, my plan was to be there no matter what.  But if that is what they want, i will stay home.  I know the surgery alone will take between 4-6 hours and then it takes 1-2 hours before she is out of recovery and back in her room, and not being able to lay down and rest would be hard on me, so I do understand that they would be worried about me.  At least I can pray for the family to be able to feel calm and comforted while they wait.  I look at how sick I am today, i know I could never even manage the ride to Duluth today, let alone being in a waiting room all day, and sweating due to stress and not being able to get enough fluids, so I do get it, but at the same time I still feel bad that I can't go.  I am just so glad she is doing better now that her fluids are back up and she is able to eat again.  that just helps us all to breath better.  She will be strong enough for the surgery.  I guess the doc said, with the condition she was in when she first got to the hospital, she wouldn't have been able to go through the surgery, so the doc was really glad she went in and got help.  

So much happening today and tomorrow.  I will be busy praying all day!