Re; SURGERY..Jim Home..Brandan home the same day...: )

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Hey Peg,

I was so thinking of you guys and fixing to write you an email if I

soon did not hear about you getting home. Just could not get you

guys off of my mind and YEAH you are home. I am so glad you guys are

back and Brandan is getting better every day. I will let Jackie know

she will be so happy, she has thought of him often. Keep us posted.

Talk to ya soon,

> Hey there,

> First Lori, I am so sorry we were not able to catch each other

in MN

> again, but perhaps in the future our paths will cross again, I

enjoyed my

> visit with you and it was wonderful the time we did share

together. I am so

> happy to hear Jim in home, WE all also arrived home the same day

as you ,

> although we drove it was an incredible trip home. I will be in

> touch...THANK YOU...: )

> To the rest of the group here WE also arrived home late last

night around

> 11;00 pm it was such an exilerating feeling to finally get home,

we drove

> and it took us around 24 hours, Brandan had his surgery a week

before Jim

> on August 12, 2002, Brandan is doing very well, he went for his

check up

> with his pediatrician today and to him Brandan is an inspiration,

Although it

> will take time for Brandans body to heal not only from the

surgery but

> from 16 years of battling this disease, I know there are no more

attacks

> and PAINcreatitis as I call it, for HIM. The BEAST as I have so

many times

> referred to it is GONE. I know the road ahead is uncertain, but

we will

> continue to take it as we have for so many years and that

is " ONEDAY AT A

> TIME " . Brandan is now on 9units of Lantus long acting insulin once

a

> day..His Blood sugars remain normal even as his appetite grows.

I have

> said it many times before, I DONT BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, I RELY ON

THEM. I

> truly did rely on Brandans MIRACLE and through all the prayers

and support

> and the miraculous, hands of a man I call an ANGEL, Brandan is

getting his

> SECOND CHANCE. Thank YOU again to all who had part in giving

Brandan his

> Second Chance, for as I have said so often to so many these last

few

> months. " IT TRULY IS AMAZING HOW ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A

DIFFERENCE. "

> As always keeping you and yours in our thoughts and

> prayers..always...Keep smiling(cuz sometimes its all one can

> do!)..TTFN...Peg...: )

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