Sunday, November 23, 2008

Home Sweet Home

We got home last night and boy, did it feel good to sleep in our own bed! The flight from Dulles (Washington DC) to LAX was uneventful, but very long. We were all very anxious to be home.

Everyone at NIH was wonderful, everyone we met was friendly, caring and warm. With the exception of the lady in the voucher office. When it has to do with money, I guess it makes a difference!

This is Anne. She was Scott's favorite nurse (ours as well). She is with the Public Health Service; that is why she is in uniform. The Public Health Service is under the Surgeon General's office and while they aren't deployed overseas to a combat situation, they are sent out when there is a natural distaster. See, you learn stuff all the time--who knew that there was such a thing!

Anyway, Scott said that he wished that she lived next door to us, so he could see her all the time.

This is Marilyn Kelly, she is Dr. Collins' research nurse and is a wonderful lady. She was very helpful and encouraging every time we saw her.

This is Dr. Collins. We were very impressed with him, his caring, knowledge and willingness to answer all our questions without rushing us was wonderful. Again, another blessing.
God is so good in how He directs our paths and uses the people in our lives in ways that can be so unexpected! We feel so blesssed to have been directed to NIH. What an amazing experience!
I don't think that I have yet begun to process all the information that we learned while there. I suppose it will take awhile to sink in. One thing, though, that doesn't have to sink in is all of you.
THANK YOU so much for your prayers, emails, cards and encouragement. I have felt your prayers in such a wonderful way. The strength that I have had over the last several months has come from those prayers; I can't thank you enough.

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