AHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Ever feel like you can't possibly withstand one more "thing"? I'm right there!
Fred is back in the hospital, but at least he's closer to home this time, in St. Luke's. He had a sudden onset of pain on Labor Day evening and two percoset did not touch it. He turned gray and got violently ill. Our best friends, Denise and Rich, who work for Mobile Life and live right at the end of our street came rushing down and started an I.V., called for an ambulance, etc.. It was a whirlwind and a very long night (and morning)in the E.R.. Many thanks to my mom who came and got Sophia during the frenzy and Denise who stayed with me at the hospital when our kids had their first day of school that next morning! After a couple of CT scans, x-rays and (a lot of pain med!) they determined that he has a kidney stone and his right lung was completely "whited out" with fluid.
They put a chest tube in two days ago and there wasn't much output, so yesterday they brought him into the O.R. and with the CT scan they put an additional chest tube in and the drainage has been huge! (Ick!!)
He has to stay in the hospital until the lung completely drains and there is no more sign of infection.
We still have a lot of transitioning happening at work with all of our new training, the adoption process is crawling and there's lots to do around here with the fall coming.
Sophia is having a great time in school so far, Thank the Lord!!
My mom is applying for her passport at this time, incase Fred is not back on his feet when it comes time to travel to China. Anyone else want to come along?!!
Love to all and I'll update again soon. Thanks for all of your continued prayers and our beautiful dish gardens from Aunt Kathy & the greatest bunch of internet friends ever!
(The frog is our newest pond friend!!)