Summer Time!

Summer is in full swing here. We have been busy, Jw played baseball he had a fun season. Joshlynn finished up this season of dance it was amazing. Austin's knee surgery went great he is a trooper. Kim and I have been busy working, We took June off from treatment it was much needed. Excited to enjoy the 4th then we will be off to Denver.  

Here in Denver for treatment #7! This past week Austin must have been board with his normal medical routine. He decided to try a knee injury, playing coed football. Wednesday went to 3 Doctor appointments and had a MRI. Today got the results torn meniscus and LCL we meet with the surgeon Thursday. He will have yet another surgery. He is on crutches now and after surgery has to be off his leg for 4-6 weeks. Really thinking of putting this kid in a bubble. I don't know how much more he can handle. Just kidding he has great spirits he loves being a gimp.  

I have been MIA

I have been MIA! Sorry I have not been blogging, like I should. We had treatment #5 in March. It went well, he did great. The Doctor wants him to have an MRI next time, feels we may be half done. Yipee! On are way there I left my purse at the restaurant we stopped to eat at in Grand Junction. I didn't realize it until we were in Denver major panic set in and a few phone calls and my purse was safe and locked in the safe where it would remain until we picked up the next day. Then back home JW has something stuck in his eye. So grateful for loving Grandparents to take care of him at home. And take him to the Doctor to get this object out of his eye. This round was a stressful and emotional for me not only because of the treatment,but everything surrounding it. A lot of things factor in when a family deals with medical situations like this. For me as the Mother I want to be there for everyone. And....yes basically fix it all so to speak. I was sitting there this time in pre-op with Austin and there is a little guy just screaming and crying. It was all I could take tears just fell down my checks my heart ached for him, for Austin, for Jw being home dealing with his eye, for Joshlynn being strong for Austin helping Jw. I felt like having a complete melt down right here and now. My mind went places I didn't want it to go. And then Heavenly Father sent yet another tender mercy. Our Nurse told us last week a girl about Austin's age completed her last treatment. She said there "is an end in sight" then the news came from the Doctor, and I felt so much love and peace. When we got home we seem to just be busy as ever. Preparing for treatment #6 we will leave in a few weeks.    

Round 4

We are here in Denver! Ready for treatment #4 we will be leaving soon for the hospital. The drive was good until Veil then it was not good. We saw a car on its top, you could only see the wheels the rest was buried in snow. There were a few cars already stopping, so we drove on. We hope and pray that everyone was alright. It is scary to travel sometimes. Austin is ready to tackle # 4! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!

Happy New Year!

It has been a very busy month for the Lerwill's. Jw started basketball Joshlynn preformed in two dances. Family Christmas parties to attend. My family surprised us with a much needed gift this year. My Dad gave my Mom a diamond ring and told us how 50 years ago he purposed to her. It was a really special moment, it meant a lot to my kids to hear there Grandparents love story.And where all of this started. We love getting together with family for the Holidays. Our Christmas was amazing it was nice to just be together. We hope everyone had a great safe Christmas. Now its New Years my how this year has flown by. This year has been very life changing for me. My heart has been touched so deeply. My mind and soul have been places I never new existed. I knew at the start of 2013 life was going to change. I was prepared for the things I knew were soon going to happen. We were preparing for a huge family vacation. We would soon be closing on our house. And moving across town. I was prepared for my kids to be one year older.( That is a big deal for me.) I knew going on our vacation we were going to meet new people. See new places and have an experience of a lifetime. And that we did. We had so much fun. It was all we could have expected and more.  I knew we were going to soon be closing on our house. I knew what a huge change that would be for our family. New house, new neighbors, new ward.Two days after our vacation we closed on our home. We moved into our home and meet a lot of new people. This year we have meet so many new people who truly have touched our lives. We have watched our kids grow one year older. We have watched them grow physical, and spiritually. We have watched each of them have personal life changing experiences. I was not prepared to go on a emotional roller coaster, we did not agree to ride. I was not prepared to be in a position we were found in. I was not prepared to search the world for answers. However that is where we were. And through our families faith, and our family spending a lot of time on our knees. We were lead to this person and to that person. Through our Heavenly Father we found a new sense of hope. We are so blessed to have these amazing new people in our lives. Our family has been the recipients of some amazing giving people. We are overwhelmed with gratitude to our families, friends, and community who are helping lighten our load. I was not prepared to have my mind and heart go to the places it has been. I was not prepared to feel the feelings I have felt. It has been a life changing year. We are so blessed to have these experiences so we can grow. We are so blessed to have each of you to help us conquer this trial. We wish you all a Happy New Year! Bring on 2014!       

Pictures from our last Colorado treatment with the Family

We found a Dinosaurs eating the Grinch!

                                           Us at the Wild Buffalo Bill Museum and grave site.

 We visited the Coors Beer Brewery it was really interesting they brew a lot of beer this is the             largest                                                 on site Brewery in the world.

                                     We saw how candy is made at Hammond's candy factory

                                               We are at the Bronco Stadium it was so cool!

                                              Family relaxation! Hot tub goodness...........

                                                                      Treatment #3!

                                             Feels good to have another treatment down!

                                                                      Our way home.

Home safe and sound

We are home safe! It feels so good to home. Kim got super sick during the night. We waited for awhile this morning seeing if he could get feeling better and we all really dreaded the roads. We started off the roads were snow packed. Kim was real sick, so Momma Bear had to drive us home. It was fine I had a perfect path to drive on. It was a nice trip with the family the drive home wasn't pleasant but grateful for our safety. Glad to home snuggled up with my babies. Treatment # 3 DONE!