Conference

Jill and DrewRachael, Audrey and Lauren

Amie and her 2 moms

Capitol all finished

New marble lion at the capitol

What a wonderful 48 hours of being spiritually fed! I loved every talk, every speaker had the perfect things to say to strengthen my testimony...L. Tom Perry and Jeffery R Holland were fantastic. I would add my testimony to his any day. Out loud for all to know, shout it from the roof tops!! I love my Savior and my God and I love this gospel of peace, love and redemption. I am sad that it is over, and we have to wait for 6 months....but thankfully we have the Ensign, we have the Spoken word and we have our scriptures to hold us tight to Him.

I will keep posting pictures of the last few days, until I get them all up, please be patient.

Isabelle at the primary program

Ben was entertaining the the whole ward with his faces
Jack was really cute, he sang the songs and sat pretty still

Ally singing her solo. She is such a beautiful little girl

Marti and Aunt Marietta

Marti and Aunt Marrietta

Aunt Marrietta and Daddy and Marti

The sister in laws

Me and Aunt Marrietta

Brother and sister hug

one more time!

I have been trying to post some pictures and info about our fun week last week. I have tons of pictures to post, if it doesn't happen today I'm quitting.
We had a really fun Pink Chocolate Birthday party for Marti, Jamie and Abby. We went to Bountiful and put flowers on Jody's grave for her birthday too. Dave and Sue came to the party, Robin did too. Our friends the Grays, Crumps and Lyons' came too. Jamie and Rich and Kids were down for the festivities, Jill and Drew and the kids came too. Amie and her mom Cynthia Stott came. It was so much fun to be together. Our family just rocks!!!
Amy and Mike and amy's boyfriend Jason stopped by for a little while, it was nice to get to meet her new friend.....:)
Saturday we went to Cynthias for dinner and then to the womens broadcast together....Marti, Jamie, Jill, me , Autumn, Amie and Cynthia all went to her stake center. My stake got tickets to the conference center, so they didn't do anything.
Sunday we went to Jill and Drews ward to watch the little Petersens do their primary program. They did really well.
Monday we sort of relaxed, Marti spent the day with Autumn, doing fun wedding stuff and getting worked over. That little girl is so strong, she worked on Mark and me, and we were hurting!!
Teusday we went up to Bountiful to see Aunt Marietta....she is so cute. We had such a good visit. She let us take her out to lunch. We had fun listening to the stories between her and Dad...somebody needs to record them!!!
Ok now I am going to try to get the pictures to upload....we'll see what happens!!

Sept 22 Tues

Monday Lyndi had blood work and today we went to the doctor for the results.
Her RBC's were at 33.8 which is up from Sunday. She has to stay on the steroids and see the Oncologist to get a time line to get off them.
She is feeling better and has me painting already, so she must be feeling good.
Love all m

Lyndi Got of Jail - Sunday

Everyone
While at the hospital today she received the sacrament which she was so happy about.
She is home now, in good spirits, feeling good and has color in your face.
She has to get her RBC's checked Monday at the doctor and probably for a while to see if there is any fluctuation.
Thanks for all your prayers.
Love all m

Update: Lyndi 10PM Sat

Well....After the blood transfusion today she is now at 30.5 RBC's.
They are taking tests at midnight and then at 6AM.
She was in good spirits tonight and ate half a Subway. Dinner was not that appetizing.
I will update you in the morning when I find out about the 2 tests.
love all and good night. m

Lyndi Update 4PM Sat

Hello
At 9 this morning they ran blood test before they started the unit of blood and it came back with an increase from the 2AM test. It had jumped up to 29.4, which was almost 5pts, this was good. So the drop at 2AM might have been a fluke the nurse commented.
So they we be testing again shortly to see where the RBC's are at, with the blood transfusion it should jump up 3-4 pts which will put her at 33 or so.
She is on several antibiotics and now prednisone.
Still no cause for what is happening.
She is tired and exhausted and is resting now.
thanks for your love and support
love all m

Lyndi Update Sat Morning

Hello
Last night Lyndi was moved out of ICU to a room.
The RBC's on Friday slipped down to 26.8 and then stayed at 27.0.
At 2AM this morning they were at 24.8. She had been at 29.5 at one point on Thursday.
This morning they are giving her another unit of blood to get them back up.
Doctors still don't know what is causing the hemolytic amemia at this point.
Keep here in your prayers a she sends her love to all.
Love m

Lyndi: Doing Well Update

Hello again...
Lyndi is doing well, her RBC's are just over 25, up from 15 yesterday. They are now checking every 4 hours for changes and still figuring out what the root of the problem that has caused the anemia. She will be in over night tonight do they can keep an eye on the RBC's and decide what other treatment is necessary. She had a liquid lunch, chicken broth, juice, jello and banana popsicle. I had half.
Abby is wanting to see her, but they only let 12 and up go in. I told Abby and she said, I'm 12.
Love all, m

Keep Lyndi in Your Prayers

Hello everyone....
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
Lyndi is doing fine, she is on her 2nd unit of blood and resting well.
She has 1 more after that which will be done around noon today.
They are drawing more blood at 8am this morning after the 2nd unit is completed to see how the red blood cells are doing.
The doctors are working on a cause for the breakdown of the red cells.
After an hour and half all signs were good. They were monitoring her blood pressure and temperature every 15minutes for changes so I had my eye on the monitor constantly.
I came home this morning after the first unit was in progress to get a shower and few hours of shut eye.
I am heading back to be with her now. love all m
Here is the diagnosis.
Hemolytic anemia is anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs) either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the body (extravascular). It has numerous possible causes, ranging from relatively harmless to life-threatening. The general classification of hemolytic anemia is either acquired or inherited. Treatment depends on the cause and nature of the breakdown.
In a healthy person, a red blood cell survives 90 to 120 days in the circulation, so about 1% of human red blood cells break down each day. The spleen (part of the reticulo-endothelial system) is the main organ which removes old and damaged RBCs from the circulation. In healthy individuals, the breakdown and removal of RBCs from the circulation is matched by the production of new RBCs in the bone marrow.
In conditions where the rate of RBC breakdown is increased, the body initially compensates by producing more RBCs; however, breakdown of RBCs can exceed the rate that the body can make RBCs, and so anemia can develop. Bilirubin, a breakdown product of hemoglobin, can accumulate in the blood causing jaundice, and be excreted in the urine causing the urine to become a dark brown colour.