Update on Clayton. When I went in yesterday to see him, he had more energy and they had already done the chest tube. He was able to breathe a little better. They drained a bit of fluid and sent it away to be tested to see how to treat him better. No test results have come back yet. Then he called me last night and told me that the doctor is going to put 2 more chest tubes in today to drain more fluid. I hope it will help him breathe even better. Hopefully we will get some of those results back today. I will let you all know. Also, if any of you would like to make comments to Clayton in the way of encouraging words, just comment after this post and then I will be able to print them off and hang them on the wall next to his bed. We are trying to stay positive and that would help. Thanks for all of your love. Cynthia

So, here I am writing at 5 am because I can't sleep. Clayton called late last night from the hospital and told me that they were going to try and drain his lungs today via a chest tube. He is a bit anxious to say the least. I just hope it will help him breathe better, which it should. We have been praying for the doctors to know how to treat him, so that is what they are doing. Love to you all and thanks again for your support. Cynthia

I bought a nice cozy blanket for Clayton and the kids just loved it. So, I had them lay down and I covered them with the blanket. I took this picture and printed it. Clayton has it on the wall in front of him in the hospital where he can see it all the time.

Hello everyone. I thought I'd give you all a quick update on Clayton. He is slowly improving. He has a bit more energy and can breathe a little better. There are 3 doctors working on him, so we should get some answers soon. He's had lots of tests, but we haven't gotten any results yet. We are hoping that we will hear something more tomorrow. His spirits are up and he wants me to say THANKS TO EVERYONE for fasting and praying for us. It has made a difference! What a blessing it is to have so much family that loves us, even though we are apart, we can still help each other. Our goal now is to get lots of protein into him as his albumin(protein in the blood) is extremely low. The kidney doctor is also trying to figure out why protein is leaking into his kidneys. The Crohn's doctor started him on some meds today, some low dose steroids. I told him that he unfortunately won't be able to compete in the Olympics now. Steroids. He smiled. That's better than I've seen in the last week and a half. He still has fluid in and around his lungs, and they are trying to get rid of that as well. So, I will TRY to write more when I get home tomorrow. Thanks again for all your support and WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!! Family is everything. Love, Cynthia

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I am going to try this out. I wanted a way to share our family with extended family and friends. The kids are growing up so fast and life is passing by way too quickly. I thought this would be a fun way to keep in touch a bit. I'm not sure how I'll do with updates, but I will try to do my best when I get a chance.