Exciting news - boy or girl?

So, which is it? You won't believe this! Twins!!!
Well, that or a steak. Sorry, nothing more exciting than just a side effect of that pesky little act we call eating. I thought this part was over after the surgery, but alas... At least it was a good steak!
Not much new here. Guess I need to make another GI appt. I'm on a new enzyme and also a new med that makes my stomach move. It seems to be helping my nausea but a side effect is that it makes you lactate. If it's not one thing... Though I should mention that I've been able to drop a couple of meds due to the success of the above mentioned ones, I'm slowly but surely weaning off the narcotics (I'm now at a third of the dosage I was on 6 months ago), and I've only had to take about 2 units of insulin since last August. Me, the one with the lousy islet yield, with a 7% chance of ever getting off of insulin. And look at me now - no insulin, no diabetes-related pills or meds at all. Now THAT is truly a miracle and I KNOW it's because of everyone's prayers! I just have to remind myself of the progress I've made sometimes when recovery feels sooo slllloooooowwwww. I am insulin-independent! I may not always be, but I am today!
The kids are doing really well here. Cami turns 12 next week, God help us all. She has turned into a very pleasant, delightful young lady who I love to be around (though I don't think Kyle would agree).  :-)  She is in gymnastics and cheer, but mostly likes to hang out with her friends at the park. She got straight A's this quarter, for the first time since 2nd grade so we're very proud of her. And Kyle, too! He got all A's and one B, so he also inherited his mom's super smart-dom. ;-)  (Hopefully theirs sticks around - mine is long gone! I think astrophysics is no longer in my future...) Kyle is super funny, with a quick wit and it very talented at sports. He's playing baseball up here in Phoenix and then will pick back up on the karate when he returns to Tucson. And he's quickly approaching 11. Man oh man! But forget the kids, how did IIIII get so darn old?!?!
As Cami said before, please keep our family in your prayers. In addition to many family members with health conditions, my 9 year old cousin Skylar passed away last week. It was sudden and unexpected and the family is still trying to get over the shock of it all. She lived her life to the fullest each and every day, and touched so many people, she serves as a reminder to us just how precious life is. So hug your kids, or your mom, or even your icky brother - just don't take for granted that today you can tell them you love them!

Update on mom

Hi everyone! This is Cami. My mom is too lazy to update so I am doing it for her. Anyways, my mom just got back from Minnesota a couple weeks ago. They gave her a couple new medications to try out. Its been helping with the nausea and GI problems but has not completely solved it. She still has some pain too. We are in tucson right now visiting Lew and other family and she's doing pretty good with it. I'm sure if we were in phoenix though, it would be easier. But then again, there's no place like home. She didn't do very well with the car ride. Hopefully she'll do better on the way back to Phoenix. There's nothing else really new with my mom or any of us.

Just a special thank you to everyone who has helped my mom recover. All of her doctors, especially Dr. Dunn, who saved her life, Lew, Susan (mom or Bama), Art, Erin, Mike, Lisa and Bill. And everyone else who I didn't mention. Even sending her flowers helps so thank you. Without you guys my mom would not recover half as fast. And I'm asking for you all to pray for my mom to gain her health back, and to be able to cut down on the meds, and not have to take insulin anymore. Also please pray for my Great- Grandpa Jim. He has become very sick this past year and my mom and all of us are very worried about him.

That's it for now but I'll try to keep you all posted if my mom can't post. And she knows its almost been a month but I'll keep bugging her.

From,

Cami :)