Stephen C. McKinney Memorial Thread (1969-2001)

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:08 am

Amen

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:18 pm

I did this in the Birthday Thread, but wanted to do it here too:

Happy Birthday, Brooke!!! I love you, baby!!

Yeah, I'm a proud mom

Post by **Alex** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:39 pm

Happy Happy Birthday, sweetheart!

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:58 pm

Post by **Alex** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:06 am

SoulBiter wrote:Hail and well met Alex! Nice to see you posting on the Watch.

I used to be surprised at the things that God does but it doesnt surprise me at all that you found Tracie just when you needed her. It also doesnt surprise me that Stephen isnt done yet.. even though he isnt physically here with us he still reaches into peoples lives.

Thank you, SoulBiter

I'm learning real fast not to be surprised by anything Tracie and Stephen do.

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:37 pm

Uncle Steve wrote me a letter on the day I was born, July 14, 1990. I thought I would share it here.

Dear Precious Brooke Anne,

I see you, only a few hours old, and your beauty is beyond expression. How peaceful you sleep, unaware of the miracle you are. And I look at your mother, sleeping also, with you on her chest. Her breathing lifts and lowers you, and I see a slight smile on your tiny, precious face.

And so, I say this to you. Because I will not be able to watch you grow into a woman, my time with you will be all too short.

Remember, life is a journey of learning. If you forget to learn, if you close yourself off from the world around you, then you cheat your own life. Cherish the gift God gave you. Follow the path set down by His Son, and your life will be wondrous, my dear sweet angel niece Brooke Anne. The journey begins this day for you, may it be a glorious one. May you find light and love and joy and peace. May you grow in God's love and become all that is in you to be.

And may you always know that your Uncle Stephen loved you, with a love that surpasses what any mere words can say. You, sweet sweet Brooke Anne, have stolen my heart.

New breath, new life
new angel of our days
sing joy, sing light, sing praise to the Lord,
for the gift of you

God bless and keep you, my beautiful baby niece.

I love you,

Uncle Stephen

And I love you, Uncle Steve. I hope I am making you proud.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:51 pm

You make all of us proud, sweets.

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:48 pm

Keep Alex in your prayers, please. Mom just took him down to the hospital. He spiked a temp and started seizing.

Post by **aliantha** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:50 pm

Yikes. Best wishes to him.

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:38 am

Heard from Mom, Alex tested positive for MAC again. His CD4 count is at 72. She's planning on staying with him at the hospital over night. Hopefully his temp will break soon, she said the last time it was taken, about a half hour ago, it was at 104 and as been that high most of the day. Not good.

Please pray for him.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:45 am

Ah, Alex. Feel better, my friend.

Post by **SoulBiter** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:18 pm

Here come the prayers!!!

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:51 pm

His fever broke around 2am this morning.

Mom is home and sleeping...hopefully for awhile. Myles, Jordan and I are going to head on down to the hospital in a little bit (when Dr Liz calls and tells us he's awake) and sit with him until Mom can come back.

Hopefully, he won't have to stay there long. We have everything here for his meds and stuff.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:14 pm

Will Furls let you bring the laptop to Alex, if he's up to using it, Fire?

Post by **Furls Fire** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:50 am

heh...she must of logged off before she saw that. I brought him home. We got the meds and nursing all set up, so he doesn't have to stay in the hospital. He's really out of it tho, so he probably won't be online for a while.

So far, tests are showing MAC bacterium, PCP and KS. Nothing new has invaded his immune system, so we are praying that this next round of meds will knock it all out. Problem is, once the course is done, the infections come back, so he may have to go on a steady drip. Liz put in a central line this time (in his chest), so we don't have to keep poking him. It will make it easier to get the blood samples too.

We are all happy to have him back home.

Post by **Alex** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:29 pm

Everyone is so kind. Thank you for all the prayers.

I will never be able to repay Tracie, her family, and all of you.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:45 pm

Good thing payment isn't necessary.

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:09 pm

really

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:53 pm

Heading over to the Gorge Ampitheater in George WA for the Creation 09 Festival tomorrow. Myles, me, Heidi, Jordan, Micah, Ryan and Tristan are going. Chelsea and Imani wanted to go too, but it was all sold out and we couldn't get them tickets

But, they are coming with us to see Nickelback in Aug, so they are excited about that

Post by **Furls Fire** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:06 pm

Heh, it's amazing how quiet a house can get when a few people are away. Chelsea and Imani were able to go afterall, as we switched the tickets to a "group pass". They got a camping site as well, so all is good.

Alex has been battling high temps and seizures, but he doesn't want to go to the hospital, so we are taking care of him here. The MAC is becoming resistant to the antibiotics, so Liz is trying a stronger one...the Ampho B.

The side effects are terrible with Ampho B.

Please keep him in your prayers everyone!!

We are also getting ready for some visitors! I was able to talk Anna into coming up here with her two girls. She'll be here for the whole month of August! Can't wait to see her!

Turning out to be a very busy summer...

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Stephen C. McKinney Memorial Thread (1969-2001)