Happy L-VAD Day! (updates from the Bunting home...)

I'm happy to say that Rich got out of the hospital Sunday afternoon. They never did find out what the cause was from the infection... but they kicked it in the head pretty quick with alot... (ALOT)... of IV antibiotics. Like always... he was extremely eager to get out of there and be home.

Hannah is out of the deli department at work. She had such a hard time in there. It seems she could never do anything to make anyone happy. She always tried to do whatever she could to get along with everyone... but there are alot of "older" women in there that just... for the lack of better words... are not very nice. Han was always getting written up for stupid things that those other women said she was... or wasn't doing... which I believe they were just trying to get rid of her. Not the management... but more so... those women. I work in the bakery of the same store. I talked to one of the front end managers about Hannah telling me that she felt like a failure. I said that maybe the deli was not the right place for her. The front end manager said that she would talk to the store manager about it. Well... we never heard anything for a little while. Then... on the day that Hannah was going to go look for another job... they asked her if she would fill in for someone doing carry-out who was sick. Hannah did it. This past monday was her first day being trained as a cashier. The people at the front end are much more easy going... and a heck of a lot happier. They all like Hannah... and it is a worry off my mind... and... she enjoys it!

I am keeping a personal journal during my weight loss struggle. I have come to the conclusioin as to why I am an emotional eater. I am trying to work it out inwardly. There is alot on my mind lately about it. It all makes sense as to why I am the way I am. Now... I just have to figure out how to conquer it. I have to find another way to deal with the extreme emotional attachments from my life growing up as it pertains to food. Perhaps... the gift that God gave me... IS the key to opening the door to a new way to deal with the hurt and pain that mingles with the comfort that food brings me. We are going to the fitness center tonight when Hannah gets home from work.

I also wanted to wish you all a "Happy L-VAD Day!" It's not valentine's day at our house. Seven years ago on February 13, 2001... Rich was in the hospital having a mechanical heart pump implanted. He was dying... and the "L-VAD" (left ventricular assist device) was what was going to keep him alive until he got a heart transplant. Which... he then got the transplant on June 16, 2001. God gave me SEVEN extra years of life with him. Thank you God! Hopefully many more to come.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. I hope that God reaches inside your hearts and blesses your lives. He is the giver of life. He is the breath I take. He just IS!