December 15

15 December 2009 in Uncategorized

Well this could very possibly be that last chance I have to blog until after Christmas. It is only going to get busy to busier! I am so thankful that Tom will be home the next three days! That will help me out a lot to have an extra pair of hands assisting in all the last minute Christmas stuff!

Tomorrow is Braedon’s  5th birthday.  We are planning on stealing his little friend “Lukey” and taking the boys to a new “Bounce House” over in Clay Terrace.  Then, Chucky Cheese for lunch! What more could a five year old ask for? Well, a lot really!  We somehow have not quite made it out of the “ALL ABOUT ME” phase by moving onto five, but we have great hopes for the Big Six mark! :)

Thursday we are going to take Braedon back to the Children’s museum and explore the floors we missed last time we were there.  It is so big, it was just to much to cover it all in one day. He loves to go there and it will be especially fun to have daddy tagging along!

Friday, Tom and me are going to make a kitchen full of “puppy chow” to package up for all of our neighbors.  Its really not dog food,  just looks kinda like it,  and it tastes really good!  Saturday Braedon will make the deliveries and sing “We wish you a Merry Christmas”  to each one.  He loves to sing  and does a fabulous job staying right on pitch with his robust soprano voice.  That leads me to remember this cute story.   This past Saturday evening we had dinner out with Mitchell and Daniel Hilty, then went together to a concert a Butler University.  It was a great concert and during “GLORIA” or whatever that carol is called,  Braedon joined in very boisterously.  He actually sounded great and upon receiving evil glares from the grandma’s and grandpa’s sitting around us, for trying to quiet him down,  we let him finish the song!  He was congratulated at the end!  His little face beamed.

Sunday is a great time the whole church will be celebrating our pastors and blessing them for Christmas.

Monday  will be getting a few last gifts.

Tuesday night I will fix a special super, then we will have our personal family Christmas.

Wednesday my brother Drew and his family come to our house.  We will have dinner together, then enjoy an evening around the fireplace.  Off to bed early so we can all get up and start off for Ken’s house Thursday morning.  Judy is fixing a big lunch that day that we don’t want to miss out on.   Ken is smoking a whole deer haunch in his smoker. I am supposing that it will taste like deer “ham”!  Sounds funny doesn’t it?

My parents, both my brother’s and families, Aunt Debbie and Grandpa Thomas and Tom, Braedon and myself will all be there.

We will get to stay until Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon not for sure yet. So,  there’s the holiday scoop on us.  Oh yes sometime during all of that, I have to type and send our Christmas letter. I can tell you right now that it will probably be a New Year Letter this year!

Transplant update is as stands:  They are working to figure a way to make my “B” cells stop attacking my donor angel Mary’s. In the meantime, we will be entered into the National Donor Swap Program after the first of the year.  This is where out of a national donor bank, if there is a match for me and Mary would be a match for their recipient, then all four of us would go into surgery at once!  This is said to be a good way to get a perfect match. We have committed this whole thing daily to God for over two years now and we are simply taking each day as it comes and hoping and praying that God’s will be done.  I would love to be able to live a long healthy life with my family and friends around me, but God knows best where I need to be, and I accept that with all my heart.  So, we leave it once again in His hands.

My transplant physician is making one last plea for any potential donors that I may have available to me before delving into the Donor Swap Program.  Should any one who reads my blog is interested in this you simply have to call the Transplant office at IUPUI, and ask the receptionist to transfer you to Tracy Perry.  The number is as follows 317-274-4370.   You then tell her that you are a potential donor for Bethany Eckert. She will then give further instructions. I have tried to stay away from asking such things on my blog, but my physician has asked me to just ask once, then we’ll proceed.

May you have a Merry Christmas!  God has so richly blessed each and everyone of us!

Love,

Bethany

15 December 2009 Uncategorized

11 Comments to December 15

  1. We love and miss you guys!!! Please tell Braedon happy birthday!! I’m sure missing him!! Xoxoxo and you! : )

    2. TiTi on 16 December 2009

  2. Happy birthday celebrations to Braedon! Sounds like you will have a wonderful Christmas with lots of family around! I hope it is a very special time for you. Merry Christmas! Love ya, Cristina

    3. Cristina Wright on 16 December 2009

  3. Bethany It was good to hear that you are doing better,I’m retiring Feb25,2010 after 20 years give Brandon a kiss from us and a quarter from us.Merry Chistmas to you all.Love Evelyn

    4. Evelyn Agee on 19 December 2009

  4. Just wonderin what concert it was you went to on Sat. Cause Nolan and I went to Messiah on Sat. Totally amazing.
    Anyway, say happy birthday to Braedon for me:)
    Hoping and prayin your transplant situation works out for the best.
    Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    5. Joya on 21 December 2009

  5. Dear Bethany ~ Have been so touched by your comments on the song, “Fear Not Tomorrow”. The Lord gave that song to me way back in the 1960’s…I know…I’m a Grandmom now. I’ve been trying to reach you by phone, with no success. Could you send a reply E-mail? Many Thanks and a Big GOD BLESS YOU!

    6. Carolyn Adkins on 28 December 2009

  6. Bethany ~ Just an “addendum”…the E-mail is Jcadkins01@aol.com.

    7. Carolyn Adkins on 28 December 2009

  7. I was out of reach of my computer over the holiday’s, sorry. I don’t know that I know who you are! Any chance you are Sharmen Wrights mom?

    Bethany

    8. bruthe on 31 December 2009

  8. Hi, Bethany ~ No,sorry… I’m not Sharmen’s Mom. Just want to let you know how grateful I am that “Fear Not Tomorrow” has been such a blessing to you! The Lord gave me the song in the late 1960’s and is now using it for His Purposes more than ever since the Collingsworth Family included it on their recent CD. Hope we can “connect” one of these days. Meanwhile…will be praying for you.

    9. Carolyn Adkins on 4 January 2010

  9. Hi, Bethany ~ No,sorry… I’m not Sharmen’s Mom. Just want to let you know how grateful I am that “Fear Not Tomorrow” has been such a blessing to you! The Lord is now using the song for His Purposes more than ever since the Collingsworth Family included it on their recent CD. Hope we can “connect” one of these days. Meanwhile…will be praying for you.

    10. Carolyn Adkins on 4 January 2010

  10. Hi, Bethany ~ No,sorry… I’m not Sharmen’s Mom. Hope we can “connect” one of these days. Meanwhile…will be praying for you.

    11. Carolyn Adkins on 4 January 2010

  11. I have also been blessed by the song “Fear not tomorrow”. I heard it on the radio and was searching for it on the internet. I found your reference to it and Carolyn Adkins e-mail address in the comments. I e-mailed her and she is sending me the sheet-music!
    I am also waiting for a kidney transplant. The doctors tell me I could get one by the end of this year. I hope you get one soon.

    12. Kevin Lauriault on 27 January 2010

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