Eddie.

On Nov. 3rd we received a group text from Lisa letting us know that Eddie
was at the ER in Olivia because he felt dizzy, short of breath & had stomach pains.
At the ER he was quickly assessed & shortly after he was air lifted to St. Cloud hospital.
Luke rushed to the hospital so he could be there when he landed
& thank goodness he was, because he got a quick chance to talk to his dad
before they had to put him on life support.
Eddie's lungs were filling up with fluid fast & he needed to be put on a ventilator
so he could rest a bit so they could figure out what was going on.
It was a VERY difficult stay in the ICU.
Hard for Eddie (but his body kept fighting all obstacles)
& hard for us to go through too.
We all road the emotional rollercoaster with highs & lows
& we're so thankful to God for letting Eddie survive it all.

While he was hospitalized it was also Eddie's birthday.
I brought a couple cakes & we celebrated.

We Eddie's ventilator was finally removed, he got the chance to talk to Luke.

It was a very touching moment.

We were all excited to even hear grandpa talk.

It has been too long.

Most days the Herdina family & friends overtook the waiting room.

Eddie had so many visitors everyday.

And the times when all the grandkids showed up, 

was really a circus

(or daycare that has gone out of control!).

Visiting grandma & grandpa.

This is a picture of when they started to take the sedation meds off

to get ready for removing the ventilator.

We were there that morning & Vivienne loved to see grandpa's eyes finally open!

It was an amazing time.

Luke talking to his dad on the phone!

Eddie getting out of his bed & into a chair for a bit.

So many visitors!

God bless you dad, grandpa...Eddie!

We love you.