Kelly Kay:  

I apologize for my disappearance over the last few months. March threw a major curveball and I am still reeling from it. Edward landed in the hospital on March 9th with pneumonia. After a bronchoscopy he had an aveolar hemmorhage in his lungs and ended up on a ventilator for 18 days...twice excabated and reintubated due to failure to breath on his own...and another hemmorhage! Finally had a tracheotomy to get the ball rolling. After a perforated ulcer caused by industrial strength doses of steroids given for his lungs and another bout of pneumonia...he finally came home 3 months later. Not all is better yet and the road to recovery is long. As for myself? I take it one day at a time. I also keep my sense of humor which keeps me sane!! My oldest son, Eric, joined the Airforce. He graduated basic on July 4th. His dad attended the festivities and was able to spend a few days with him in Texas. Eric is at a different base in Texas for is specialized training. He will specialize in Nuclear Weapons systems! So...he is in the process of getting his top secret clearance...and won't be able to tell me much about what he is learning from that point. He is finding the adjustment to military life difficult but that is expected. He is great and I am so proud of him! Cory graduated AIT as Distinguished Honor Graduate! He is awesome!! Unfortunately his 2 year non-deployable status was pulled ( go figure, eh?) and will be heading for Iraq in August. Scared? Yes. Worried? Yes. His dad and I h...Expand for more