Really??? I say that because I cannot believe more then a year since Eric's heart attack we are still stuggling. The crazy government has denied his SS disability cliam. Are you kdding me??? Their doctors even said he couldn't work again. Unreal. So, I have had to go apply for food stamps and thankfully got them. And have applied for Matt's SS. Never had to do that before. Trying to figure out how to survive without losing our home while waiting up to 18 months to appeal SS. And most of all, trying to keep our kids from knowing how bad things are. :( So far, they know nothing and please my friends and family, let's keep it that way. :)
Please continue to pray for our family. Especially Eric. I worry that the stress of everything that is going on could lead to more pain for him. We have been through a lot and we continue to keep a smile on our face and joy in our hearts! :)
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Life
Well Eric seems to be doing great with his new device. He is feeling better every day. My sister Judy just had to have a stint put n. That was a surprise, since she just had 3 put in last October. Thankful that she listened to her body and friends... :) and got to the the hospital right away. I am job hunting for a summer job. Matt is in summer school and loving it. Katie is enjoying her summer vacation, spending time with her friends. She got her school of choice, thank you God! We were thrilled about that. She is going to be with her brother. First time we will have the kids at the same school. :)
I want to say thank you to everyone who sent money and deposited money into the Wells Fargo account. It has been a huge help. The Wells Fargo account is now closed. We are so thankful to all of our family and friends who have helped us out.
We are still awaiting the decision from AT&T on Eric's permanant disability. We will know on July 13th. Which is a year to the day that he had his massive heart attack. Please pray with us that he gets it. We really need to keep his health insurance. Not sure what it will do to our pay, because we keep hearing different things. We could lose half his pay or it will stay the same. Of course we pray to stay the same.
Thank yall again so much! Kimberlee :)
I want to say thank you to everyone who sent money and deposited money into the Wells Fargo account. It has been a huge help. The Wells Fargo account is now closed. We are so thankful to all of our family and friends who have helped us out.
We are still awaiting the decision from AT&T on Eric's permanant disability. We will know on July 13th. Which is a year to the day that he had his massive heart attack. Please pray with us that he gets it. We really need to keep his health insurance. Not sure what it will do to our pay, because we keep hearing different things. We could lose half his pay or it will stay the same. Of course we pray to stay the same.
Thank yall again so much! Kimberlee :)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Praying
Well we have come to another bump in our road. Eric needs a difibrillator. This is suppose to be a comfort for us and it is. I think we were just hoping we would not need it. But it will help Eric if anything happens to him and for that we are very thankful.
Eric will also go on permanant disability. This will be life changing for us all. Eric has always been a very hard worker. I pray that he sees how much he is needed here. I really believe God is slowing him down to have more time with his family. The kids and I have loved having Eric home. He is such a huge help with the kids. He often asks me how I was doing it all. :) Hummm, I am a mom..... :) I will need to find a job for the summer. I pray I can stay at the school and find another job thats allows that to happen.
Thank you everyone for your continued prayers and support for our family. I will update in a couple of weeks. :)
Eric will also go on permanant disability. This will be life changing for us all. Eric has always been a very hard worker. I pray that he sees how much he is needed here. I really believe God is slowing him down to have more time with his family. The kids and I have loved having Eric home. He is such a huge help with the kids. He often asks me how I was doing it all. :) Hummm, I am a mom..... :) I will need to find a job for the summer. I pray I can stay at the school and find another job thats allows that to happen.
Thank you everyone for your continued prayers and support for our family. I will update in a couple of weeks. :)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Our story continues.....
Life at our house is always busy. Half the time I forget if I am suppose to be going to work or take Eric to a doctors appointment. And always towards the end of the school year, our kids lives get busy, which means, we get busier. :)
We had two doctor appointments last week. One with the heart doctor and one with the kidney doctor. The heart doctor wants to put a defibulator in Eric within the next two weeks. We were kinda expecting this, but in the back of my mind I was praying Eric wouldn't need it. But, it is a good thing. If something happens with Eric's heart, it will take over and shock him right away. The other thing the heart doctor said was that there is not enough oxygen getting to Eric's heart. He said it was not something that would lead them to open him up right yet, but something to watch. He really did not want to give us much info on that, but of course...if you bring it up, I want to know more. He said let's not worry about that just now and let's just get the defibulator in. Okay, you win doc...I will go google it. :)
I did....google it. Should have left well enough alone. :( It could cause another heart attack, so now I see the rush to get the defibulator in.
As I said before, at the end of the school year, things get busier. But it is also those things that take your mind off of other things. Matt had a field trip to the beach with his L.A.F.F. group from school. L.A.F.F. is: learning acceptance through fun and friends. I took the day off from work, I shouldn't have, because we really need the money right now. But some things are just way more important. :) We had a great time at the beach with these kids. They don't let their disabilities stop them from having fun and enjoying life. They are such a joy to watch. Their smiles are the biggest you'll ever see! :)
Katie and I went to see her friend Abbie in a play. Abbie was Peter Pan, her mom played the mom, her sister Hannah played an Indian and her sister Nastia played a lost boy. They were all amazing! How fun it was for Katie and I to get lost in Peter Pan's world for a couple of hours! :)
So life is busy, but life is good. Our God continues to surprise us and take care of us. We thank you all for being a part of our lives and this journey we our taking. Keep bending God's ears with your prayers! He is listening!
We had two doctor appointments last week. One with the heart doctor and one with the kidney doctor. The heart doctor wants to put a defibulator in Eric within the next two weeks. We were kinda expecting this, but in the back of my mind I was praying Eric wouldn't need it. But, it is a good thing. If something happens with Eric's heart, it will take over and shock him right away. The other thing the heart doctor said was that there is not enough oxygen getting to Eric's heart. He said it was not something that would lead them to open him up right yet, but something to watch. He really did not want to give us much info on that, but of course...if you bring it up, I want to know more. He said let's not worry about that just now and let's just get the defibulator in. Okay, you win doc...I will go google it. :)
I did....google it. Should have left well enough alone. :( It could cause another heart attack, so now I see the rush to get the defibulator in.
As I said before, at the end of the school year, things get busier. But it is also those things that take your mind off of other things. Matt had a field trip to the beach with his L.A.F.F. group from school. L.A.F.F. is: learning acceptance through fun and friends. I took the day off from work, I shouldn't have, because we really need the money right now. But some things are just way more important. :) We had a great time at the beach with these kids. They don't let their disabilities stop them from having fun and enjoying life. They are such a joy to watch. Their smiles are the biggest you'll ever see! :)
Katie and I went to see her friend Abbie in a play. Abbie was Peter Pan, her mom played the mom, her sister Hannah played an Indian and her sister Nastia played a lost boy. They were all amazing! How fun it was for Katie and I to get lost in Peter Pan's world for a couple of hours! :)
So life is busy, but life is good. Our God continues to surprise us and take care of us. We thank you all for being a part of our lives and this journey we our taking. Keep bending God's ears with your prayers! He is listening!
Benefit update
Eric got to go to the benefit. I was so happy a friend bought him a ticket so he could fly out and be there. He had so much fun with his brother Mike and his family. Eric was so over welhmed by how kind everyone was. He felt so comfortable around Mike and Sheryl's church family. He also got to meet Sheryl's family. For those of you who know and love Sheryl, well, there is no doubt you would love her family according to Eric.
The weather decided it would greet Eric at the airport with snow! Yes snow! He was not really dressed for snow, but he mangaged. :) The weather was not so great the day of the event, but many folks came out and Eric said it was a great time. The band was amazing and the folks helping all seemed to be having a great time. The event raised $1800.00. We are so blessed by all the folks who gave of their time to help our family. Folks that don't even know us, just our story.
Many thanks to everyone!
And our story continues........
The weather decided it would greet Eric at the airport with snow! Yes snow! He was not really dressed for snow, but he mangaged. :) The weather was not so great the day of the event, but many folks came out and Eric said it was a great time. The band was amazing and the folks helping all seemed to be having a great time. The event raised $1800.00. We are so blessed by all the folks who gave of their time to help our family. Folks that don't even know us, just our story.
Many thanks to everyone!
And our story continues........
Monday, April 19, 2010
Benefit Information
Many folks are asking about the benefit being held for our family. Here is all the information:
The benefit is being held in Salt Lake City at the Southeast Baptist Church, 1700 E. 7000 S. Cottonwood Heights, Utah.There has been an account set up to help our family at Wells Fargo. The account name is "The Gutierrez Family Fund" and the account number is: 6759151229.
If you are on Facebook, there is a group called Benefit Concert for Eric Gutierrez and Family. You can get information there as well.
The Wells Fargo account will stay open through the second week of June.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support for our family. :)
The benefit is being held in Salt Lake City at the Southeast Baptist Church, 1700 E. 7000 S. Cottonwood Heights, Utah.There has been an account set up to help our family at Wells Fargo. The account name is "The Gutierrez Family Fund" and the account number is: 6759151229.
If you are on Facebook, there is a group called Benefit Concert for Eric Gutierrez and Family. You can get information there as well.
The Wells Fargo account will stay open through the second week of June.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support for our family. :)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Doctor update
Well we had another doctor appointment last Monday. This was with the heart doctor. He actually said Eric's heart was getting stronger! Wow! He told us that he does not remember many patients, but that he would never forget Eric. They are still trying to figure him out. :) The doctors know where we stand on why Eric is still here on earth, and we know that a couple of them are curious about our God. One is from China and he had a few questions after Eric's recovery. One is from India and let us know quickly that he did not believe in our God or anything else. He now tells me...yes Kimberlee, your God is amazing and he is re-thinking this whole God thing. YEAH! Please pray that these doctor's will continue to seek God. :)
The doctor on Monday told us that even though Eric is doing well, they still don't want him to go back to his job as a phone man climbing poles or ladders. After a year they will check him again and see if they feel he can go back to that job. We left there knowing we had to contact AT&T and see if they had another position for Eric. Well, wouldn't you it...the call center is being moved to Alabama! Eric called the union to see where he stood in all this. They told him there were no jobs there except for his job. Yep, the one he can't do.
So now we have to decide wheather Eric should go on permenant disability or try to get a computer or drawing job some where. Decisions, decisions. We have to figure the best for him that will keep his health insurance.
We ask that yall please pray with us as we try to see where God is leading us. Pray that God would make it perfectly clear what is best for all of us.
Thank yall so much for all your prayers and support! We love you all! :)
The doctor on Monday told us that even though Eric is doing well, they still don't want him to go back to his job as a phone man climbing poles or ladders. After a year they will check him again and see if they feel he can go back to that job. We left there knowing we had to contact AT&T and see if they had another position for Eric. Well, wouldn't you it...the call center is being moved to Alabama! Eric called the union to see where he stood in all this. They told him there were no jobs there except for his job. Yep, the one he can't do.
So now we have to decide wheather Eric should go on permenant disability or try to get a computer or drawing job some where. Decisions, decisions. We have to figure the best for him that will keep his health insurance.
We ask that yall please pray with us as we try to see where God is leading us. Pray that God would make it perfectly clear what is best for all of us.
Thank yall so much for all your prayers and support! We love you all! :)
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