Gratitude.

I have been MIA from my blog for a while because we had a family emergency and a scary week. Last Sunday I got a call from my brother Kevin saying that my brother Jae's wife was in a coma. As you can see from the picture, Jae's wife Emily is a gorgeous, sweet lady and she's so good for my brother.

Now, the Schroeder kids don't do well with the word "coma" because the last time my mom was conscious before she died was when they induced her into a coma to try an experimental procedure. She never woke up. So, we were so worried about Emily; the doctors didn't have a lot of positive things to say early on. She wasn't conscious and Jae was a wreck. My sister from CA came up for the first few days and then Cash, Emmett, and I went down on Wednesday morning and stayed until Friday night, when my dad came in from Texas. We spent a lot of time just sitting in the hospital with my brother making sure he was eating and not driving himself crazy with worry. While we were there Emily started to open her eyes and even said a few words. Jae was the most excited when she said she wanted a Diet Coke! He knew that was Emily...and she got one after a couple of days! She loved Emmett and kept telling Jae that she wanted to steal him or have a "cute baby like Emmett."

We are really grateful for her miraculous recovery; by the time we left on Friday she was moving down to the rehab room and had all her tubes and monitors off and it was just a fantastic day. What a blessing.

After having such a scare, I realized that I am grateful for so many things: Cash. Family. Modern Medicine. The Gospel. Priesthood Blessings. Flexible Jobs. Eternal Families. (and as an homage to Emily...Diet Coke.)

I just re-read above and just so it's not open to interpretation, I mean the Cash I sleep with, although the other is nice too, but it doesn't love me unconditionally.