Happy news for my sister!

[rh_scrapbooker]

As of midnight Pacific time, my sister's DH (my BIL) left Iraq for Kuwait, and should be home in 42 days (not that she's counting, mind you). He's been in Iraq since June 2005, and will arrive home on Memorial Day 2007.

Rachel

[Charla]

How wonderful! I'm so glad for her (and him, of course!) :)

[jennieb75]

Wow... that is such a long time (I had no idea that their tours would get soo long)...
But yay! 42 days... I'm really happy for them both!

[sinead]

YAY! I'm glad he'll be back soon!

How's she doing, Rachel? Isn't she the one who was sick?

[InLoveWithDOTS]

What wonderful news!

[rh_scrapbooker]

She is doing better. They eventually figured out that there was some kind of muscle between the heart and ribs that was inflamed and that was causing the short of breath, weakness, "heart type troubles" she was experiencing (cause her heart is *healthy* according to the cardiologist). After months of painkillers, she decided to do acupuncture, and has now gone off the painkillers, and started working out. She's lost a LOT of inches, but is upset because she has gained a pound...

Rachel


YAY! I'm glad he'll be back soon!

How's she doing, Rachel? Isn't she the one who was sick?

[chloe]

That's great news indeed! How wonderful for the two of them! I didn't know they had to stay there for so long!

[shepp99]

Yay! That's awesome! I'm happy he will get to go back to his family! (and thankful for his and his familys' sacrifices!)

[jennamelia]

oh, that is great news. I'm happy to hear it.

[Darcy Baldwin]

What absolutely wonderful news!!!!!!!!!

[tamra]

Oh YAY! I'm so happy for her and I'm sure he is just as excited, if not more, to get home!

[meems]

Wonderful news!

[scrappinmichele]

OMG! That is awesome. I thought it was bad when my dh had to go out of town for 3 days this week.

[micmau]

Wow, that's amazingly long! YIKES! Glad to hear that he will be home soon, YAY!

[KimberlyGiarrusso]

YAYAYAYYY!!! That is amazing news!!!!!! With all the tour extending they are doing, that is AMAZING news!!!!!! My SIL is set to come home in Sept, but they are saying she might be extended. Hope you all have a HUGE party, and tell him thank you for all he has done for us!

[busyizzie]

Hey after that long...42 days is just a drop in the bucket. It will be here before ya know it. Glad she's safe and on her way home

[sinead]

That's awesome, Rachel! I'm glad that they figured out what it was (and that it wasn't something serious!).

[rh_scrapbooker]

BIL couldn't be extended because he's already been there 23 months, so he lucked out.

The unfortunate news is that he will be deployed again in April 2009, but that's 2 years away and at least they know and can plan for it this time around.

Rachel


YAYAYAYYY!!! That is amazing news!!!!!! With all the tour extending they are doing, that is AMAZING news!!!!!! My SIL is set to come home in Sept, but they are saying she might be extended. Hope you all have a HUGE party, and tell him thank you for all he has done for us!

[jpysgrl]

I'm happy that he's coming home....

[Hom74]

Yay! What awesome news! I'm so happy for her. What a service they've done for our country.