Dear Family & Friends,
Boy a crazy week it has been! I feel as though I need to explain Mom's situation as there have been the same questions asked.
Mom has been in ICU for over a month. Her transplant organ is going well and her body is so far accepting the new liver. The problem is that other vital organs are shutting down. There wasn't any way that the doctors could have foreseen all of the complications. Before Mom could even be considered to move to the top of the list, she went through 3 months of rigorous internal tests to ensure that her body could withstand surgery.
Since the transplant she has had to jump over so many hurdles just to stay alive. Everyday Becca and I stay with her from 9am-6pm and then from 8-11pm. Every time one of the machines start beeping I am at her bedside holding her hand talking her through what is happening whether she can hear me or not. Becca is usually the one holding my hand and comforting me. (I'm the worry wort in the family :) Right now her kidneys and lungs need to work, and her heart needs to stop paying hopscotch (that's how I explain arterial fibrillation). She is not out of the woods yet. I say this because someone (non-medical staff) said that she wasn't in serious condition. Well let me tell you moron, she is in critical but stable condition. This is not me blowing her condition out of proportion; it is the truth. So keep your non-medical knowing opinions to yourself!
Now many have asked what can you do for us. Well to be honest, the backyard is a disaster. Our neighbors have been very kind and make sure that the front is cut. The backyard looks like we are growing hay. If someone can just call or text my Dad to cheer him up, that would be fabulous. He is having a rough time because is FMLA time ran out and he had to go back to work last week. He would much rather be down here sitting day in and day out next to Mom. After 34 years of marriage, he doesn't know how to function very well without his other half and I can't blame him.
My family and I are on this emotional trying roller coaster ride. I celebrate the small victories in order to make through each day. I can't tell you what it means to me when I received a text or message that ya'll are praying for us or that you have put her name on the temple prayer roll. We have felt every single prayer. I am forever indebted to ya'll for your faith and kindness.
So for tonight not only am I enjoying the wonderful view of the Mississippi River from the room, I am also enjoying the silence in her room. Mom takes baby steps every day and in due time those steps will start to add up and she will be able to hopefully make a full recovery.
Thank you again (I can't say it enough!) for all that you do have done and continue to do for my family.
Good night!
Robyn
Boy a crazy week it has been! I feel as though I need to explain Mom's situation as there have been the same questions asked.
Mom has been in ICU for over a month. Her transplant organ is going well and her body is so far accepting the new liver. The problem is that other vital organs are shutting down. There wasn't any way that the doctors could have foreseen all of the complications. Before Mom could even be considered to move to the top of the list, she went through 3 months of rigorous internal tests to ensure that her body could withstand surgery.
Since the transplant she has had to jump over so many hurdles just to stay alive. Everyday Becca and I stay with her from 9am-6pm and then from 8-11pm. Every time one of the machines start beeping I am at her bedside holding her hand talking her through what is happening whether she can hear me or not. Becca is usually the one holding my hand and comforting me. (I'm the worry wort in the family :) Right now her kidneys and lungs need to work, and her heart needs to stop paying hopscotch (that's how I explain arterial fibrillation). She is not out of the woods yet. I say this because someone (non-medical staff) said that she wasn't in serious condition. Well let me tell you moron, she is in critical but stable condition. This is not me blowing her condition out of proportion; it is the truth. So keep your non-medical knowing opinions to yourself!
Now many have asked what can you do for us. Well to be honest, the backyard is a disaster. Our neighbors have been very kind and make sure that the front is cut. The backyard looks like we are growing hay. If someone can just call or text my Dad to cheer him up, that would be fabulous. He is having a rough time because is FMLA time ran out and he had to go back to work last week. He would much rather be down here sitting day in and day out next to Mom. After 34 years of marriage, he doesn't know how to function very well without his other half and I can't blame him.
My family and I are on this emotional trying roller coaster ride. I celebrate the small victories in order to make through each day. I can't tell you what it means to me when I received a text or message that ya'll are praying for us or that you have put her name on the temple prayer roll. We have felt every single prayer. I am forever indebted to ya'll for your faith and kindness.
So for tonight not only am I enjoying the wonderful view of the Mississippi River from the room, I am also enjoying the silence in her room. Mom takes baby steps every day and in due time those steps will start to add up and she will be able to hopefully make a full recovery.
Thank you again (I can't say it enough!) for all that you do have done and continue to do for my family.
Good night!
Robyn
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