Around noon, my Mom, Jack, Brenda and my cousin Liz arrived. We went to the hospital to visit with Michele and were able to stay with her for several hours. We were sitting quietly in the corner, and noticed that she started to exercise her left hand, without prompting. She just started her exercises by herself and we were all impressed. Her music was on, her nurses are very good with keeping the music going. Mom talked to her and told her everything that was going on, and that she couldn’t wait for her to be home in Colorado so that she could come and visit and help out.
We had a little bit of downtime back at the hotel, and had a nice dinner before returning to the hospital. It was clear to us that Michele had a long day and was very tired. We all talked to her, telling her how much we loved her and were going to help her get better. We are a team. I rubbed her hands, feet, arms and legs and told her to get some rest for us to return in the morning.
A lumbar puncture is scheduled for tomorrow, and we are hoping to see more spunk from Michele afterwards. On Tuesday she will have another cat scan to assess the results from the lumbar puncture and what affect it had on her brain. This will determine if the shunt operation will be needed. Otherwise, a series of lumbar punctures (removing fluid from the spine) will be enough to reduce the fluid and swelling in her brain.
A personal note from Amy, secretary #1 who types my thoughts at the end of each day: How wonderful it is to have family and friends around us who really care about us and Michele. We are so tired, exhausted and emotionally drained. To have the people we love around us, really does rejuvenate us and gives us strength to be strong for Michele. In Amy’s words, “Michele is all that matters.”
Please keep the prayers and emails coming.
Love to all,
John
Dear John,
ReplyDeleteI am Marc's, Dori's brother's wife... Cynthia, and I have kept you and your beautiful family in our prayers. I am so happy that God continues to bless you every day with your great love and optimistic outlook. It truly is a miracle how quickly Michele has healed in just about a month! Reading your website it is easy to see why this is possible by having such a strong, loving, united family by her side every day! I admire you all and continue to pray for Michele's full recovery.
GOD BLESS,
Cynthia and Marc Snyder
Dear John, both Lori and I are keeping you and family in our prayers. We pray and hope that Gods strength will be with you and your family during this difficult time. Knowing the strength that Michele has in her, we are sure that this will speed the healing process.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Stan & Lori