Saturday, June 9, 2012

Almost normal :)

    Last time I posted, I was in a bad place. I was scared and upset. It was so hard to see her that way.
Things have changed. The day they were going to do the tracheotomy, the respiratory therapist thought that maybe he could try to let her breathe without the tubes. It worked! She still has an oxygen mask but is able to breathe on her own.
    Yesterday they moved her to regular after surgery room, she is no longer in ICU. I am just so happy to have her back mostly. She is actually able to sit and talk with us. It really is an amazing feeling to have been so close to the end and now things have totally turned around. She is doing physical therapy and is still really weak. She doesn't really remember anything from the last two weeks in ICU.
    They are hoping to get her strong enough to leave the hospital within a week or so. I can not explain how excited I am for her to be back. I don't ever want to be in that place again. I know no one  ever wants to be in that position with a parent but I really hope that these were the scary parts and that stage is over. I hope that when it is her time to go, that she goes peacefully in her sleep and that she is very old.I hope that is not to much to ask for.
    All the friends and family that have been here, either in person or spirit, thank you. Thank you all for all your words of wisdom that helped me get through this extremely rough time.Thank you for all of your prayers, honestly I am not sure how things would have turned out without the abundance of people praying for her. I do believe that this has been a small miracle in our family. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the hospital while she was on the brink, it always seemed to lighten her mood.
     There is not enough thank yous to pass around. There are so many people to be thankful for and so many reasons. You all ROCK!!! And GOD is good!!!


    I will keep updating and then eventually this blog won't be only about the time my mom almost died. It will go back to being about family adventures which now, thankfully, will have my mom included.


   Thanks for reading :)

2 comments:

  1. Hooray and praise be, Nikki! So glad to hear the good news. Give her and your gramma Jenny my best, I'll keep you all in my heart.:)

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  2. I hope the scary parts are over too, Nikki!
    Wow, it's through these things that we learn that God is truly our Rock - and when we have no strength and we don't even know how to pray, we come to REALLY know that He is our Father who is watching over and protecting us.
    I like the results of learning to trust, but I don't like the process one little bit! :-)
    Give your mom a hug for us and tell her that we are SOOO glad that she is regaining her health!

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