Well, I am totally worn out so badly, I cannot even express my own feelings in this right now. I am just so amazingly overwhelmed at the numbers of people praying and handing over their hearts to us right now.... It just goes to prove WE STILL HAVE some incredible people in this world. :):) I realized that at the Arthritis Summit, and now after this horrid accident, even more so.... Thank you... each and everyone... Jim was totally in tears when I told him the numbers of people around the globe that are saying prayers, and sending healing thoughts his way, to the surgeons hands... and to everyone who is taking care of him... down to each and every CT, MRI,... and all he is enduring. He was in good spirits today. I had him laughing of course not out loud, but with almost every rib fractured, you are not going to chuckle very much, not including the rest of it. His vascular specialist came in while I was there. They are going to take more CTs of the tiny nick that is on the OUTSIDE of his Aorta. IF there is NO change, they may just leave it alone and watch it over the course of a year or so. If there is any change as far as getting larger, then they will do a reverse stent. They will go up in the groin, just like an angiogram, and stent that spot so it cannot move, open etc. They will do scans Tuesday, then IF they do anything it will be Wednesday. I will be up there that morning anyway, weather permitting for my 1st Rituxan infusion. I pray the weather does not act a fool, but we do have thunderstorms that are supposed to come off and on this week... so... who knows... From there they really just found the fracture in the femur, I think during the back surgery. And from what Jim said to me, it sounds more like his shoulder is crushed, rather than his humerus broken in two or three places. He DOES have a very slight concussion. I did notice a small bump on his head when all of this first happened and wondered. But, they are not over come with worry over it. So, that is minor for now. It SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE if these things look better by mid-week, he MAY get to go to a regular room rather than the ICU unit. The nurse made a statement about he thought the doctors MAYBE taking some of the drain tubes out... so that in itself will make him feel better. He is a bit antsy or getting that way. But, I can tell when Ive been there long enough and it is time for me to leave and go home... he needs to rest, and he wont if I am standing there.. So, I could tell when I picked my stuff up this afternoon, it was time for me to go... he IS EATING SOLID FOODS... I am sure just bites at a time, but they are food. He said he hurt too badly for breakfast, but he said he ate some of his lunch. So, that is a good thing. All in all, as far as his emotional state, and his physical state compared to what it was 48 hours ago. So, those are two good things. If they can get him in a regular room, but where he move a bit more, and the nurses are not watching every stinking move he makes, plus he cant move without them helping him for the most part, that in itself will help a great deal. I really dont have anything more to report in on other than I do know he is so very extremely grateful to ALL of you. I am going to print some of these off after he can really comprehend things better. There is not any news on who did this yet, etc.... I am just mad that I cant get that darned report from the police earlier than ten days!!! But, I am watching online for it every day, so maybe it will come in earlier. Okay, I am NOT going to probably do any answering of the phone or email tonight. I still have not really had much sleep and now I think I may be getting bronchitis or honestly worse. I recall feeling and sounding like this when I was so i was getting pneumonia. After having such horrible flares, missing my meds, going through all of the DC stuff, and especially the terrible weather there on Tuesday, it is a wonder all of us are not extremely ill, I am sure there will be some of us that are for sure. Right now between Jim, my teeth, these infusions and etc... and so forth with my crap, I may have to make a trip back to the Urgent Care Center in the next day or so. The very last thing I want are antibiotics, BUT if I AM coming down with or have something that does need care, NOW is the time to do it and not wait until it is BAD also... everyone again, I cannot begin to express the amount of emotions that we both we from all of you pouring into our own broken hearts at the moment, to help heal and fill us back up.... it is an untouchable feeling that you only can know when something like this happens. The more I know, the more I shall update... I am off to try and find something that I may want to eat and settle in with the puppies for the evening... my hips and legs are so bad, I can barely walk on them.. and so I really need to get off of them. I am doing ONE load of laundry because I dont have to fold it tonight, if I dont feel like it... other than that, I am down for the count... Love to you and and Clarissa Shepherd I so appreciate EVERYTHING!!!! :):)Thank you for the post on Travelers, and for all of those there pouring their blessings upon us... I may not go tomorrow.... and stay here to try and get things more arranged for next week... I have LOTS of footwork, calling, etc to do.. research... because if what we were told happened as we were told... this time this will NOT get to slip by... this has torn our lives into shambles, along with so many other things it effects, and peoples lives.... so also pray for me as I go through and piece all of the happenings down.... Rhia
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:56:45 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015