Wednesday, March 24, 2010
CHECK IT OUT!
My two elementary school aged kids are having a fundraiser. Check it out: Bradford Heights Walk Oh, and it is way to late to not be tired!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Feeling Great!
The human body is amazing. I have recovered. All x-rays and blood tests are a-okay, or at least, back to normal, whatever that means! After having to take a nap from getting a 15 minute shower (day 1 at home) I feel so good that I am rolling down the hills at the park with my daughter.
A SIDEBAR: Rolling down the hill is still fun when you are 32. However, you get WAY more dizzy. AND, the extra weight of being a fully grown adult woman speeds up the trip to the bottom, producing many more spins. The extra spins cause a bit of a churn in ones' gut. The feeling can be equated with that of going on a roller coaster (but not as wild of a ride) after lunch. Do that a few times in a row (okay, exactly three times is all that I could stand) and you are likely to be a little green and begging your 4 year old for mercy!
The park in the sun was fantastic. Friends all day for the kids and baking and laughing for me. The only thing that I can say about still recovering from the whole ICU stay is.... when you do too much it doesn't feel like too much until it is too late! Boy did I tire myself out. But the kids had a blast. I slept REALLY WELL, and everyone got a little vitamin D!
Happy Spring Everyone!
A SIDEBAR: Rolling down the hill is still fun when you are 32. However, you get WAY more dizzy. AND, the extra weight of being a fully grown adult woman speeds up the trip to the bottom, producing many more spins. The extra spins cause a bit of a churn in ones' gut. The feeling can be equated with that of going on a roller coaster (but not as wild of a ride) after lunch. Do that a few times in a row (okay, exactly three times is all that I could stand) and you are likely to be a little green and begging your 4 year old for mercy!
The park in the sun was fantastic. Friends all day for the kids and baking and laughing for me. The only thing that I can say about still recovering from the whole ICU stay is.... when you do too much it doesn't feel like too much until it is too late! Boy did I tire myself out. But the kids had a blast. I slept REALLY WELL, and everyone got a little vitamin D!
Happy Spring Everyone!
Monday, March 15, 2010
In Review...
Okay, so here it is. I did get a break from this not so 9 to 5, in a way. I was hospitalized on 2/14 (yes, Valentine's Day) for a pretty bad bi-lateral pneumonia. I spent 5 days in ICU. Apparently, I was in critical condition, and the chances that I would make it were questionable. I can say that I just remember being tired and not wanting all of the tubes that were attached to me to be there! In that state, I wasn't much help to anyone, especially my family. This was very traumatic for them. I looked different. I acted different. Each new doctor (because I did have a few) and new test brought them more stress. There was screaming pain and tears. My poor family could just sit and watch. And pray. After the 5 days I was downgraded to stable and moved back into the regular areas of the hospital. It was there that I stayed another five days. During my long stay in the hospital, my children were shuffled (very lovingly and carefully) between houses. Friends and family always making sure that someone was there with them, loving them. But as far as the kids were concerned....one day Mommy just left. It has been very hard since. Nightmares are common now.
My husband has 'losing his wife' nightmares and thoughts that just pop into his head at random times. Each of the kids are trying to sleep with us, every night. Our oldest confessed one night that he had overheard the grownups talking, and that I may die, and he just burst into tears. My baby boy (who will be two next month) wouldn't look at me for the first hour that I was home. He was visibly mad at my awful betrayal. Now I can not peel him from my side! If I put my shoes on, he cries. If I get a sweater on, he cries. If I put his shoes on, he cries. If I walk away, at any time when he is not ready for it, he cries. Our diabetic son has started giving us the kind of trouble with diabetes issues that he had when he was first diagnosed. Our daughter has been having issues with not listening (even more than usual) and zoning us completely out! I have tons of issues too, but they'll come later.
It has been a long month. It isn't over yet...
My husband has 'losing his wife' nightmares and thoughts that just pop into his head at random times. Each of the kids are trying to sleep with us, every night. Our oldest confessed one night that he had overheard the grownups talking, and that I may die, and he just burst into tears. My baby boy (who will be two next month) wouldn't look at me for the first hour that I was home. He was visibly mad at my awful betrayal. Now I can not peel him from my side! If I put my shoes on, he cries. If I get a sweater on, he cries. If I put his shoes on, he cries. If I walk away, at any time when he is not ready for it, he cries. Our diabetic son has started giving us the kind of trouble with diabetes issues that he had when he was first diagnosed. Our daughter has been having issues with not listening (even more than usual) and zoning us completely out! I have tons of issues too, but they'll come later.
It has been a long month. It isn't over yet...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
While away the germs did play!
Hello All! It is good to be, well, back. From my last post a lot has happened. It will bring on quite a few posts. This one is just to say Hi. I spent the remainder of February (from when my husband returned from his trip on the 14th until the 25th) in the hospital. It was a close, too close for comfort, call. 5 days in critical condition and the rest of the time trying just to get home. BUT, I am alive and well and recovering. These days are filled with marked fatigue, so my posts will be short. Bear with me, they will be worth it!
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