God bless, Sherry! Thanks for keeping us up to date. I will continue praying to the Lord as much as I can!
Latest on Julie WHOO HOO!!! They slowly removed Julie off the ventilator yesterday and now she is completely off the ventilaor! What a difference a week can make..... Everything going well and she is feeling much better. She was scared to come off the ventilator..after being reliant for years on someone else helping her breathe she is finally doing it all on her own. All those well wishes and prayers are paying off!
Wonderful news, thanks for keeping us informed. We will be praying for her continued recovery! :clap:
sherry, i'm not particulary religious, but your sis is in my thoughts! i don't know how active she was before she became ill, but i know a gal in the bay area who had a double lung transplant as well & she continues to rock climb (very hard routes) while on oxygen!! so, keep your hopes & spirits high! life will go on! hugs to you & yours! tink
OMG She is Amazing Julie walked around the ICU unit tonite! She is so amazing...watching her go thru this is for sure going to make me a stronger person both mentally and physically...next time I want to complain on my bike ride I will remember what she is going thru and just be thankful that I can breath that much!
Wow - I'd somehow missed this whole thing, and reading through the highlights just now has me seriously stoked for you all. Great to see she's doing so well, and best wishes for continued success!
Latest on Julie I planned on spending the morning with my sister at UCLA Medical Center today but when I got there she was really having a tough day. They had done a lung biopsy yesterday and she is showing signs of rejection so she was very very depressed. I have never seen my sister this depressed. But the doctor says that this is normal for this stage of the game so we are thinking optomistic thoughts. I think she is just tired of dealing with it all and fed up with the pain. They say she will feel better when she gets to go home but with most that go through such a tough illness and then surgery the patients have to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. So that will be interesting to watch her deal with. Our family is very close so I am sure that we will get her to a happier place and when she feels better she will look back at all of this and laugh....... Thanks again for all the calls to the shop and emails of support...I share all of this with her (today I didn't...she didn't want anybody there...) We are also going to print all the posts for her memory book to look back at in the future!
Sheri, I imagine this is really hard for you all as well. Keep strong. Wish I could offer more than good luck. I had something I was gonna bring by the shop the other night, but missed closing time. Ill bring it by this week.
Pain is tempoary, but it sure stress her out (Im sure).. in time it will be better.. all the prayer is on her!
You're a great sister and person for not only being with her, but sharing thoughts and prayers with others. Continued healing vibes to her and the whole family in spirit and in health!
For those following Julie's progress Went to visit Julie on Father's Day and took my dad to visit her. It was a great Father's Day present for my dad to get to spend some time with her. We walked in and she was sitting up and able to talk to us by pushing on a gauze pad over her hole in her neck from her Trach...they say it will take about 6 weeks for that to close up. She had just taken a walk and was feeling really good. They are going to give her blood since they have to take so much from her each day to check for rejection and the docs are saying that once they get that platelette count up she will be feel even better. Tomorrow she has a swallow test and if she can pass it (she is determined to pass this time and has been doing exercises all day to help her pass it) and if she passes they are going to make plans for her to come home this weekend!!! I am heading up on Tuesday night after horse lessons to spend the night shift with her so I should have more info in a few days. Thanks for the support! I don't think she would have made it this far with out the power of prayer.... Sherry
