I’m sitting here laughing at the week that has just passed. I truly have no other response than to giggle, shake my head, and wonder at why I did not tell God I could only handle one crisis at a time!
So let me back up and try this brevity thing my husband raves about. (He says my writing rambles, which also makes me laugh because anything more than 4 words is rambling to him. I have a mind to keep talking and writing about this just to annoy him.)
Amia our 7yr old and middle daughter was taken to the ER on Saturday, Valentine’s Day! She ended up staying till Wednesday! Her appendix had perforated and was in need of immediate removal. So we spent a very non-romantic night in the most expensive room we have ever paid for. It was a long stay for someone who does not like hospitals to begin with.
We had good nurses and bad nurses. We had student nurses and a student nurse that I fired. Which Geoff also found hilarious. Are you sensing a theme here? I have found that he deals with stress by laughing at me. We have become a great team in times of stress. Become being the operative word there. Anyway, he thought it was great that I all of the sudden developed this “momma bear” instinct. In fact by the end of our stay I think he was looking for poor unsuspecting people to throw under the bus so-to-speak, just for his entertainment. (If he had only been there when we were dismissed from the hospital!) It wasn’t pretty.
Amia is now home and recuperating fast, which I have no doubt is due to your prayers and love. Thank you for them! We are trying to take it slow because she is not 100% yet and won’t be for a while. We still have to watch that it does not become abscess, which the Drs. says she is at a high risk for. We are so thankful for all the family and friends that showered her with love and prayers, stayed with her or took our other two girls so that we would not have to care for them as well. I don’t even want to begin to imagine where I would be right now without all of you. Thank you.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
You've got to Laugh a little.....
I’m sitting here laughing at the week that has just passed. I truly have no other response than to giggle, shake my head, and wonder at why I did not tell God I could only handle one crisis at a time!
So let me back up and try this brevity thing my husband raves about. (He says my writing rambles, which also makes me laugh because anything more than 4 words is rambling to him. I have a mind to keep talking and writing about this just to annoy him.)
Amia our 7yr old and middle daughter was taken to the ER on Saturday, Valentine’s Day! She ended up staying till Wednesday! Her appendix had perforated and was in need of immediate removal. So we spent a very non-romantic night in the most expensive room we have ever paid for. It was a long stay for someone who does not like hospitals to begin with.
We had good nurses and bad nurses. We had student nurses and a student nurse that I fired. Which Geoff also found hilarious. Are you sensing a theme here? I have found that he deals with stress by laughing at me. We have become a great team in times of stress. Become being the operative word there. Anyway, he thought it was great that I all of the sudden developed this “momma bear” instinct. In fact by the end of our stay I think he was looking for poor unsuspecting people to throw under the bus so-to-speak, just for his entertainment. (If he had only been there when we were dismissed from the hospital!) It wasn’t pretty.
Amia is now home and recuperating fast, which I have no doubt is due to your prayers and love. Thank you for them! We are trying to take it slow because she is not 100% yet and won’t be for a while. We still have to watch that it does not become abscess, which the Drs. says she is at a high risk for. We are so thankful for all the family and friends that showered her with love and prayers, stayed with her or took our other two girls so that we would not have to care for them as well. I don’t even want to begin to imagine where I would be right now without all of you. Thank you.
So let me back up and try this brevity thing my husband raves about. (He says my writing rambles, which also makes me laugh because anything more than 4 words is rambling to him. I have a mind to keep talking and writing about this just to annoy him.)
Amia our 7yr old and middle daughter was taken to the ER on Saturday, Valentine’s Day! She ended up staying till Wednesday! Her appendix had perforated and was in need of immediate removal. So we spent a very non-romantic night in the most expensive room we have ever paid for. It was a long stay for someone who does not like hospitals to begin with.
We had good nurses and bad nurses. We had student nurses and a student nurse that I fired. Which Geoff also found hilarious. Are you sensing a theme here? I have found that he deals with stress by laughing at me. We have become a great team in times of stress. Become being the operative word there. Anyway, he thought it was great that I all of the sudden developed this “momma bear” instinct. In fact by the end of our stay I think he was looking for poor unsuspecting people to throw under the bus so-to-speak, just for his entertainment. (If he had only been there when we were dismissed from the hospital!) It wasn’t pretty.
Amia is now home and recuperating fast, which I have no doubt is due to your prayers and love. Thank you for them! We are trying to take it slow because she is not 100% yet and won’t be for a while. We still have to watch that it does not become abscess, which the Drs. says she is at a high risk for. We are so thankful for all the family and friends that showered her with love and prayers, stayed with her or took our other two girls so that we would not have to care for them as well. I don’t even want to begin to imagine where I would be right now without all of you. Thank you.
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Christy said...
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Tell Amia that our kids are praying for her here. That is funny about you protecting your baby in the hospital. When I had Asher in the emergency room for his pertussis they actually asked me if I was going to stay! I said, are you kidding me? And they said you would be surprised how many parents go home. I can not imagine leaving any child there without a parental advocate. It is good you could be there to "save" her from them. :)
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February 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM
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Holland said...
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They asked the same thing too! I was appalled! We had so many nurses and shift changes that they themselves did not know what was going on. It did not take long for us to start taking notes of our own to know when she was to be medicated or what she was to be fed! by the end of the week the nurse was coming to us for info on her. because they did not know! Amia says thats cool! that your kids are praying for her!
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February 20, 2009 at 6:29 PM
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We are so thankful she is healing. Last night, as I was putting Marek to bed, I told him we needed to pray for Amia. He said, "And Grace too." So we prayed for them both...and your whole family.
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February 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM
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Angela said...
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I soooo relate to that momma bear feeling. By the way, do you have some kind of season pass to the ER/hospital or something??? heh heh
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February 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM
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Tell Amia that our kids are praying for her here. That is funny about you protecting your baby in the hospital. When I had Asher in the emergency room for his pertussis they actually asked me if I was going to stay! I said, are you kidding me? And they said you would be surprised how many parents go home. I can not imagine leaving any child there without a parental advocate. It is good you could be there to "save" her from them. :)
They asked the same thing too! I was appalled! We had so many nurses and shift changes that they themselves did not know what was going on. It did not take long for us to start taking notes of our own to know when she was to be medicated or what she was to be fed! by the end of the week the nurse was coming to us for info on her. because they did not know! Amia says thats cool! that your kids are praying for her!
We are so thankful she is healing. Last night, as I was putting Marek to bed, I told him we needed to pray for Amia. He said, "And Grace too." So we prayed for them both...and your whole family.
Rhonda
I soooo relate to that momma bear feeling. By the way, do you have some kind of season pass to the ER/hospital or something??? heh heh
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