The last thirteen days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well where do I begin?????????????  Last Wednesday I returned to Utah to tend to my own family's needs after spending almost three months in Az.  At this time Cindy remainded hospitalized at St. Josephs in Phoenix.  On that same day my dear Aunt JoAnn  came to our rescue!!!!  She has been a godsent to our family!!!!!!!!  Just when everyone was at about at their limit she arrived and stepped in to give the much needed relief (I love you Aunt Jo).  Cindy had spent almost the entire month of August in the hospital fighting for her life!  Finally on Friday we got the news that Cindy's blood counts had improved enough for her to come home.  On Friday evening Cindy was discharged and was sent home with 21 perscriptions!!!!!  This was enough to make even a NURSE jump off a cliff!  But Aunt Jo was able to get it all organized and she is now officially the PHARMACIST!  And my dear mother has had enough courage to learn how to flush Cindy's PICC line!!!  Over the last week Cindy has had many friends and family visit her from many parts of the country!  Cindy has had alot of healing during this period and is very thankful for the the friends and family that have taken the time from their family's to visit her.  THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR LOVING MY SISTER




This morning Cindy had a seizure that was different than what she had been having.  She was taken to Chandler Regional where she had several tests and scans.  Unfortunatly they found a bleed in Cindy's brain and she was transfered back to Barro Neuro Institute in Phoenix.  Cindy remains in the ICU in stable condition.  This has brought so much sadness to our family just when we thought we were on the up hill climb we fall half way down the mountain!!!   Well all I can say is I LOVE YOU CIN and hang in there and keep having the faith and strenght you have and keep believing!!!!!!!!  To my Mom and Dad thanks for putting your life on hold to help her I can't even imagine the pain that you suffer day in and day out.  As a perent this has to be the most painful situation life can bring!  I know for myself this has been the most painful situation I have ever had to face.  My mind is constantly thinking of Cindy even at rest but I know it is in the Lords hands and there has to be something more important that what is on this earth.  


I will be returning to Phoenix on Sunday to give the much need relief to Mom, Dad, and Aunt Jo.  I love you and thanks for giving me the support and the ok to return to my family.  I would also like to thank my husband and children for their support during this difficult time in my life, I don't know what I would do with out them.........................................................






Like I said befor Cindy when you can't walk I will pick you up and carry you until you have the strength to walk on your own..................................


LOVE LOR

ALMOST OUT OF THE WOODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AUNT JO IS SO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  MIRACLES DO HAPPEN................... AND DREAMS DO COME TRUE......................

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY WEEK!!!!!!!!!  MY DEAR SWEET LEXI WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON TUESDAY SHE DEVELOPED AND INFECTION IN HER WOUND AND WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY.  SHE IS BACK HOME WITH US NOW AND I AM DOING DRESSING CHANGES AND PACKING HER WOUND TWICE A DAY.   FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW LEXI SHE IS MY DAUGHTER AND TWO WEEKS AFTER CINDY HAD SURGERY LEXI WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.    ON AUGUST 23RD LEXI HAD A BOWEL RESECTION TO REMOVE THE CANCEROUS AREA.   ALL HER PATHOLOGY CAME BACK NEGATIVE.  :)))))))))))))))




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THE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was a sleepy day for Cindy.  Dad spent most of the day at Cindy's bedside giving her comfort.  Cindy's physicians all met to discuss Cindy's case and decided to make another change with her medications.  They looked at some research related to one of the seizure medications and found that there have been three similar cases in the world where this has happened. So the medication was stopped yesterday and we will wait to see what happens.  The day ended well we found the Root Beer she has been asking for, and her childhood friend from Michigan called her last night!!!!

SATURDAY

CINDY'S PHYSICIAN CAME IN THIS MORNING AND INFORMED US THAT HER WHITE COUNT HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED, HER RED COUNT HAS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED, AND HER PLATELETS ARE HOLDING STEADY!!!!!!!! YIPEEEEEEEE  FINALLY SOME PROGRESS   HE SAID IF SHE KEEPS THIS UP IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT SHE WILL BE HOME BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK :))    THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND FOR LOVING MY SWEET SISTER.


LOVE YOU CIN