HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
Hope you and your family celebrate this day in a loving way! :) We're all together today here at MD. Mom's still in ICU and she was having some mini-seizures earlier this a.m. The doctors and nurses were concerned because mom was not responding like she should be throughout the late night/early a.m. around 3:30 a.m. or so. The neuro's on staff during the night (Dr. Rao had gone home for the evening before all of this), thought that they should do another CT right then and called Dr. Rao in for mom. After around 4 a.m., the CT showed no changes, and that is a good thing. Evidentally it was a kind of stressful morning for everyone.....
She started responding more after they changed some of her medicines and she's on a new anti-seizure medication. They have to be careful about all her medicine's due to her heart condition.
Dad stayed with her all night and was worried earlier about mom and all the commotion they were hustling and bustling about trying to get things taken care of with mom. He said they were quick to respond and take action on everything. We've all met amazing people here dealing with the same or similar situations.....dad found a friend who has gone through his own struggle with two brain tumors and now he's here because his wife has cancer and is in ICU. He's from Louisiana and has talked to dad about hunting and fishing, dad has enjoyed that too.
We all got here earlier today (grandma, virgil, ryan, hill, breck, brooke)....we went straight to check on mom. She has been much more alert and talkative to us. She's remembering more things...still struggling with numbers and dates....but all in all, MUCH better!! We all are just taking turns attending to her and talking with her, if she's awake. We're all supposed to be waking her up to talk every 30 minutes. Grandma said a beautiful prayer when she came in to see her....mom had her eyes closed (so sometimes you think she may be sleeping), but after grandma said "amen" mom repeated her...amen! Mom also is looking forward to going to Brighton (her favorite jewelry store) and getting something special. Today, Hill and I will be going to get her something special :)
When Breck and Ryan went to go see her.....Hillary said, "Mom...look who's here!" and she opened her eyes really big and kind of waved a little. She said, "OH!! Finally, finally you're here!!!" :) Smiles!! She was happy to see her "boys". That's what she's always calling them. :) Too fun! We're all just going to stay here and help out any way we can. Hope you all have a great valentines day!! We'll update later! Pictures of us and all our men!! :)
The Forrester Family
Hope you and your family celebrate this day in a loving way! :) We're all together today here at MD. Mom's still in ICU and she was having some mini-seizures earlier this a.m. The doctors and nurses were concerned because mom was not responding like she should be throughout the late night/early a.m. around 3:30 a.m. or so. The neuro's on staff during the night (Dr. Rao had gone home for the evening before all of this), thought that they should do another CT right then and called Dr. Rao in for mom. After around 4 a.m., the CT showed no changes, and that is a good thing. Evidentally it was a kind of stressful morning for everyone.....
She started responding more after they changed some of her medicines and she's on a new anti-seizure medication. They have to be careful about all her medicine's due to her heart condition.
Dad stayed with her all night and was worried earlier about mom and all the commotion they were hustling and bustling about trying to get things taken care of with mom. He said they were quick to respond and take action on everything. We've all met amazing people here dealing with the same or similar situations.....dad found a friend who has gone through his own struggle with two brain tumors and now he's here because his wife has cancer and is in ICU. He's from Louisiana and has talked to dad about hunting and fishing, dad has enjoyed that too.
We all got here earlier today (grandma, virgil, ryan, hill, breck, brooke)....we went straight to check on mom. She has been much more alert and talkative to us. She's remembering more things...still struggling with numbers and dates....but all in all, MUCH better!! We all are just taking turns attending to her and talking with her, if she's awake. We're all supposed to be waking her up to talk every 30 minutes. Grandma said a beautiful prayer when she came in to see her....mom had her eyes closed (so sometimes you think she may be sleeping), but after grandma said "amen" mom repeated her...amen! Mom also is looking forward to going to Brighton (her favorite jewelry store) and getting something special. Today, Hill and I will be going to get her something special :)
When Breck and Ryan went to go see her.....Hillary said, "Mom...look who's here!" and she opened her eyes really big and kind of waved a little. She said, "OH!! Finally, finally you're here!!!" :) Smiles!! She was happy to see her "boys". That's what she's always calling them. :) Too fun! We're all just going to stay here and help out any way we can. Hope you all have a great valentines day!! We'll update later! Pictures of us and all our men!! :)
The Forrester Family
Happy Valentine's Day you ALL!! We hope Doreen got some rest last night. Still praying that the CT Scan for today shows us exactly what we need to see!! You all get some rest, and we look forward to seeing some good results this evening.
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Shane, Wendy and Brooke
Happy Valentine's Day, prayers and wishes for recovery from Minnesota -- the blog is great and appreciate all the effort it takes to keep all of us updated --- Hang in there --- can't beat prayer and modern day medicine...
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So thankful things are looking better. We believe God is going to take care of Doreen, even if sometimes there are ups and downs. Tell Doreen we wish her (and you all too) a blessed, Happy Valentine's Day. We are not going to let up on our prayers for all of you. I wake up in the middle of the night and she is on my mind, so I just pray. Even if they may not all be good, you are making memories even in the situation you are in. Keep looking up!
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I love those pictures...Happy Valentine's Day to all of you...you guys are still in our thoughts and prayers...just by posting the pictures and hearing from you..I feel as tho we are right there with you all...tell your Mom, I have sent word out to all of my friends & family in MO., KS., TX., TN., and of course, OK...to pray for her...and the prayer chain goes on...
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ReplyDeleteLove the pictures!!! We wish you all a very, very happy Valentine's Day. Remember God is in control, when it seems you can't go another step, He will carry you through those times. Our prayers and thoughts are with each and everyone of you through this journey. Please tell Mrs. Forrester that Eli says "Happy Valentine's Day" and that they had a great 1st grade party Friday at school with Mrs. Bratton, he just loves and misses Mrs. Forrester. Prayers and Love, Bryan,Kristi,Savana, Eli and Kason Amos
I just can't wait to here from you guys. Happy Valentines Day to my good buddy and all of you. It is great to see your faces. It is like we can just reach and give you guys a hug. Thank you so much for taking your time to share up dates with everyone. I sure miss her ! I am so glad she is another step toward being better. I know God has plans for her. Tell her she is the talk of town! Everyone says, Have you heard from Mrs. Forrester? Tell her we will have some First Grade stories when she gets home. Mrs. Bratton is keeping your room nice and warm by staying late like you. All the First Graders miss you! One of my students wanted to know if you were home yet, since we told them you had your surgery. One even said they saw you at Sheltons. Sorry I missed you.You are keeping me awake alot. So hurry up and get home. Love to all of you! Lana and Carroll Huggins.
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentines Day Mrs. Forrester!
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I love you and miss you so much, cant wait til you come back to class. Ive been praying for you every night, cant wait to see you!
Happy Valentines day. I can see how you girls (and her "boys") bring joy everywhere you go. I love how through difficult times we can still smile, knowing God is fully capable and in control.
ReplyDeleteStill praying for you all the time.