Dear Friends,
While the kids are home for their first day with Amy, they are going to need some undivided attention from their Mommy. Amy and Bryan would be happy to talk to you on the phone, but not until Wednesday. Tomorrow they would like to have dedicated time with the kids.
Amy expects that sometime this week she might sit down and a pound out an e-mail to you all, so this might be the last one that is forced upon you from me.
I know Bryan and Amy are thankful for your love and support, and because she is my dear friend, so am I.
Blessings,
Laurie
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Showing posts with label Laurie's surgery play by play. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
SUN 6/28 - Amy Update
Dear Friends,
Just a quick update tonight. I spent a little time with Amy and Bryan this afternoon. Amy is in excellent spirits and looks beautiful. She is very grateful to be in the clear as far as cancer cells are concerned. My intention was to go down to the hospital and sit with her, not talk or require anything of her, just sit. But she had other plans and we had wonderful conversation. We talked about scripture - sovereignty of God issues, dumb things people say, we came up with several titles of the book I think she should write, The Year of Peyton, the trig teacher at Catholic School, all kinds of things. She didn't seem to want to nap today so that she would sleep good tonight.
The phantom itching started up a bit tonight. Under her arm itches, but because it is numb, she can't really find where to scratch. That might get a little frustrating during the night - a little prayer request there. She already has decent mobility in her right arm. The incisions (I think) are uncomfortable and they are what limits the motion. She's got a little catheter where her IV used to be, and that is all she's hooked up to now.
She has a male night nurse tonight. He is VERY talkative. Since Amy is the only patient in the ICU, he doesn't have much to do. There is no such thing as a quick question for him. He likes to talk! Within a few minutes, we learned that he is Army Reserve, civilian nurse, has been an EMT (or Paramedic), and a medic. I hope Amy will be able to get some sleep.
Two things I need to correct. In the first update I sent, I said the surgeon removed a sand dollar sized piece of muscle for biopsy - it was actually a silver dollar sized piece of muscle.
Also, the reason she was in ICU to start with was because of the chest tube thing they need to put in to get the air out of her chest. If you'll remember I had forgotten the reason yesterday.
Tomorrow is release day! It sounds like Dr. Mayfield may come early in the morning. I hope I can get over to her house before they get there so that I can decorate, but it looks doubtful. If any of you are close and can go put up a sign or two, that would be great.
I don't know that she'll be looking at e-mail anytime soon. If you want to send her a message, you could send it to me and I'll print it out for her. I know that would make her smile.
Thank you all for standing in the gap for Bryan and Amy. They are both extraordinary people and are handling this in a way that would make you all proud.
Blessings,Laurie
SAT 6/27 - Amy Update
Dear Friends,
I just left Amy about an hour ago. She is in ICU, not because she is in critical condition. There is a reason, but unfortunately I left that information somewhere between there and home. Forgive me. I’m old and tired.
She has great color in her face, she’s alert and talking, making sense even through the morphine. I’m not shocked by that as her official title in my life is “The Smartest Woman I’ve Ever Met”. I have trouble envisioning a time when she wouldn’t be coherent. Anyway, she didn’t look at all like a woman who has just been through major surgery. I did learn a piece of good news, but Bryan and Amy’s very good friend, Betsy, has worded it perfectly, so I’ll cut and paste.
got a call from Amy this morning and wanted to pass along something she said. The oncologist wanted to do chemo first, surgery second. We were praying that they would feel convicted to do whatever plan the Lord had for them. The surgeon got choked up in the meeting and said (he is a believer) that he had been having dreams about her and that they were to do surgery first, although they were concerned that they couldn't get all the cancer. The decision was heart wrenching, but they went with surgery first and had a successful and clean surgery. Isn't it exciting to see how our Lord works? My mother in law always says "The Lord works through prayer!" How true! I want this to be an encouragement to all the prayer warriors out there!
Previous to surgery, Amy had said that there were some lymph nodes under her collarbone that were cancerous but not accessible. This morning she told me that during surgery, the surgeon stuck his hand up underneath her collarbone and swept them all out. So now, as Amy says, everything in her body that glowed in the MRI is now gone. Praise God for His wonderful provision!
As for coming home, she said she needs to be able to demonstrate that she can move around on her own before her doctor will release her. She also needs to be able to leave the morphine pump at the hospital (rats!). She said possibly tomorrow, but more likely Monday. I’ll be sure and let you know what I hear.
She still has a long row to hoe, so we’ll keep loving on her and taking good care of her.
Blessings,
Laurie
I just left Amy about an hour ago. She is in ICU, not because she is in critical condition. There is a reason, but unfortunately I left that information somewhere between there and home. Forgive me. I’m old and tired.
She has great color in her face, she’s alert and talking, making sense even through the morphine. I’m not shocked by that as her official title in my life is “The Smartest Woman I’ve Ever Met”. I have trouble envisioning a time when she wouldn’t be coherent. Anyway, she didn’t look at all like a woman who has just been through major surgery. I did learn a piece of good news, but Bryan and Amy’s very good friend, Betsy, has worded it perfectly, so I’ll cut and paste.
got a call from Amy this morning and wanted to pass along something she said. The oncologist wanted to do chemo first, surgery second. We were praying that they would feel convicted to do whatever plan the Lord had for them. The surgeon got choked up in the meeting and said (he is a believer) that he had been having dreams about her and that they were to do surgery first, although they were concerned that they couldn't get all the cancer. The decision was heart wrenching, but they went with surgery first and had a successful and clean surgery. Isn't it exciting to see how our Lord works? My mother in law always says "The Lord works through prayer!" How true! I want this to be an encouragement to all the prayer warriors out there!
Previous to surgery, Amy had said that there were some lymph nodes under her collarbone that were cancerous but not accessible. This morning she told me that during surgery, the surgeon stuck his hand up underneath her collarbone and swept them all out. So now, as Amy says, everything in her body that glowed in the MRI is now gone. Praise God for His wonderful provision!
As for coming home, she said she needs to be able to demonstrate that she can move around on her own before her doctor will release her. She also needs to be able to leave the morphine pump at the hospital (rats!). She said possibly tomorrow, but more likely Monday. I’ll be sure and let you know what I hear.
She still has a long row to hoe, so we’ll keep loving on her and taking good care of her.
Blessings,
Laurie
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