May 15
We were told by the doctors that Aimee would have a roller coaster ride of highs and lows over the next few days, weeks and months. Personally I don’t like the roller coaster analogy. The best part of a roller coaster ride is when you are falling, because although it can be terrifying it is extremely exhilarating. Sooner or later the ride has to slow down and crest another incline. The inclines tend to be ho-hum, a time to catch your breath and smile at the person sitting next to you. As you near the top, the anticipation builds until the terrifying exhilaration repeats itself. This is not...
Read MoreMay 14th
Sorry guys, I have so much to write about – you have no idea. Today was a really huge day. We had to handle some family business matters between visits and when we actually had time to sit in the waiting room, we were overwhelmed by visitors. It is growing more and more difficult to have personal time to type my blog while in the waiting room. I do not want to ward off visitors, because most mean well. Let me just say that we had a lot of fun with Aimee today. Paige arrived in time for our last visit with Aimee and we enjoyed life together the way we always have. We saw Aimee laugh and...
Read MoreMay 13th
Happy Mother’s Day! I thought this would be a difficult day for Donna, but she’s handling it well. Her sister Deirdra took the trouble to buy a gift and a couple of cards for me to give Donna from Paige and Aimee. My plan was to get up early, retrieve the cards and have them and the gift set out for Donna when she came in for her coffee. So I walked out to the car and looked in the trunk for the gift. It wasn’t there. Not only was it not there, but the trunk was neat and organized, not a mess of strewn about bags and baskets as it was the night before. Then I remembered that the night...
Read MoreMay 12th
As we near the end of the day, Aimee’s important number is 33%. This puts her 12 points away from Aimee Day. I incorrectly said in my last blog that Aimee’s oxygen would be decreased down to zero. I know that got some giggles from medical professionals. If Aimee’s oxygen intake were to go to zero, then that would spell doom for everyone in the world, because the air around us is now 21%. Ah well, you know what I meant. Look, my days have been like this lately. Stress and sleep deprivation do funny things to a person. On Thursday I was talking to a friend on the phone and I was looking...
Read MoreMay 12th
“The miracle continues. The words I hear from the medical professionals to describe Aimee’s continued recovery are “astonishing”, “incredible”, “confounding”, “mind boggling” and “unbelievable”. All those are fitting words. My favorite word is “miracle”. Several days ago I asked you to pray specifically for Aimee’s lungs. On that day her lungs were stressed and damaged. Aimee desperately needed healing in that one area of her body so that the rest of her body could heal. When the prayers started, Aimee required 100% pure oxygen to be fed to her through a...
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