May 8th @ 3.30pm
I would like to thank Aimee’s co-workers at Sunnyside for establishing a non-profit fund in Aimee’s honor. This fund will be very important in helping Aimee get established when she recovers. The fund is at United Community Bank and is simply called “Aimee’s Fund”. If you want to send flowers or a card, I would ask that you instead make a donation in Aimee’s honor to the fund. Thank you all for your continued love, prayers and support.
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Two steps forward, one step back. That’s how the waiting game goes for us. Yesterday evening, Aimee had made significant progress in a couple of areas. Her lactic acid level had dropped to 3, which means that her organs are not as stressed as they have been and this will allow her organ function to improve. Additional good news was that Aimee’s ventricular ejection fraction (a measure of how well her heart is pumping blood) had increased from 10% to 25-30%. The more her organs learn to function independently, the quicker Aimee can get back to normal. Today Aimee’s condition has...
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Aimee is still on the ventilator, but they have cut back a bit so that she can do some of the work. This means that her lungs are gradually regaining some of their function. The most exciting development is that Aimee opened her eyes this morning and responded to simple verbal commands! On top of that, during the lunch visitation Aimee’s sister Paige took in her iTouch and played some Bob Marley music for Aimee. “Get up, stand up! Don’t give up the fight!” Although Aimee was tired, she occasionally opened her eyes to the music. When she had her eyes closed, she appeared to be mouthing...
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I didn’t realize how blessed we are. In the process of worrying over the condition of our beloved daughter, a simple fact escaped our attention: Aimee’s survival is a miracle. I didn’t realize this until our cardio-pulmonologist revealed that Aimee defeated tremendous odds in her first night here. When Aimee arrived at JMS her lactic acid (it forms when the body breaks down carbohydrates to use for energy during times of low oxygen levels) was at 6 mmol/L. The normal range of lactic acid in the human body is between 1 and 2. The survival rate for a lactic acid level of 12 mmol/L is...
Read MoreMay 6th
Tuesday afternoon my 24-year old daughter Aimee suffered a laceration to her calf when a zip-line broke near Carrollton, GA. The ER at Tanner Medical treated and released her with 22 staples in her calf. Aimee is a student at West Georgia University, where she is in the process of completing her Master’s Degree. She remained in Carrollton, despite my efforts to get her to return to Snellville where her mother and I could supervise her recovery. Wednesday, Aimee complained of severe pain (the doctors only advised her to take Motrin and Tylenol) so she went back to the ER to get a...
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