Saturday, October 11, 2008
My Follow up in Murrey at the Trauma Unit
So I went to the hospital in Murrey to review my X-rays and Brain CT scan from the hemotoma. I was really anxious to hear what the doc had to say. I had a handful of questions to ask him literally, I mean I wrote all the things I had inquiries about on the palm of my hand. I have had a little forgetfulness and short term memory loss still, so I asked if that was normal and how long to expect it, he told me up to a year long, and I was so sad when he said that because I was planning to go back to SUU for the 2nd semester, he said I might want to rethink that, so I left his office a little discouraged on that issue. As for the rest of the visit, my back is healing normal, I am going to start physical therapy, I am able to start swimming in the swimming pool which I was very excited about. I am able to drive my car now, but I'm not going too because I don't need to go too many places here in Delta, due to my past drug abuse issues, basically this is my old stomping grounds and I don't need to run into any old friends. I am fine with going places with my family and cousins. The best news was he said it was time to start weaning myself off this back brace, I call it a turtle shell because thats what it feels and looks like. So once or twice a day I can take it off for 15 - 20 minutes. And FINALLY I get to shower or bathe without it. So everything is healing up faster than expected, I am just worried and stressed about my brain issues, I just want to get back to school.
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Me and Star on Halloween 2008
oct. 31st 2008
2 comments:
Jen
I am so glas that you have the optomistic attitude that you have! I think one of the reasons you are still here is for your girls. In church today we talked about trials and why we have them (and while I was mostly taking care of the crying Hallee) I did get some of it. If we didn't have the trials we had we would never know how strong we are. We have so many reasons of why we get our trials. It teaches us to be humble, it TEACHES us in general, and it seriously shows us how happy we can be. They talked about Joseph Smith and the night he was beat and tarred. They beat him and scratched him and they tried to stick the tar in his mouth. This whole time he had his little boy with him. He got his head turned the first time, but the second time the stick broke off in his mouth. He went home looking all bloody and when his wife opened the door she was shocked. She thought it was all blood but when she realized it was tar she brought him in and called over a friend. They slowly and carefully picked the tar off his body and out of his mouth. This all happened on Saturday. Sunday morning he continued his job and preached in church with his disfigured and red face. The crazy part was that at his church was part of the mob... Can you believe they are part of his church and they would do those things to him! Well, that night he baptised a few members into the church! EVEN W EVERYTHING HE HAD BEEN THROUGH! A couple days later his son died from being so sick from the elements staying out so late when they were torchering him. And still he continued his preaching and his work. One of the quotes today was something along the lines of: The harder the trial or persecution, the greater the reward. I am so amazed by you and your strength! I can see how addictions can totally control your life and I know that if I were addicted to something I doubt that I could overcome it the way you have. Plus the ridicule that you may or may not recieve from the self righteous idiots who have nothing else to do but judge others. Anyway, I just wanted to share with you how much I love you and how proud I am of you! If you EVER need ANYTHING, please let me know!
Love ya tons!
Heidi
We went to church today too. I love it once I get in there, I feel so much peace and love. Me and Ash got up and did the testimony thing it was awesome. After church I had the bishop do a blessing with another man from the priesthood. Our bishop is Kirt Meyers, it was so spiritual and comforting. Star on the other hand is on her rebellious side (mini-me) she went to a christian church with one of her friends, I figure thats better than no church at all. I asked for a special blessing for her that she will come around, she is in young womens now but hasn't went to see how fun it actually is. One of my goals is to be able to go into the temple, I told the bishop about it and how I had only been there once for baptizims for the dead years ago and how I remember how beautiful it was and how safe and peaceful it felt there. Later on today Star got home and promised she would go to church with us next week and try out young womens. And also they reserved the skating rink for 2 hrs. on Tuesday for the whole young womens activity. She's been wanting to go to the skating rink but I know what kind of kids hang there so I won't let her and then become the meanest mom in the world for a good half of the day. So hopefully she will go and enjoy herself. I pray daily for her that things will get better, especially that attitude, its really hard to deal with but slowly things are really getting better for her. I am one of those instant gratification people, I want what I want and I want it NOW! In recovery I learned thats just part of one of my character defects and that I need to turn it over to god daily. Its hard to remember. I just think of all the horrible things I did to my mom and dad as a teenager and I can't believe they made it through it with thier sanity in tact because this is definatly the hardest part of being a parent, starting around 12-13 yrs. AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING! At least I've already been there done that, let her try getting one past me. Ha ha kinda, but not really. thanks for the story talk to you soon hopefully when Dana and Stacy get here if you have time. Luv JEnnY
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