If physical therapy continues the way it has, I foresee Mom walking around with a shapely set of abs. She is absolutely inspiring and loves to give support to everyone around her. Savannah, Dad, and I went to physical therapy together and rooted for her through a stationary bike ride, ball exercises and a walk from the the therapy room all the way back to her bedroom. She has her mind set on getting home as soon as she possibly can.
The doctors have seen the area that they were concerned about on her leg and agree that it is beginning to heal on its own. They will have to take her into surgery to fix the trach so that it will heal correctly which leads to the discussion of working a bit more on some other areas to increase her range of motion. They are currently under debate as to when the surgery will be and what exactly they plan to do.
All technical blabber aside, today was a fun day for all of us. We played with makeup and at some point I even managed to snuggle my way into bed with her and we both ended up snoozing for a bit. As I am sure everyone would agree, Mom is an incredibly special person and we have all known that from the moment that we met her. She has struggled and been through the deepest and darkest caverns of life over the past few months and is still the most beautiful person that I am ever likely to meet. Her strength and vibrance radiates from every square inch of her body and, though we had an idea of how amazing she was before all of this, we are now acutely aware of the angel that continues to hold as all together.
From everyone who follows this blog, I would like to say that we love you so very much and will never be able to show how proud and touched we are by your heart.
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| Three cheeses later...Savannah finally stops sticking her tongue out! |
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| On the Road Again! |
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| Poised Shot (after three sets of 5min on the bicycle!) |
So happy your Mom is kicking arse in rehab. she looks beautiful and so strong. I hope and pray for her continued success. Her smile is radiant.
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ReplyDeleteYour Mother is a doll. Thank you for sharing her sweet photo's with us.
Take care.
Nadine you are looking wonderful your determination is inspirational to all of us. Your wonderful daughters are more than wonderful and Bob has played a huge part in your recovery. What a great family!!! Seeing your smile is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the most amazingly beautiful family we have ever met! You are always in our daily thoughts and prayers! Sending you lots of LOVE & HUGS! Your SMILING Face is so radiant!
ReplyDeleteShe is a super strong woman & looks AMAZING!!! So glad that her recovery is going good! She is an inspiration to everyone!
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Checking for posts every day. Always so glad to see a new one. ALWAYS thinking of you and sending my best from chilly Saint Louis.
ReplyDeleteA women in the thick of a trial never looks more beautiful I think. You mum is just so beautiful. What a blessing to have this women in your life. Thank-you for sharing this journey with us. I know i have drawn strength from your family story.
ReplyDeleteYOur mother's spirit, strength are beautiful. And her smile is such a joy! I continue to lift your mother and each of you up in prayer. May you each feel the courage and strength of an army behind you. I am so honored to get to share in this journey as it is a testimate of such a powerful faith.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! We are so glad to hear of all the healing - still keeping you all in our prayers! Keep on keeping on!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through the Nie Nie Dialogues and wanted to tell you that so many are praying for your family. God's grace is amazing and can be seen in the beauty of your mother's strength and through your loving family. I will keep praying and cheering you on from the cold grey skies of Cleveland, Ohio! God bless you all! Big hugs, Bonnie
ReplyDeleteSorry I have not been up to see ya kido! But can't ditch this sinus thing! But I love you and pray for you each day! God speed muah aunt judy
ReplyDeleteHi, I also found your blog through Nie Nie Dialogues and am amazed by your story! I am a journalist from the UK and would love to interview your family for a feature in a magazine. Let me know if this might be something of interest to you-jemimah@wrightfeatures.co.uk
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