Today

Kena and I just left the hospital after seeing Mother. She was resting very well. The nurse said that Mother had a good morning. Mother is still having periods throughout the day when her heart rate goes up, and the staff has to treat her with some medicine. She said it happens about once a day. This is keeping her from being stable. They do not have any explanation for it, except that it is stemming from the brain injury.

She did move her head more than I have seen her before. Hopefully, that is a positive sign from God. We are still praying daily for some sort of positive change. We are told to not sweat the small stuff, but, in this situation, we are looking for the small things to increase our hopes and dreams.

I, personally, thank everyone that is concerned and overwhelmed with this nightmare. God will guide us through this deep dark forest we find ourselves in. We have to be faithful and loving to our Lord. He is the only way, and the light that illuminates our path.

Lord, our Father, which Art in Heaven, please show us some more postive signs. Amen.


KT

Mom

This is no real change to Mother. She had her eyes open yesterday more than usual. She does not have any fever now. The doctor said that he was going to do another CT scan tomorrow. He said that he was checking to see if there was anymore swelling. The next step would to get her to the LTAC facility. Their main goal would be to ween her off the ventilator. After that, we are not sure what is going to happen. We are leaning on God to provide us the path for Mother.

Please keep praying for her complete healing.


Thanks,

Keith and Family

Today

To all,

This weekend, there was no real change to Mother. Her temperature was down to around 99. Her vital signs are good. They are periodically giving her some "calming" medicine to monitor her heart rate. She does get this elevated on occasions. I should know more this afternoon after I see her today.



Take care,


Keith and Family

Romans 8:28

Today

To all my brother and sisters,


We met with some of the case workers from the hospital yesterday. They were giving us some options for the long term. Right now, Mother is still too sick to move to a long term facility. She is still running a temperature this morning. They are not treating it, because it is low grade. She still needs more time for God to work his miracle.

God has given us all these emotions as human beings. I will be very honest, it hurts us severely. I cannot imagine going through all the things that I have witnessed my Mother go through. I cannot tell you how much this has impacted all of our lives. We do not live in the world that we used to. It has changed, and I cannot stand it. But we, through God and Jesus Christ, will grow and persevere through this horrific accident.


We love you all in a special way.

Toots---I hope you are feeling well. Love you.

With Christ,

Keith and Family

Update

It seems like the same old song and dance. We pray daily for our Mother's healing. There is no real change to communicate about Mother. We will be meeting with hospital staff on Thursday to discuss long term stay for Mother. I am still praying that she will not have another surgery. With her state and condition, things can turn for the worse at anytime. Right now, she is staying steady with her vitals. There is some apparent swelling, but it is minimal. They will have to keep a close eye on this. This may delay her moving.

I want to thank the ones that are truly concerned and probably make this website a daily ritual. Thanks for all the prayers.

Gob Bless,

Keith and Family

This weekend

Sorry, I have not posted anything this weekend. I was out of town without a computer. Mother is doing about the same. She is still opening her eyes. All of her vital signs are good. She is showing marginal swelling of her ventricles in her head. The doctor still does not think that the shunt needs to go in. We have to keep praying that we do not need to put that in. She has been approved for the long term care facility at Trinity. We will be discussing her move soon. It will be at the same hospital but on a different floor.

God Bless,

Keith and Family

Last night

Everything was about the same last night. Kyle, David, and I went to see Mother. She was resting pretty good. Her heart rate was elevated, but there was no concern. They had given her some medication to calm down. Mother has all of her dressings removed from her head. She has a few scars, but she would say that they add character.

Please pray for our Family. Mother's mother, my grandmother, was admitted into a local hospital last night. She is not taking this accident very well. She is a not the youngest chick either--sorry Grandmom. Mother is her oldest child, and she yearns for her to get better. All the parents out there cannot imagine--or some can--what she is going through.

We thank all that visits this site and pray for your well being also.

Praise God for all,


Keith and Family

Today

Dr. Hrynkiw told us today that Mother is almost ready to be moved to a long term facility. This is a step in the right direction. This means that he does not think that Mother will have to endure another surgery. He said that she was absorbing all of the fluid that her body makes. We are very pleased with this--Praise God. He also said that it was too early to predict or know about her recovery.

The long term facility at Trinity is going to see assess Mother. This will allow them to see if she is ready for their facility.

Keith and Family

No change

Mother seems to be stable at this moment. All of her vital signs are staying constant. She is doing some things different with her eyes. The nurse did not have a answer for why she was "constantly tracking" with them--probably something neurologically. She is not running a temperature. She is opening her eyes with noise. She is still considered in a coma.

We are constantly praying that we see more improvement. Lord is touching the hands of the doctors and nurses.

Keith and Family

This weekend

I was hoping that I had some positive news to report this weekend. Mother is still in the same condition. It seems to us that there is no change to report. We are still praying to our Lord and Saviour that we will see some positive progress.


Thanks,

Keith and Family

Happy Birthday, Keith!

Today is my brother's birthday. My mom always makes such a big deal on our birthdays. We pray that Mom will be healed so she can celebrate with us again soon. God has a plan and we are praying that her full recovery is part of that plan. Keep praying for her, please! Thanks for all that you all are doing for us!

In Christ,

Kena

Today

Mother was resting good when we left last night. The ventriculostomy was removed yesterday--Praise God! Her ICP was level enough to remove. They will continue to monitor her pressure with CT scans.

They did another EEG yesterday. We are curious to see if the results have changed.

She is being trialed on a Trac collar at times--she is not doing very good on these. We have to pray to our Lord to allow her to be weened from the ventilator. That is the next step to her recovery.

Mother, I know if you were alert, you would be the first to wish me a Happy Birthday. I know you are thinking about it, so don't worry. We will have more of these things in the future. I love you so much.


Take care,

Keith and Family

John 16:33

Praise God

To my family and friends,

It always exciting to get some kind of good news. Mother is doing well today. Dr. Hrynkiw removed the two drains and bolts from Mother's head today. He left the ventriculostomy in for now. He should remove it in a few days. He reviewed the CT scan from two days ago. He said that there was no more swelling of her fluid on her brain. He did not think that she was going to need a shunt put in. This is the part that is great news for us. We have been praying to not put that in. God is hearing us and working for our Mother. We love Him and Praise Him! We have to continue praying for our miracle to come.


Thanks to all,

Keith and Family

Mother

Mother is doing good today. Her temperature has decreased. The source of the temperature has been discovered, so the staff can treat that also. They are aggressively doing this. All of her vital signs are good. I cannot wait to go see her at 1230, but sometimes it is very hard to see Mother in this condition.

Some of you know and have had interaction with our Mother. She is always on the go. She really never sits down and relaxes, so you can understand how hard this is on us. Our Mother is not the type to lay around. One day she will be up and at it again. We pray for these things in Christ's name. We really believe in our Faith and our Mother's determination. She is full of the Holy Spirit and full of determination. Come on Lord and Mother, show us what we are counting on. (Mom, you are going to laugh when you read this blog one day)


I Love you Mother,

Keith

PS Thanks Kena. I love you too.

Keep Praying

Dear All Our Wonderful Friends,

People always ask "What can I do for you?". It is hard for us to say there is nothing. All we ask for is prayer for God's Will to heal our mother. Please continue praying for her. I know life gets busy and sometimes people are forgotten. We are asking everyone to remember Mom in their everyday prayer. We could not get through this horrific time without all of you and God's everlasting presence.

Mom's fever is down tonight. The nurse took out her IV today around noon. She is getting an "IV Holiday" until tomorrow just to give her arm a rest. They did a CT scan on her shoulder and it did not show any dislocation. They also did a CT scan on her head and we will find out the results tomorrow.

I would like to say how much I appreciate my brother, Keith. He is going to the hospital everyday, several times a day to check on Mom. He is our saving grace now since we all can't be there everyday. Also, he is doing a great job keeping everyone updated on the blog. He is one terrific guy! I love you, Brother!

Once again, thank you for all your prayers, cards, calls, and meals you have given us. God is glorified in all that He is doing. We praise Him and thank Him.


Kena and Family

Last night

Mother is staying about the same right now. She did run a temperature last night. They are treating it and doing cultures to see if she has an infection somewhere. My Mother continues to battle, and she is very strong. We are very thankful for another day with her. I will update a little later today after I see her.


Thanks,

Keith and Family

today

Mother was resting well today. All of her vital signs are good. The two drains are still in, and the doctor said that they are doing their job. They will look to remove them in a few days. She still is opening her eyes. She is moving a little more. She actually moved her right arm and shoulder. She moved her head some today. We thank you all so much for your concern for Mother. God is showing us the way to her recovery.

Thanks,

Keith and Family

Surgery

The doctor said that the surgery went well this morning. He said that he drained the fluid to relieve the pressure on the right side. I misspoke yesterday. The subdural is where it was located. He placed two more exterior drains at the location. Mother is doing well. I will post more tomorrow.

Keith

Today

We have decided to allow the doctor to do another surgery on Mother tomorrow. He will relieve more pressure on the right side of her brain. He said that she has another subdural there. He said that the shunt can go in also. We have decided to not place the shunt right now. He said he could monitor the levels with the ventriculostomy now. If her levels do not decrease by next week, we could face the shunt being placed then. The surgery tomorrow might relieve some of the other fluid also. Please pray for her as she will be having her third brain surgery tomorrow morning.


Thanks,

Keith and Family

I Corinthians 10:13

Another Day

To All,

The doctor has requested to see me and Kena today. He read the CT scan from two days ago. He said that Mother has an apparent brain bled on the right side. He said he needed to do another surgery to repair this and also put in the shunt to constantly drain the excessive CSF. Please pray that we make the decision that our Lord wants us to make. If the surgery takes place, Dr. Hrynkiw wants to do it tomorrow. I will let you know the outcome. We would like to ask for the continual prayers.


Thanks,

Keith and Family

Last night

Last night, she had her eyes open a little. The staff took her off the sedation medication. She looked at me as if she was telling me that she was very exhausted. I read some bible verses to her and told her that God loved her. She was very peaceful. I called to check on her this morning, and they told me that she rested well last night. And all her vital signs were normal.


Keith and Family