In case you didn't recognize the title above, it's the way Eliizabeth I referred to her subjects, as in "My Loving People want me to . . . (fill in the blank)." At the risk of seeming as though I view myself as royalty (NOT), I thought this was a good way to reflect my sentiments to those of you who have posted comments, called, or e-mailed wondering about my on-going bout in "sick" land and to ask about our niece's recovery. It is so nice to "feel the love" of one's friends.
Let's start with the important news - Alicia's recovery. Yesterday, the poor child had a Grand Mal seizure, one week exactly from her surgery. The neurosurgeon told us that in some patients there is a wind-down period post-surgery, during which time there could be seizures. Yes, it appears that Alicia is one of those patients. Unfortunately, she fell out of bed and now the right side of her face is black-and-blue to match the left side. Dear Husband talked with her late in the day yesterday and said she sounded alright. Her mother didn't take her to the ER, as she told me she was going to, likely because Alicia refused to go. She is a young woman of her own mind, that is certain. She continues to complain of serious head pain but who wouldn't if you had had major brain surgery a week ago. Please continue to hold her in your thoughts and prayers.
As for my little "friendly bug," we've pulled out the heavy artillery in the form of the "Z Pack," which is the future of antibiotics in my opinion - two pills Day 1, then a daily pill for the next four days. No more 3 pills/day for ten days. Thank goodness, because my tummy never did well on that regimen. I am still coughing up a storm and have a decided lack of energy. But I am trying to get moving and am even working on a little quilting project for our home, an angel table runner. I will perhaps get this done before Christmas next week, as Dear Husband had a coffee accident and my old runner now is sporting a rather large stain that I am fairly certain is not going to come out.
Onward through the holidays!
A Great Ride Through the Last Third of My Life.
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Whimsical Karen
Sadly, our niece had another major seizure this morning. Her neurologist ordered an emergency CT scan to be done today to see what's going on and increased her meds to pre-surgery levels. We're in the wait-and-see mode until the CT results come back. This is not exactly what anyone wanted, most of all Alicia. She is, as you can imagine, very frustrated.
ReplyDeleteThank you, J. We need all the support we can muster. See you later today. My lesson is at 10:30. Not to worry about the crock pot. Next week is fine.
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