Good news comes from the hospital today! Daddy was the first to visit and he called me at work to say she is continually improving!
Mom is still being treated for bacterial meningitis and we don't know if it is contagious or not. (We SHOULD find out tomorrow.) The doctors are speculating at this time that it is NOT contagious. When we find out - visitors can visit. For now, please wait.
Daddy said that mom looks better. She is even asking for things to read! Reading is a great sign because it usually means her head feels better and her eyes can focus.
Please continue to pray for fast recovery!
Enjoy our picture slideshow of our family!
Click "Blessings" below:
Blessings
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Blessings - Slideshow
Blessings
Click on the word "Blessings" above to watch our short slideshow/video of our family in good times. Thank you for praying for mom and continue to wish her well so she can be home with us - and happy.
Click on the word "Blessings" above to watch our short slideshow/video of our family in good times. Thank you for praying for mom and continue to wish her well so she can be home with us - and happy.
How Many People Do YOU See?
Heidi did an excellent job today with Mom! Her connection on her phone wasn't great.
Daddy and I are trying to stay on top of things at work and home and with Mom.
When Daddy and I got to the hospital this afternoon the doctor met us at the door to her room. It has a glass door that remains closed while we wait to see if she is contagious. The doctor confirmed that she does have meningitis. We are still not sure what kind she has. The doctor can only speculate at this point. He said of the tests he ran today 3 out of 4 confirmed bacterial meningitis. Bacterial is the worst kind from what we have been told. It should be treatable. We will not know for sure if this is contagious, but the doctor says most cases are NOT. Until we know for sure we are all taking precautions and we request no visitors.
Heidi will be at the hospital again tomorrow and Daddy will be in and out. His actual deadline this week is tomorrow (Thursday).
Now - for mom. Her blood sugar is around 200. This is up from yesterday, but down from when she was admitted. She is being encouraged to take better care of herself when she gets to leave. (More discussions about that to come, I am sure.)
Mom is seeing people who are not there. This happened after her brain surgery. Last time she saw her brother Kim and Ethan. Today she saw me. She said that I sat outside of her room and wouldn't come inside. I would just try to communicate through the intercom that really didn't work. She kept telling the nurse she needed to send me in! She also saw a man trying to "fix" the intercom problem. Eventually, the man gave up and the intercom still doesn't work.
I will tell you that I did feel guilty for NOT being there all day today. With Heidi in - Daddy, Heidi and I are taking shifts.
Mom's fever was creeping back up when I left. She is on a diet of solid food and ate a really good dinner. Daddy fed it to her. She could have fed herself, but she was getting really distracted.
Mom was happy to have us there. She remembers nothing from sometime Monday until this morning. She is looking SO much better and she wanted me to tell you to please PRAY for her - because prayer works.
Daddy and I are trying to stay on top of things at work and home and with Mom.
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| Daddy and Mom November 2012 |
Heidi will be at the hospital again tomorrow and Daddy will be in and out. His actual deadline this week is tomorrow (Thursday).
Now - for mom. Her blood sugar is around 200. This is up from yesterday, but down from when she was admitted. She is being encouraged to take better care of herself when she gets to leave. (More discussions about that to come, I am sure.)
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| Luke and Avery November 2012 |
I will tell you that I did feel guilty for NOT being there all day today. With Heidi in - Daddy, Heidi and I are taking shifts.
Mom's fever was creeping back up when I left. She is on a diet of solid food and ate a really good dinner. Daddy fed it to her. She could have fed herself, but she was getting really distracted.
Mom was happy to have us there. She remembers nothing from sometime Monday until this morning. She is looking SO much better and she wanted me to tell you to please PRAY for her - because prayer works.
The Booie Child
When my sister was little she would play peek-a-boo. Instead of saying "peek-a-boo" she would say, "BOOIE!" She was named "The Booie Child" which quickly got shortened to "Boo."
Last night Daddy and I were feeling a bit down about Mom's progress and diagnosis. Daddy asked me to begin to blog. Mom still had fever (at 10pm) and she wasn't showing great responses.
I drove Daddy to DFW airport to pick up Heidi at 11:20 pm. We found her. We found her bags and we headed back to the hospital. Heidi needed to see Mom and ICU never closes. Outside of the room Daddy and I showed Heidi how to put on the gown, mask and gloves. We made quite a sight in our yellows and blues. We opened moms isolation door. The nurse was inside checking on her.
There was silence to begin with. Nobody spoke. We were all tired and mom was sleeping. I put my hand on her forehead. Heidi spoke. Immediately after hearing Heidi's voice - my mom opened her eyes and had a bit of a smile. She said, "my BABY is home!" (It was ALMOST like peek-a-boo as she cracked her eyes open to peek at us). We asked her questions and I am not really sure she knew where she was or why - but the point is SHE WAS AWAKE!
Goals for Tuesday were to have bed rest and reduce her fever. She met ALL goals for yesterday. She was exceptionally good at the bed rest.
Heidi is at the hospital today. We are still asking for no visitors because we still don't know at this point if mom is contagious. Daddy's thoughts are with mom as he finishes a deadline today and I am teaching my 3rd graders. I will be at the hospital after school to help Heidi.
Please forgive quality of pictures - but pictures of pictures don't work well.... I thought you might want to be reminded about Mom's smile, too as well as seeing our excitement of having my baby sister home!
Have a great day and keep those prayers coming! Your prayers are working! God is listening!
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| Heidi and me (Amy) on one of Heidi's visits home. |
I drove Daddy to DFW airport to pick up Heidi at 11:20 pm. We found her. We found her bags and we headed back to the hospital. Heidi needed to see Mom and ICU never closes. Outside of the room Daddy and I showed Heidi how to put on the gown, mask and gloves. We made quite a sight in our yellows and blues. We opened moms isolation door. The nurse was inside checking on her.
There was silence to begin with. Nobody spoke. We were all tired and mom was sleeping. I put my hand on her forehead. Heidi spoke. Immediately after hearing Heidi's voice - my mom opened her eyes and had a bit of a smile. She said, "my BABY is home!" (It was ALMOST like peek-a-boo as she cracked her eyes open to peek at us). We asked her questions and I am not really sure she knew where she was or why - but the point is SHE WAS AWAKE!
Goals for Tuesday were to have bed rest and reduce her fever. She met ALL goals for yesterday. She was exceptionally good at the bed rest.
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| Mom with my son, Luke. Spring 2010 Her smile here is beautiful! |
Please forgive quality of pictures - but pictures of pictures don't work well.... I thought you might want to be reminded about Mom's smile, too as well as seeing our excitement of having my baby sister home!
Have a great day and keep those prayers coming! Your prayers are working! God is listening!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Four years and 2 days ago...
Four years and 3 days ago my mother, Debbie Fromm went into surgery at Baylor Dallas with a brain tumor. Yesterday - my mom came to the hospital again.
Daddy worked late last night. It is the beginning of tax season and he has been busy. Deadlines are happening all of the time. He came in about 9 last night and says that mom was not as responsive as she should have been. On the phone he said she was "acting funny." Daddy flew into action. He scooped her up, put her into the car and went to Baylor Waxahachie. This is the hospital she came to first the last time. This is the one my daddy used to be on the board for and the one closest to his house.
He "got her settled" and then called my sister, Heidi. Daddy didn't call me until this morning. He jokingly said that he was actually glad for the time difference because he had girls he could talk to at any hour of the day. Heidi - who lives in California now is two hours behind us in time.
As before - Daddy told me the GOOD NEWS (which - I have to agree IS good news this time):
Mom DOES NOT have a tumor. Daddy and I have been worried about that. She has not gotten any scan done since her hospital stay four years ago.
BUT - as before there is also no so good news - Mom is being treated for meningitis. We will not know which type she has OR if that is exactly what she has for another day or two.
Other complications - when she arrived at the hospital last night - her blood sugar was up in the 400 range. Her potassium is down. She also had a high fever.
I came to the hospital as soon as I could this morning. I took the kids to school and had planning time at 8:15. I saw her then. My children cannot be at the hospital at all. Ethan picked them up after school and kept them overnight. We still work as a team and for that, I am thankful.
Mom has not eaten much of anything and was quickly put on a liquid diet. This evening her sugar levels are back in the normal range and so they have changed from taking the sugar level from every hour to just before meals. Her fever was even down the last time I checked on her - which was about 15 minutes ago. She hasn't said much at all to me -but Daddy said she spoke earlier today. Her left side is showing signs of weakness, too. This has happened since the surgery 4 years ago when she is tired.
Heidi is flying in from California tonight and will be at the hospital tomorrow. No visitors for mom. She might be contagious. I will keep you updated through blogposts again, like I did last time. Daddy was the one who asked that I reopen it. Thank you for your prayers (although I really don't even know exactly what to ask for) and for following my mom.
Daddy worked late last night. It is the beginning of tax season and he has been busy. Deadlines are happening all of the time. He came in about 9 last night and says that mom was not as responsive as she should have been. On the phone he said she was "acting funny." Daddy flew into action. He scooped her up, put her into the car and went to Baylor Waxahachie. This is the hospital she came to first the last time. This is the one my daddy used to be on the board for and the one closest to his house.
He "got her settled" and then called my sister, Heidi. Daddy didn't call me until this morning. He jokingly said that he was actually glad for the time difference because he had girls he could talk to at any hour of the day. Heidi - who lives in California now is two hours behind us in time.
As before - Daddy told me the GOOD NEWS (which - I have to agree IS good news this time):
Mom DOES NOT have a tumor. Daddy and I have been worried about that. She has not gotten any scan done since her hospital stay four years ago.
BUT - as before there is also no so good news - Mom is being treated for meningitis. We will not know which type she has OR if that is exactly what she has for another day or two.
Other complications - when she arrived at the hospital last night - her blood sugar was up in the 400 range. Her potassium is down. She also had a high fever.
I came to the hospital as soon as I could this morning. I took the kids to school and had planning time at 8:15. I saw her then. My children cannot be at the hospital at all. Ethan picked them up after school and kept them overnight. We still work as a team and for that, I am thankful.
Mom has not eaten much of anything and was quickly put on a liquid diet. This evening her sugar levels are back in the normal range and so they have changed from taking the sugar level from every hour to just before meals. Her fever was even down the last time I checked on her - which was about 15 minutes ago. She hasn't said much at all to me -but Daddy said she spoke earlier today. Her left side is showing signs of weakness, too. This has happened since the surgery 4 years ago when she is tired.
Heidi is flying in from California tonight and will be at the hospital tomorrow. No visitors for mom. She might be contagious. I will keep you updated through blogposts again, like I did last time. Daddy was the one who asked that I reopen it. Thank you for your prayers (although I really don't even know exactly what to ask for) and for following my mom.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Celebration of Life
Just in case anyone is still out there....
The celebration of Life for my mother is being held this Saturday, May 2, 2009. We will host it at the "Midlothian Conference Center." Midlothian, TX.
The celebration will run from 4 to 6 pm and is a come and go event.
Heidi is really planning most of it. I am just helping here and there. We are curious about numbers because we are serving appetizers and snacks. IF you have not gotten an Evite from me - please email me at aclark78@hotmail.com. IF you haven't gotten an e-mail it is because of an oversight and not because we don't value your friendship.
The celebration is one for my mom, but it is also one to say thank you to all of you who have prayed for her along the way. We never would have made it through all of this without you!
Please come and celebrate with us!
The celebration of Life for my mother is being held this Saturday, May 2, 2009. We will host it at the "Midlothian Conference Center." Midlothian, TX.
The celebration will run from 4 to 6 pm and is a come and go event.
Heidi is really planning most of it. I am just helping here and there. We are curious about numbers because we are serving appetizers and snacks. IF you have not gotten an Evite from me - please email me at aclark78@hotmail.com. IF you haven't gotten an e-mail it is because of an oversight and not because we don't value your friendship.
The celebration is one for my mom, but it is also one to say thank you to all of you who have prayed for her along the way. We never would have made it through all of this without you!
Please come and celebrate with us!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Released!
Avid readers - here is another update in the story of Mom.
Mom and Daddy went to the doctor today for a check up. This is Dr. Porter. He was the doctor overseeing her case since she went to the rehabilitation center.
Dr. Porter got reports from Mom's speech therapist and physical therapist (Ethan). The speech therapist at Baylor may release Mom as early as Friday. We will have to wait a bit longer for Ethan to release her. She is still working on balance and stability.
With the reports sounding positive, Dr. Porter decided to release Mom! She can go back to work. Mom is not sure of the exact start date but we anticipate it could be in the next two weeks.
Mom is a bit worried that she will be very tired if she works all day. I think that at the end of every day most of us are very tired. I think she will not be the only one.
Things are going very well. Mom still cannot drive and I really want to thank all of her friends who have helped get her to and from appointments. You helped my father and I out a lot by driving her where she needed to go when we couldn't.
Thank you to all who have brought food and prayed for my mom. Without you, we would be in really bad shape!
The story of Mom batteling her brain tumor seems to be coming close to an end. I am not done writing yet. I will post more about Mom's progress as it comes available. Anything newsworthy - I will post. Just check once a week or so.
I will post more details about the May 2nd celebration soon. Please come! We would love to see you and thank you in person for helping our family!
On a side note. You have been so kind to pray for my mom. Just as her story is winding down, I have another friend in need of your prayers. Our best friend has a four year old daughter who is currently in Cook Medical Center batteling for her life. She was admitted on Sunday. The doctors don't know what is wrong. She is on life support. We pray that she will live and be healed completely. You can follow her blog at this spot: www.godsavetrinity.blogspot.com
Thank you!
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