On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:28:08 -0700, "unicorn636@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<unicorn636@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I apologize. I emailed a lot of you and I guess in my joy over the
>miracle and all the stress of wondering how well things would come out
>and calling all t he relatives, I neglected to post here. Julianne
>reminded me in an email. I can get email on my cell phone and finally
>figured out how to answer on the phone but it takes forever and I can
>only type shor t messages because it's so darn slow. Yes, me writing
>short...will wonders never cease?
>
> But thanks to all the prayers and candles we are experiencing a
>miracle!
>
>First of all, mom came out of the coma! Hallelujah! She did not have
>a brain-stem stroke as first thought but a left-brain stroke, which is
>more treatable. She has some paralysis on the right side and speech
>and language impairment. She's moving both her right and right leg.
>The big concern now is breathing because she has pneumonia and had
>COPD (Chronic Obstructrive Pulmonary Disease...in her case Asthmatic
>Bronchitis) before the stroke. She's off the ventilator and we're
>praying she stays off it. They can't do the speech and swallowing
>evaluation until her breathing is more stabilized, so we don't know
>the specifics on that, yet. She's trying to talk and very frustrated
>that we don't know what she's saying much of the time. She
>understands us, though and communicates with hand squeezes and nods
>and blinks.
> Thanks for all the prayers. Please keep them coming! Again, I
>apologize for not posting sooner. Mea culpa!
>Take care,
>Susan
>
Not a problem, Susan.
This *is* goodnews, really. Goodthoughts for your mom (and the rest
of you, too!) are winging their way to you guys as I type.
Take care!
--
Wes Struebing
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America,
and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.
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