my brother is officially HOME! woo! he still has a very long road to being recovered but at least he's out of the hospital. he'll be wearing a back and neck brace for at least 6 weeks. thank you all again for prayers and just being out there for me. take care all.

phew.... so... my brother is slowly getting better. i got a nice update today. he's been eating.. well... a baby food type substance.. but still.. it's a start. most of his surgeries are completed. just a few minor hand/arm surgeries to go. and... the best news of all... he's getting the hell out of ICU. as of tomorrow.. he will have his own room ( Read more... )

my brother woke up this weekend. his eyes were clear. he knew what was going on. my sister in law was asking him questions. "Do you know where you are? Do you know what happened ( Read more... )

apparently this week my brother was fiesty again and tried to pull the pipe out of his mouth/throat again. due to that action, his throat swelled up. they had to do an emergency tracheotomy. so, he now has a nice slice in his throat and a tube going in that way. it also appears he's contracted influenza. as if he isn't having enough problems ( Read more... )

i'm home from jacksonville florida. the trip was definitely needed. we arrived on friday, early evening and went right to the hospital. we just caught the tail end of visiting hours. every 2 or 3 hours they have visiting hours. its only for an hour at a time and only two people can enter the ICU to see him at a time. mom went in first with my ( Read more... )

monday evening my brother was in a severe motor cycle accident. there was a collision with a pick up truck. my brother landed in the back of the truck. he's currently in intensive care. he's suffering from many injuries including broken pelvis, damaged vertebrae, shattered elbow and collapsed lung. he's currently in stable condition and is ( Read more... )

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i think mom and i are goin upstate this saturday to visit my aunt (her older sister). it sucks that we always take it for granted that people will always be around and then at the last minute we start to scramble to spend time with them. this is one of those instances. we've been saying we want to go and visit for awhile and now we're making time ( Read more... )

stupid pms.... i need a box of tissues...

short and sweet... i had my first client tonight... and survived.. i feel sooooooo much better. i'll feel comfortable handing out my business cards now. yay. alrighty.. i'm gonna go relax. physiology class tomorrow.... weeee... or something. gotta love book work. ah well... i'm off.