First, I want to thank all of you for your continued prayers for my husband who sustained a massive stroke on June 13th. In addition, to the terrible stroke, he developed so many life-threatening complications that would have killed any other person, i.e., hemorrhagic conversion of an acute ischemic stroke, aspiration pneumonia, septic shock, kidney failure, atrial fibrillation, MRSA pneumonia, etc.
It has been such a long and difficult journey for me. He is still immoblie on the left side and has a tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube.
However, with all that said, he is still with us and I am so grateful to God for that.
I am weary and tired, having to be his medical advocate and take care of his business, my business and the family demands. I have decided to return to the Board because I NEED this Support Board for structure and support on my own journey to better health.
I am half-way through the day today and after I come back from the hospital to see him, I will try to make it a "Cambridge" day. Usually, I fold and eat out of frustration having seen him lethargic and bedridden. But, I believe in the good Lord and I know one day he will pull through and come back to being a healthy man.
So, wish me luck for ME.
It's a good thing
Posted by Pam T on 8/4/2018, 7:11 pm, in reply to "Structure"
Structure can give one a sense of normal in a very un-normal circumstance. Times when I have been under the most stress, these are the times that I crave even the most boring of normal life. It's comforting. I think it gives the stressed out mind and body the message that everything is ok...business as usual. We've got this!
I am amazed by all you and your husband have been through. He's a strong man and you are a power to be reckoned with!
Life can turn on a dime. I've taken this as a personal lesson to not take even the most ordinary things for granted.
So yes...a huge wish of good luck and success and strength and hope for all you have going on right now, including your Cambridge efforts. The healthier you are, the more strength your husband has to draw on as he is recovering.