Monitoring Mom

Endre Balogh and James Smith

James Smith and Endre Balogh graced us with a breath-taking performance at the Acute Rehab Unit at the Montrose Hospital, this afternoon.  Mom had been very sorry that she couldn’t be at the concert, last night.  And the call from James asking if we’d like them to come and perform began [...]

Last night, I personally had a greatly needed break when I went to listen to James Smith and Endre Balogh in the wonderful violin/classical guitar concert.  It was magical and for a moment I didn’t think about the stress of the day and the possibilities for Mom and our family.  I smiled spontaneously and moved [...]

Yesterday, Javier and I rehearsed at the rehab center for the masters classes that we plan to have with James Smith, next week. I haven’t had very much time to practice and I’m afraid that it showed. Hopefully, by next Wednesday we’ll be able to play the Carruli’s Duet in D well enough to benefit [...]

I asked everyone……Dr. Hehman, first, what I should do to stimulate her.  His response was less than hopeful and I prayed………….I cried…………I shuttered………to think of Mom surviving for THIS……..We’ve had a lot of conversations about quality of life and how life is to linger or not and how she wants to live…………..I looked at Mom [...]

When I entered the room, a tech was doing a carotid ultrasound.  They were trying to figure out where the clot may have come from that caused her stroke.  Because of the surgery, they couldnt give her the normal clot-busting meds that cold decrease the damage if given right away.  So, this day was a [...]

The call came in the early hours and I guess that God was wanting to protect me from the desperation of those first few hours.  My cell phone didn’t ring and the nurse at the desk could only leave a message.   I returned the call about 7:00 AM and was told that they THOUGHT that [...]

Dena, May 27th

Mom is in the Montrose Hospital ARU-Acute Rehabilitation Unit-Room 135 and needs your continued visits and prayers. Keep it UP!~ It’s WORKING!!!

In the past week, our hearts have dipped into despair and soared with hope and love as our wings. I am exhausted, really and a little numb. This morning I [...]

Well, a week ago, my mother had surgery and I will break this blog entry into several to describe the experiences throughout the week. Mom and I went to the hospital for a surgery that was expected to be fairly routine. She was scheduled to leave the hospital and come home to her [...]