Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Life is Fragile

Last week I went to Denver to celebrate my nephew's 10th birthday.  He is my youngest sister's middle child, the only grandson.  We had brunch, cake and opened presents, the usual milestone activities.  In attendance were a large group of my sister's in laws and most of my family, including my next youngest sister, Cindy.  I don't see her very often because we are both busy and live about an hour and a half away from each other, so it was nice catching up with her.

Not a week later, my Mom calls to tell me that she had to take Cindy to the hospital, because she has been vomiting and has become so weak she can barely stand up.  Apparently her blood pressure was so low, they had to work on her for quite a while just to get her stable, before they moved her up to the ICU.  The diagnosis was sepsis (where your blood is overwhelmed by bacteria).  On Monday they moved her to a regular room and changed the diagnosis to E. coli.  She seems to be responding to the antibiotics and hopes to come home in the next day or so.  They are not sure if her organs have been damaged or not and are still running tests.

I am just amazed how quickly a person can go down.  She seemed perfectly healthy the week before and now her life has taken a totally different direction.  We are thankful she had enough energy to call for assistance, thankful that she is getting good medical care and thankful she will be here to celebrate another day.  Please keep her in your prayers as her ordeal is not over yet, but I think she is on the road to recovery.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Great Grandma is going to Honduras

My Mom has decided to go with me to Honduras to see Anna and Guillermo's baby (due around January 11). She is working on her passport, it has been awhile, a long while, actually I think it was when Tami was in England for a semester at Cambridge (she now has a husband and three kids and can barely remember those college days).

I have Anna working on tickets for the later part of January. She says it will be the cold time of year, although I can hardly imagine chilly Honduras. The best part of my Mom coming is that she can help me take all the baby stuff down (well, one of the best parts). Our biggest suitcase is totally full and then some with baby stuff they got while they were visiting in October. I was planning on trying to bring my clothes in my carry on, but even that was filling up. Now I will be able to take more than one outfit!

Anna called the other night on Skype and showed me the baby's room. It will be nice, especially with a baby in it. Her big naked belly came into view as were talking  and after I gasped, she said, "It's just Guillermo David". It won't be long and we will be able to see him in all his glory.
Great Grandma Practicing