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I will try and remember what kind of website this is but I in the ICU with my wife of almost 29 years and am spending a little time on-line. I sent out an email update to a large list from our church a few minutes ago and decided to post one here too.
Jan had a stroke on December 23rd for no apparent reason. She had no risk factors we are aware of and is 52. It was as bad a stroke as you can get but God was watching over us, I believe, and I found her within an hour of when it happened. She got worse as I was evaluating what to do and I called an ambulance. They used a clot busting drug on her as long as is safe or possibly a little more. She had bleeding on her brain after the procedure on the 23rd but it was mostly reabsorbed by her CAT on the early morning of the 24th. We thought she was getting better and were looking for her to wake up on the 25th as we left about 10pm but I got a all at 1:30am that she was worse and I have been here with her since 2am. She has had another CAT scan but we do not have those results yet. Her brain is swelling or has swelled for reasons that are not clear. Her pupils were not dialating in response to light when they called me and they still are not. She is getting a drug to help her body deal with the swelling.
If you pray and see this, please remember my wife in your prayers. We do not know God's will for her right now but I am still praying for a complete recovery. My 26 year old son and 23 year old daughter have been here with me since it happened but I am letting them get a few hours of badly needed sleep right now. Jan's sister and her husband will arrive sometime today. We have a lot of people praying but more would be appreciated.
Jim
Jan had a stroke on December 23rd for no apparent reason. She had no risk factors we are aware of and is 52. It was as bad a stroke as you can get but God was watching over us, I believe, and I found her within an hour of when it happened. She got worse as I was evaluating what to do and I called an ambulance. They used a clot busting drug on her as long as is safe or possibly a little more. She had bleeding on her brain after the procedure on the 23rd but it was mostly reabsorbed by her CAT on the early morning of the 24th. We thought she was getting better and were looking for her to wake up on the 25th as we left about 10pm but I got a all at 1:30am that she was worse and I have been here with her since 2am. She has had another CAT scan but we do not have those results yet. Her brain is swelling or has swelled for reasons that are not clear. Her pupils were not dialating in response to light when they called me and they still are not. She is getting a drug to help her body deal with the swelling.
If you pray and see this, please remember my wife in your prayers. We do not know God's will for her right now but I am still praying for a complete recovery. My 26 year old son and 23 year old daughter have been here with me since it happened but I am letting them get a few hours of badly needed sleep right now. Jan's sister and her husband will arrive sometime today. We have a lot of people praying but more would be appreciated.
Jim
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