Praise be to God! Thank you to everyone for prayers, meals, calls and visits. I love them all. You all have eased this cross so much. I still have not heard from the neurosurgeon. I called today and left a message. I will call again tomorrow. I will post an update as soon as we find out anything. Please pray for my mother in law’s boyfriend (Marco) a few days ago he had 2 strokes and was in the hospital. He went to a rehab facility tonight. He is coherent. We don’t know the full extent of damage but he is walking leaning towards the right and not steady.
I went to my new primary care doctor and everything was good. My recovery is going very smoothly. Praise God. I have gained more mobility in arm, hand and leg. I couldn’t hold anything in my left hand or touch each finger to my thumb and now I can. I could barely lift my leg off the bed and had to use my hands to put my leg on the bed. Now I can lift my leg about 6 inches and I can put my leg on the bed without using my arms. I put my pants on by myself! I’m a big kid now! I can’t get my shirt on yet but I know I will be able to do that soon. I’m so thankful for all my little victories.
I had a visit from a home nurse who assessed me. She told me my incision was 14 cm long, ½ cm wide and I have 18 staples. I didn’t realize how big it was. Yikes! She recommended 2 days a week of PT and OT and 2 days a week a nurse coming and checking on me. I thought I was fairly stable on my feet but she said I wasn’t. I also overdid it the day I went outside and hurt my good calf. I could barely walk the next day. I am much better today but it still hurts. Maybe once that heals I will be steady. God has given me so many blessings.
Oh I stopped taking Norco and I finally slept much better last night. I have been able to manage pain with only Tylenol. The last and biggest change is that I came home tonight. It was wonderful to be at my parent’s house, but very difficult for Damien and the kids. My parents were incredible. Thank you Mom and Dad for everything. They were always serving and helping and never complaining. I am a little nervous about coming home but it will make everything easier for Damien. The man is a saint. I could not have asked for a better husband, friend, and partner in life.
The kids missed me especially DJ and Isaac. They were struggling to keep themselves together and were so excited when I came home. We did our bedtime routine in my bed and they fell asleep next to me. Damien can help with the baby in the middle of the night, so Leah can get sleep and a much needed and deserved rest. She has been watching kids and taking baby duty every night since Marco was in the hospital. The baby got sick so he was fussy all night last night. She also has midterms and 2 presentations tomorrow. Please pray for her to do well on everything. I will hate for her to do poorly because she has been taking care of everyone else.
I have been reading a book given to me about unifying our will with God’s Will. It is very good. I also received another book about surrendering to Jesus. I don’t know who gave that one to me, but thank you to whoever it was. I’m looking forward to reading it! (Sorry books are still in the car and I can’t remember titles). May God bless you all! I love you all dearly.
Your sister in Christ,
Ashley Dennis
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