The most dreaded thing.......

I dread trying to figure out "What's for supper tonight?".  I don't really mind the cooking part, but I do mind trying to figure out WHAT TO COOK!!!  Anyone got any ideas?

Two years......

Two years ago this afternoon, we lost the "life to our party", Uncle Edward!  I often read back over some of the emails that I sent out during the weeks he stayed in the hospital.  I remember being so hopeful that he would make a turn for the better.....I guess that wasn't the good Lord's plan.  I thought I would share a few emails.


I would also like to point out that yesterday was the day that Brother Eddie Braswell met with Edward and made sure that he believed in the Savior.  I know that Edward is looking down on us today.....probably frying some shrimp and having a cocktail or two.  


Sent: April 19th

Hey Everyone! 

 

Not sure how much everyone knows, but Edward Massey was taken to Phoebe yesterday bc he couldn't breathe.  After a day with many ups and downs and not very good odds, he lived through the night.  AMEN!!!  He went down for a CT scan last night and took a turn for the worse.  He was intubated (put him on a ventilator bc he stopped breathing) about 7:45 last night and was VERY critical.  According to the doctor, Palazola (lung doc), he made a 60% chance to live through last night!!!!!  We have overcome that and made to see daylight again! 

 

Family that is there seems to think he is stronger today than he was yesterday.  Dr. Mitchell (heart doc) is going to be his cardiologist.  He has been by and ordered a heart cath.  He wants to know how much damage there is and if he can he says he will do a cath.  Dr. Mitchell believes he is stable enough to undergo the cath.  Which is very different from what we heard last night.

 

So please lift up Edward in your prayers.  Pray that Dr. Mitchell will be successful during the cath and find what it is that needs to be fixed.  Pray also that Dr. P will be able to treat his breathing problems.  Pray for Dona...she is taking this extremely hard.  Pray for Brian and Mark!  Yesterday was a VERY EMOTIONAL day for everyone that loves Edward!!  So just pray!! 

 

Thanks!

Sherrer

Sent April 20, 2010

Latest news is that the CT scan they did last night shows NO signs of a stroke!!  They are getting ready for the spinal tap, but those results aren't expected to be in until tomorrow. 

 

He was able to mouth I love you to Dona and the boys!!!  :) 

 

And I am trying to make it where I am not emailing you constantly, but I also want the news to be timely.  Please forward to anyone that you know if concerned! 

 

Thanks for your prayers!!

Sherrer

Sent April 22

Sorry there hasn't been an update all day.  There isn't much news.  Dr. P (lung doc) spoke with Dona this morning.  The H1N1 test came back negative.  He reminded Dona that Edward is not out of the woods yet, but he is continuing to improve!!  (Remember any day that isn't a bad or backwards day is a good day!)  They changed his vent again last night so that he would rest easier and this morning they put it back on CPAP mode.  Today he has been more sedated than yesterday, because he gets so restless and aggravated.  He wants to be able to talk and move around.  So I think there hasn't been much traffic in and out of his room today.    One other thing....if anyone heard that "if he lived, he wouldn't be okay physically or mentally" that is WRONG!  No doctor has told us that.  I think there must have been some misunderstanding and some information got turned around.  Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts!  I will try and update again tomorrow!