Recent Entries

• Getting a New Outlook

  by Karen Brad February 9, 2006
  While I was in the hospital I spent 2 weeks with out waking. My sister told me she was told my chances of waking up ever was less than 50%. I'm not sure if I realy needed to know that or not. Scared the jeebers out of me but has me thinking. While I slept I dreamed. In all of them I was wearing dre...

• Things Starting to Bug Me

  by Karen Brad February 7, 2006
  I started to call this Whine Time. Since thats what I'm realy doing. I realy hate feeling selfpity. Thats why I haven't posted for a couple of days. I think what's bugging me the most is that I can't realy care for myself. I want to go home but I can barely lift the coffee pot. I can't pick things...

• New nurse coming

  by Karen Brad February 3, 2006
  After packing my wound wrong everytime she came causing sores & pain. My sister called & told them not to send that same nurse again. Myself I plame the agency for sending someone with out training. Having a hard time eating. The doctor said that food would not taste good but I thought rig...

• Home Nursing

  by Karen Brad February 2, 2006
  I have a nurse that comes in every other day. (6ft blond woman) But I think she's learning how to do some of this on me. The first day she couldn't get the vac hooked up to work, so she had to leave it open for the weekend. Her next visit she got it to work but left it up on top of my skin. Now I ha...

• Just Keep Going

  by Karen Brad January 31, 2006
  I had some fluid that wasn't draining so the nurse hooked up some tubes to my belly. The tubes are attached to a vacuume & it's working well so far. As long as you don't mind listenting to it 24/7. I've pulled out the tube twice & had to open new ones. One was under my foot when I stood up &...

• Last Part

  by Karen Brad January 30, 2006
  Once out of ICU I started getting better by leaps & bounds. I spoke to Meredith all most everyday & I got to speak to Wendy Larson on the phone for the first time. I was released to my sisters care on thur. Thats where I am now. I will stay here untill after the next operation to reverse wha...

• Hospital Part 2

  by Karen Brad January 29, 2006
  When I woke up I was in total confusion. I had no idea what was going on or what had happened. My brother-inlaw was there but I didn't know who he was at first. He started filling me in on what had happened. As I started filling in the blanks I was OK untill he told me they wern't sure if I was goin...

• In the Hospital Part 1

  by Karen Brad January 29, 2006
  I went in on the 6th & was operated on that morning.When I woke up they told me I had to get out of bed as soon as possible. I felt so bad I didn't want to get up. I couldn't beleave how bloted I was. They said I would drain off the extra water when I started moving around.As the days went on th...

• Odd Thoughts

  by Karen Brad January 5, 2006
  Hospital will call today to tell me when & where to report to for surgery. I have so much to do before I go in tomorrow. I have to put all my Girl stuff away so it's not laying about. I've put a hold on mail & paper. I need a new robe, I have 2 one silk & one fluffy. But not one for a ma...

• Mere Is On Her way Home

  by Karen Brad January 2, 2006
  Just got back from the train station a little bit ago. Allready to quiet here. When I picked her up & first saw her I thought Nope won't pass. Then when I let her try on a wig it was like looking at a different person. She was standing in front of the mirror just looking at herself. I asked if...