We returned home excited and overjoyed only

to discover that Prissy was taken to the hospital today by Greg. She called me at around 7 p.m. to see if I'd gotten home and informed me that she was the hospital because of the pain she was having and the swelling she has been experiencing. I called her at 11:30 p.m right before this post to see if she was home since I hadn't heard from in a few hours. She is still at the hospital, they have performed at cat scan and are trying to determine if her intestines are blocked and if so what they need to do about it. Please pray for her and hopefully they will find something out very soon.


   On a lighter note; today was very important for my family. This morning (June 1) we were in Charleston for my husband, Eric's naturalization ceremony.  My daughter and I were super excited that he became a citizen today and are thankful this very long process has now come to an end! Prissy really wanted to travel with u; but the fact we were out of town for 4 days and that she is still healing and having some issues with her health, she was not able to go; but I know she was there in spirit and I can bet you a million dollars if she hadn't had her accident, she would have been there to support Eric.
  

     Below is a picture  of Eric, Mimi, and I after the ceremony; it is not the best picture, but it will do!

Please continue to pray for Scilla and sweet baby Emma!                                                             

"Walking in Faith..."                                                                                                                             

Sorry...

I know I have not posted just about all week. Scilla is doing well, she has her good day and her bad days. She has days that start off good and end bad, but we are working through it and reassuring her that her family is there to support her and do whatever we can to help her as she adjust to this new way of life.

This will probably be my last post until mid or late next week. My hubby is taking me and our beautiful little one for a small weekend getaway and we also have his naturalization ceremony on Tuesday in Charleston, SC; so will we be away for the next 4 to 5 days.

Have safe memorial day and remember to thank a veteran and continue to pray for healing for Scilla, Emma, and all the other people standing in the need.


"walking in faith..."

WOW...

  The past two days, Monday and Tuesday have consisted of 4 total doctors appointments and 2 x-ray sessions. Today we went to the Southeastern Neurosurgical Spine Institute where Scilla met for the first time that she remembers, Dr. Hodge. Dr. Hodge is the surgeon who performed the surgery on her spine. Before seeing Dr. Hodge he ordered x-rays and the radiologist, poor thing did not know what to do with my sister, luckily Greg and I were there! Greg and I had to put her on the x-ray table, flat on her back and that was VERY PAINFUL, poor thing was in tears (which we have seen a lot of lately!). After lying flat on her back, Greg and I turned her onto her left side, which again was painful. The x-ray lady was really apologetic. After slowly lowering her back on to her back, Greg and I sat her up and started the transfer into her chair.

    Once back in the room, Dr. Hodge viewed the x-rays and allowed us to see them also. He said everything looks good and stable. We were able to see where the metal rod and screws were placed, she has a fusion T6 -T10; the actual fracture occured at T8 for those who know a little about medicine. He did see some compression at T11, but that was there before surgery, so for now he is satisfied with how everything looks. As long as her spine is stable, he is satisfied. He also showed us the before x-ray and we saw her spine, lying in two pieces with shattered pieces all around it, it was really bad!

    Of course Prissy had some questions. She wanted to know why she wouldn't be able to walk again if her spine was fused or put back together. He explained that her SPINAL CORD was completely severed and that is where the nerves and such that send messages to the brain from her lower torso are located and because of the severance, there is no communication between the two. While her SPINE is the boney structure that supports the body and the purpose of putting her spine back together was so that she would be able to sit up  and support her body.

   Because she is having a lot of pain, Dr. Hodge is sending her to pain management at Upstate Rehabilitation to see if she can get some relief from the pain.

"Walking in faith..."

A no good, very bad (past couple of ) days...

    I know I haven't posted in a while, I have really been struggling emotionally and I am mad because I feel as though some members of my family has their priorities out of order; for many of us close to her, she should be our first priority right now, seeing as though God was so gracious as to keep her here for us.

      Scilla has been in a rut. Crying night after night and just frustrated. My heart goes out to her and I really am trying my best to be there when she needs me to. She is really worried about not being able to turn at night, among other things.

      I am asking for prayer that God gives her comfort and let her know that even though she is going through some tough times right now, he is still control and still able to heal her.

    Also please pray for Emma.

frustrating friday...

      Today started out not so well. First off, we didn't make it to her morning therapy session because she didn't feel well. So she made an appointment to see her Family physician. In addition to that she was just frustrated and her day did not go very well and I hoping that tomorrow will be a better day for her.


    Pray for Scilla's strength and healing; also pray for baby Emma.

faith...

   Faith is a must. It takes faith to step out on nothing and believe that something is there! Sometimes things happen in the course of life to make you appreciate certain people more. I have had a rough week and so many of the people around me have also. I am a very compassionate person and my heart is hearting for several people I call my friends. I have such an emotional roller coaster of a week and  I have leaned on my wonderful husband and best friend more and I am so grateful for him being there for me when I need him most. I encourage anyone reading to continue to have faith, continue to believe and know that God has not forgot and when things get rough; don't give up on God, instead pray for his favor in the situation. Sometimes our biggest storms yields the best blessings. I encourage my friends who are going through right now to keep the faith, because it is a must. If you loose faith, then you loose the battle. Don't give up, don't stop fighting and most importantly don't let your faith dwindle. I know what you are going through is tough and you may not see God's purpose, but know that all things work together for the food of those who love the Lord and God is going to bring you out alright. The current situation or the outcome may not be what we desire, but remember God knows best and just continue to pray for his favor and praise him for WHAT HE HAS ALREADY DONE!

    On another note, I have to take Prissy to therapy in the morning, please pray that everything goes well and we don't have a repeat of Tuesday.

     Also please keep Baby Emma on your prayer lists. Pray not only for Emma, but for strength and faith for her mother, father, and family.

     I am trusting God to do what he said...

"Walking in faith..."

Definitely not my day

      Today was just one of those blah! kinda days where you wish you could crawl back into bed and start it all over again! As much as the kids on my job work my last nerve, they were a welcome distraction today.

     Scilla is doing very well and making great improvements, everything was going well until I let her....
FALL OUT OF THE CAR! No your eyes are not deceiving you! While trying to transfer her from the car to her chair, the chair slipped and I tried to catch her but she kept slipping until she hit the ground. I was a nervous wreck and my confidence greatly shaken. (a little background on her why she fell: She does not have her personal chair yet, it should be here in about 2weeks. The chair she has is bits and pieces of other chairs put together and the brakes don't exactly do their job which is why the chair started to move during the middle of our transfer.) ANYWAYS, I called 9-1-1 and the fireman arrived first and once I explained her injury they decided to leave her sitting on the ground with her feet still in the car until the EMS arrived. Once there, their first thought was to pull her by her arms and she and I quickly said "NO, you can't do that, she has a new spinal cord injury and you can't pull her by her arms!" So they thought for a minute and got a back board and laid her down and again thought they were going to grab her arms and again we said "no, you can't pull her arms and she can't move her legs, so finally they got the point."

       The EMS got a blanket out of the ambulance and put it underneath her and pulled her the rest of the way onto the backboard that way. So now there was still the problem of how to get her in the chair. The EMS and firemen put the blanket underneath her bottom and back and lifted on the count of three while I pushed the wheelchair closer to them; once we had her on the chair, I put my hands under her butt to pull her back while they lifted her back completely into the chair.

   So as you can see it wasn't exactly the kind of day you want to have, but one good thing did happen. While talking to the paramedic and telling of her injury; one of them said "Do you remember me?" and Scilla was like "not really" and he said I was there the day of your injury! Scilla started then to remember that he held her hand on the way to the hospital. He told us how he kept telling her she was going to be okay and that she was not going to die and that she was one lucky lady. So world, I introduce you to Scilla's guardian angel; the paramedic who has been there when she has needed him most, Mr. R.C Page:

"Walking in Faith..."