Well, I made it through the weekend! Saturday felt like 2 full days with no sleep in between, but it was worth it to celebrate my 3rd teenager! If anyone is curious, his bar mitzvah was live streamed on our congregation’s YouTube channel (YouTube.com/TheBridgeIdaho). It was a great service and I was probably just as excited to be leading worship again. God is so good.…
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Day 17
Good morning, everyone! I’ve been home for 2 days and nights now and feel so much better. Turns out all the pain meds I needed to sleep were mostly because the hospital bed was so bad, not because of my condition. 🤦🤷 Words can’t express how happy I am to be home with my family. 🥰 I’ve been crazy busy, of course. 😉🤣 It feels…
Day 14
Hi everyone! It’s been 2 weeks ago now since my life got turned upside-down and I’m doing so much better! When I’m released tomorrow, I’ll be wheelchair bound, but doing physical and occupational therapy twice a week at a rehab clinic that has a neuro team. There’s no way to know the future, but everyone expects that I’ll likely make a full recovery someday, based…
Day 12
Good morning! I hope you all have been enjoying your weekend – I know I have been. I didn’t have any therapy on Shabbat, and at first I was disappointed. But the truth is that I think I needed the days off more than I realized. Healing requires hard work sometimes, but it also requires rest. 💗 I’m getting stronger though! Every day that goes…
Day 10
Good morning! I didn’t post an update yesterday because now that I’m in rehab things are stabilizing into a routine. There’s not a whole lot to say. 😉😁 I’m doing 3 hours of one-on-one occupational and physical therapy every day, usually broken into chunks. OT is focused on getting me doing normal life things so that I can take care of myself when I leave.…
Day 8
Good morning! One week ago right now I was on my way to meet my friend for breakfast. An hour later I was paralyzed. What a whirlwind things have been since then! It’s a bit surreal to think back at this past week and how bad things got compared to where I am now. 🤯 I’m so thankful for God’s goodness on my heart to…
Day 7
Good morning from the therapy hospital! I was moved yesterday around 3pm. YAY! It’s been interesting so far. I’m still in a lot of pain so I didn’t sleep much. I’m not a fan of medications in general so I haven’t taken much for the pain but I might need to change that because I’m exhausted from not sleeping. Last night, though, in the quiet…
Day 6
Good morning! Today’s update will be short and sweet because honestly I just don’t have a lot to say! 🤷 I’m doing well and getting stronger in the parts that are awake. I got to do lots of OT and PT yesterday which is pretty much my favorite thing (except for seeing my kids, of course). 😁 The highlight was spending a good amount of…
Day 5
Good morning, everyone! Yesterday was a wonderful day. I had my first shower, got to dress in real clothes, and most importantly, got to see all of my kids! I had to get a hall pass to be excused from my floor and meet them in the lobby because of covid restrictions. The restrictions are frustrating but the staff was happy to help make it…
Day 4
I was able to get into a wheelchair and go out on the patient patio!
Good morning all! Shabbat Shalom to you. ❤️ I’m missing my family and community at The Bridge today, but I’m in good spirits. Yesterday I spent a good amount of time with PT and they were able to get me into a wheelchair – which enabled me to get outside for a few minutes! It was hot but wonderful. I’m getting stronger too 💪. I…