Calling All Good Thoughts!

[trinamick]

Since this seems to be the place to come with troubles, here's a call going out for some prayers, good thoughts, etc. My cousin's wife got sick a couple of weeks with the flu and seemed to have recovered. Then last week she got sinus infection. Her husband took her to the emergency room, and they gave her antibiotics for her headache and earaches. It didn't seem to be working, but she went to work anyway. She felt worse this weekend, so she was trying to sleep it off. When she tried to get out of bed, she collapsed. Her husband and his bro loaded her up and took her to the ER.

They have found out that she has meningitis, and they don't know if it is the contagious kind or not. The doctor said if they had just put her back to bed, like they were going to, she'd have been dead in 12 hrs. Right now, it's not looking good. She can't talk, and she has been unconscious for 2 days now. They aren't sure if she will even wake up. If she does, she may have extensive brain damage. She doesn't know anyone or where she is.

She has a 10 yo son, and her husband refuses to leave the hospital. I live too far away to go down now, and I can't get off work. They have had a lot of financial problems lately, and this is going to sink them. She could really use some prayers/good vibes sent her way.

It's gonna be one of those weeks...

[samati75]

Sending my thoughts and prayers to your family.

[RescueFarscape]

Oh, trinamick.. I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with your family.

[fermicat]

Very sorry to hear that. Will be hoping for the best....

[Judith]

Hoping good things happen. I'm really sorry you and your family have to deal with this.

[grinner]

oh man... not good. prayers heading your way.

[I-am-so-Johns-girl]

(((((trinamick))))) Sending good vibes your way! :love:

[NYPinTA]

:hug:

[who45]

I'll be keeping her and the family in my thoughts and prayers.

[UTChick]

ABsolutely - you have our prayers & support. Tell them they've got a "few" scapers working the prayerways for them. We hope there will be a good turn around for her. That's so tough - hang in there! (The wheel is on the downside - it will go up - somehow)

[Nicola]

Many good thoughts heading your way. :hugz:

[trinamick]

Thanks, guys! It's nice to have someone to talk to when family isn't up for it. It's scary to think that something like that can happen so fast. I never worry about it if I get a little cold or earache, and headaches are a part of daily life for me. You don't think that it can lead to brain damage or death! I've had a headache for the last week that I assumed was part of this stupid flu junk going around, but that was one of the symptoms they said is a big one for meningitis (not that I'm concerned about mine, but still!).

They can't get her fever under 100 degrees, so that's their biggest concern right now. They have found air pockets on her brain, which they have never seen with a case of meningitis, so the doctors aren't sure what that means.

[Clarsax]

I'm sorry to hear about this. I hope she makes a swift recovery. Sending prayers your way. :hug: :hugz:

[harveywhispers]

Your family is in my thoughts. Please know that you always have a willing ear with your Scaper family.

[Lord Loser]

:hug:

[grapeshot]

Sending my prayers your way.

[Tiriel]

trinamick :hug:

Gawd, I'm so sorry! Plenty of good vibes headed your way and I'm keeping your cousin's wife in my thoughts. The human brain can be incredibly resilient! I'll keep my fingers crossed that she manages to fight off the infection!

It's terrible, we always assume that it can't happen to us or the people close to us and that makes it so much harder when something does strike home...

Love and Peace and My Best Wishes! :hug:

Tiriel :bounce:

[SweetpeaAeryn]

My prayers are goin out to her and your entire family and the doctors so that they can find out just what's going on so that they can help in the right way.

:hugz: :hug:

[BrowderChick]

Thoughts and prayers for all of you especially to her. I hope everything will work out for all of you. Keep us posted.

Alicia

[trubador]

WOAH!.... thoughts and prayers a-comin' your way!! :angelgrin

[trinamick]

Just a small update, well a big one for us. She woke up finally, which the doctors didn't even expect. She knows where she is now, but she can't hear and her eyes are crossed. She is able to speak a little, but she drifts in and out because of the pain and the morphine. Her fever is still high, and she is still in critical condition, but this is the first good news we've had. The doctors aren't sure if she will progress, but since she woke up, they think that is a pretty good sign. If everything goes well from here on out, she would still have to be in the hospital 10 days-3 weeks. They are still concerned about the air pockets on her brain. Right now there is no way to determine how much brain damage she has or if her hearing & eyesight will improve. It's a waiting game, but a little good news goes a long way. Thanks again, looks like all the prayers & good thoughts are working!

[generic_screenname]

I hope she continues to get better. You and your family have my thoughts and prayers.

[janey_13]

You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

[JadedLegend3]

Wow. Well, it probably is good that she woke up. Going to send some prayers that way. :hug: Why do these things always happen around the holidays?

Take care and be strong!


Jacqui :love:

[SweetpeaAeryn]

Thanks for the update! I'm glad to hear the good news. I will continue to pray for her, your family, and the doctors.

[UTChick]

Glad to hear the news!! We'll keep on praying until she's up walking/talking!!! Keep us posted!!

[Nicola]

Still sending postive vibes. And hugs. :hugz:

[VBKatLou]

(((((trinamick)))))

Glad to hear your cousin woke up. That's always a good sign. She and all your family are in my prayers.

Kat

[Clarsax]

I'm glad to hear she's doing a little better. You and your family are in my prayers.

[BlackThorn]

Good to hear the news. Hope she only does better with every day.

[trinamick]

My cousin called last night, and said she was awake more yesterday. The doctors tried to get her to walk, but she was too weak. She is still listed as critical, but they have gotten her fever down a little. Nothing else has changed, but the doctors think it's looking up. You do good work, Scapers!

[La Bomba]

I just came across this thread for the 1st time. I'm so glad to hear of her continuing progress. I'm adding my thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

[trinamick]

I just wanted to thank everyone for their good thoughts. My cousin's wife gets out of the hospital today, just in time to be with her family for Christmas. She still can't hear, and her eyes are still slightly crossed, but she can walk and talk again and that's enough for us right now!

On the down side, when we called my mom's aunt to pass on the good news, she told us that her daughter just had a brain aneurysm burst yesterday and is in critical condition. She is about my mom's age, early 50's, and she and my mom are very close. It's really hitting her hard. So I guess once again, I'm falling back on you guys for the good thoughts and vibes. What a year!

[harveywhispers]

More good thoughts coming your way!

[who45]

I'll be adding her in my prayers as well. Glad that your cousin's wife will be spending Christmas with family and that she is doing better.

[I-am-so-Johns-girl]

Sending more good thoughts and prayers your way ((((trinamick)))):hug2:

[DRD2001]

You have my good thoughts, and all my positive energy. This is turning out to be a season of medical mishaps. I too am facing problems within my family. I hope your holiday gets better.

[Judith]

I'm sorry. I know what it's like to have one bad thing happen, have it get better, think that things will be okay for a while, and then get slammed with something else the next day.

How well can your cousin's wife communicate?

[NYPinTA]

More good thougts...

[trinamick]

Originally posted by Judith_Shakespeare

How well can your cousin's wife communicate?

Well, she can talk a little now, so that's helpful for us. Her family is pretty much communicate by pointing and gesturing. She's pretty good at lip reading also, so she's getting by. She keeps saying she's going back to work in a couple of days, LOL! Somehow I think she'll have to be walking on her own and able to see clearly before they let her come back!

They still aren't sure what caused it, but they are afraid she has a hole in her sinuses or something that is allowing the infection to go to her brain. The concern is that if it's not fixed, she could get it again. They said she probably wouldn't survive a second bout of this. Scary.

As for my mom's cousin, it turns out she had a heart attack first. Apparently, the stress of that caused the aneurysm in her brain to burst. I think that must have happened after they got her to the hospital, so at least they could take immediate action.

When it rains, it pours...

[SweetpeaAeryn]

More good thoughts and prayers are coming your way. With all this going on, I hope your family will still be able to have a happy holiday. :santa: :snowman:

[Nicola]

:hugz:

[chri-baby]

this is my fiirst reading of this thread, I'm happy for your cousin in law's recovery and hope that it will continue until she is her old self again. I was sorry to read about your second cousin, I had just this week lost a 24 year old cousin of mine in a car accident and I would not wish that pain on anyone. my heart goes out to you and your entire family as well as my prayers. Tomorrow is Friday a holly day for my people and you and all your relation shall be included in my prayers.
Merry christmas.

[Clarsax]

I'm glad to hear your cousin's wife is doing better and I hope she makes a full recovery soon. I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your mom's cousin. I lost a friend to an aneurysm a few years back so I know what its like to go through that. I will keep them both in my prayers. :hugz: :hug: