So H continues to get better each day. It is still going to take quite a while to get back to normal, whatever that is these days, but she is making improvements daily.
She got moved down to the rehab floor of the hospital on Wednesday the 5th and was doing rehab and learning to walk again from 8 or so in the morning until about 3 or 4 in the afternoon. On Monday the 10th she got her cast cut off her ankle/leg and was told that she was going home.
She is now at home and happier then she was in the hospital. Who wouldn't be, right? She is still in quite a bit of pain and still has to go to physical therapy. Everyday is a new adventure and she is learning how to walk and do everyday things all over again.
She is a very lucky young lady and your prayers and thoughts are being heard and appreciated. If anyone is interested you can read about her on www.wisconsinmx.com, click on forums, general mx forums, and the thread is called: Woman Racer Seriously Injured. You can find pictures of her truck and updates from her family members. She also has a thread that she just started yesterday called: I'm home and thank you all. Go ahead and read if you are interested.
Thanks again!
Sable
Friday, November 14, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Update on H
Well it's going to be a long road to recovery, but the journey has begun.
H had 2 surgeries on Friday. She had surgery on her shattered ankle and on her right forearm. They were almost done with the surgery on her arm when they discovered a second break in her arm. So they had to take out the plates that they had just put in and replace them with larger ones. Her ankle and leg are casted but her arm isn't. There are stiches on the inside of her incision on her arm so that will heal from the inside out literally. About 1 1/2 hours after her surgery she was moved from ICU to IMCU (one step up from ICU) and was doing really good considering everything she's been through. On Sunday morning they moved her down to a normal room and took her chest tube out. She is finally off her Morphine IV and is just getting pain meds every 4 hours. She is still in a lot of pain and it's hard to hear and see her in so much pain. She does ask to be sat up in a chair but can only sit for about 30 minutes before she is crying and in too much pain to bear it any longer.
She can eat normal food, but doesn't have much of an appetite. She was begging for a grilled cheese on Sunday so they finally let her have it. You should've seen the smile on her face when the nurse brought it in. She ate half of it and fell asleep but it was really cute.
On Friday when I first saw her I started crying immediately. It was really bad. She was super swollen and you could just tell that she was in a lot of pain. She couldn't stay awake for more than a minute or two at a time because they wanted her to stay in a coma and the most she could say was I love you.
On Saturday she was a little more talkative and could talk in longer sentences. She could stay awake for about 15 minutes or so at a time and was no longer in an induced coma.
Sunday she could stay awake for about 30 minutes at a time and could almost carry on a conversation with you. She was asking about her accident and asking to see pictures. She was telling us what she remembered about that day. She remembers a good portion of what happened that day including falling asleep and then waking up and hitting a culvert. She can't remember if it was the first or second culvert but she does remember that much. She remembers that one of her friends found her and called 911 but she can't remember telling her friend her moms cell phone number. She was conscious when Abby found her but after that it's pretty much a blur.
Here is an update of everything that is broken: nose, C7 vertebrae, both collar bones, 2 ribs, pelvis, right forearm (2 places), left leg, and left ankle. She also lacerated her liver, and one of her lungs is punctured and collapsed. She is and always was breathing on her own which is a really good sign. She has also had a filter put in to prevent blood clots from getting to her heart.
She has been doing really good with everything. Right now it's just about pain control at this point. They do not have a projected date for her to come home yet but we are thinking about another week or two weeks. They are talking about moving her down to the rehab floor soon so she can start to learn how to walk and everything.
Please continue to keep her and her family in your prayers. They are definately being heard and appreciated.
~Sable~
H had 2 surgeries on Friday. She had surgery on her shattered ankle and on her right forearm. They were almost done with the surgery on her arm when they discovered a second break in her arm. So they had to take out the plates that they had just put in and replace them with larger ones. Her ankle and leg are casted but her arm isn't. There are stiches on the inside of her incision on her arm so that will heal from the inside out literally. About 1 1/2 hours after her surgery she was moved from ICU to IMCU (one step up from ICU) and was doing really good considering everything she's been through. On Sunday morning they moved her down to a normal room and took her chest tube out. She is finally off her Morphine IV and is just getting pain meds every 4 hours. She is still in a lot of pain and it's hard to hear and see her in so much pain. She does ask to be sat up in a chair but can only sit for about 30 minutes before she is crying and in too much pain to bear it any longer.
She can eat normal food, but doesn't have much of an appetite. She was begging for a grilled cheese on Sunday so they finally let her have it. You should've seen the smile on her face when the nurse brought it in. She ate half of it and fell asleep but it was really cute.
On Friday when I first saw her I started crying immediately. It was really bad. She was super swollen and you could just tell that she was in a lot of pain. She couldn't stay awake for more than a minute or two at a time because they wanted her to stay in a coma and the most she could say was I love you.
On Saturday she was a little more talkative and could talk in longer sentences. She could stay awake for about 15 minutes or so at a time and was no longer in an induced coma.
Sunday she could stay awake for about 30 minutes at a time and could almost carry on a conversation with you. She was asking about her accident and asking to see pictures. She was telling us what she remembered about that day. She remembers a good portion of what happened that day including falling asleep and then waking up and hitting a culvert. She can't remember if it was the first or second culvert but she does remember that much. She remembers that one of her friends found her and called 911 but she can't remember telling her friend her moms cell phone number. She was conscious when Abby found her but after that it's pretty much a blur.
Here is an update of everything that is broken: nose, C7 vertebrae, both collar bones, 2 ribs, pelvis, right forearm (2 places), left leg, and left ankle. She also lacerated her liver, and one of her lungs is punctured and collapsed. She is and always was breathing on her own which is a really good sign. She has also had a filter put in to prevent blood clots from getting to her heart.
She has been doing really good with everything. Right now it's just about pain control at this point. They do not have a projected date for her to come home yet but we are thinking about another week or two weeks. They are talking about moving her down to the rehab floor soon so she can start to learn how to walk and everything.
Please continue to keep her and her family in your prayers. They are definately being heard and appreciated.
~Sable~
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Really REALLY Bad Day!
So at 3:26 this morning I got a call on my cell phone from H's mom. She said that H had been in a car accident last night and is in the hospital an hour away. She had to be taken by Flight For Life to the hospital. She was on her way home from basketball practice last night at about 8 and got almost halfway home and then fell asleep. She went into the ditch and hit the first culvert and flew over it, then hit the second culvert and was ejected from her truck. If her truck would've rolled 90 degrees more it would've landed on top of her.
Needless to say, she has many injuries. Her upper right arm (which got broken early this summer due to a motocross accident), left ankle/heel and leg, pelvis, both shoulder blades, nose, 2 vertebrae in her neck, lacerations on her liver, internal bleeding, and a concussion. She is in the ICU in an induced coma and will be for a few days.
My head is spinning right now and I am so terrified. It could've been much worse then it was. She can breathe on her own and has not had a breathing tube., but she does have a drainage tube somewhere in the stomach area for the blood. If her lungs stay open like the have been and her liver doesn't bleed any more, she can have surgery to put screws and plates in her ankle tomorrow.
Any prayers for her and her family will be greatly appreciated. I will post updates when I know something more. I am planning on going to the hospital to be with her mom tomorrow when she has surgery.
Sable
Needless to say, she has many injuries. Her upper right arm (which got broken early this summer due to a motocross accident), left ankle/heel and leg, pelvis, both shoulder blades, nose, 2 vertebrae in her neck, lacerations on her liver, internal bleeding, and a concussion. She is in the ICU in an induced coma and will be for a few days.
My head is spinning right now and I am so terrified. It could've been much worse then it was. She can breathe on her own and has not had a breathing tube., but she does have a drainage tube somewhere in the stomach area for the blood. If her lungs stay open like the have been and her liver doesn't bleed any more, she can have surgery to put screws and plates in her ankle tomorrow.
Any prayers for her and her family will be greatly appreciated. I will post updates when I know something more. I am planning on going to the hospital to be with her mom tomorrow when she has surgery.
Sable
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Hot Dog for Halloween
I thought I would make a quick post for anyone that wants to see Murphy in his Halloween costume. It was an easy choice once I saw this one on Amazon.com. I fell in love right away and it's a perfect fit. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as we do!!!
Have a wonderful day!
Sable
Monday, September 22, 2008
Manic Monday!
So... I started off my morning by being late to work. Good thing the boss is very understanding and doesn't mind if we are a little late. It happens to everyone right?! Besides, I am rarely late. EVER. That helps too.
Anyways...I haven't blogged in awhile and I really need to keep on myself about doing it. That or someone else needs to. So...my relationship status is now complicated, more complicated then previously thought. We aren't officially together anymore, but we are "together" if you know what I mean. Let me clear some things up for you people out there in blogger land. As some of you may know from reading previous posts, I am bisexual. Wow! It's weird to actually say that. I don't know if I have ever really said that before. Anyways...my family doesn't know (well my sister and my aunt do but that's it) and that makes me nervous. They are a very understanding bunch, but it's still weird to think about talking about. It's not an everyday conversation, like "oh yeah! By the way, I'm bisexual. Just thought you might want to know." It's not that I don't think they have a right to know, or wouldn't want to know, they deserve to know. I really and truly believe they deserve to know, but there is a time and a place for everything and I'm not sure that time is now. My mom will be very supportive, she is the type of mom that has always encouraged us to be open and honest and has had conversations with me, my brother, and my sister telling us that that would definately not be the worst conversation that we could ever have with her (telling her we are bi or gay). She would much rather us be bi or gay then say a serial killer or something like that. I know, you are probably thinking who wouldn't right? But...I'm sure there are some people out there that would much rather have their child or family member be a murderer then gay. Anyways, my grandma's reaction will be much different. She is old school and has old school values and beliefs and doesn't really support gay or bi people. Not that she hates them, because that isn't it at all. She was raised to think that it's a choice, it's something that you choose and not something that happens to you. She doesn't see how two women or two men can be attracted to eachother and I respect her opinion. I love my family and I know they want the best for me and they want me to be happy. I just don't want them to fall apart with some news like this. I am afraid to tell her, to be honest I'm scared to death. My brother means more to me than anything and I'm not sure what he'll say either. I think he will just say oh ok and leave it at that.
So...as I'm sure you've figured out, H and I were together. We still hang out almost every day like we used to and things are 95% the same as they were before. She is dealing with one of her ex's right now and I truly think that has to do with why we broke up. She assures me that it isn't, but I can't help but have this gut feeling that it had SOMETHING to do with it. I guess what's meant to be will happen. She still tells me that she loves me, wants to hang out often, wants to know where I am, wants me to sleep at her house, and that sort of stuff. I guess I can see that she is in a tough spot, but at the same time I feel like I'm not good enough. I know that sometimes it's tough to get over past relationships, but I can't help but feel like this is unfair to me. I am the type of person that it takes a lot to make me want you out of my life, and I made a promise to her that I won't run away. I will always be there for her. It hurts to think that she could have feelings for her ex and it would break my heart to see them together, but I truly want her to be happy. I know people say that people say they just want the other person to be happy and then they themselves will be happy. Most of the time people don't really mean that, but I DO!
I don't know, I guess I just needed to get some things off my chest. Put some thoughts into words and see where that gets me for now. Please comment and let me know if there's any advice you have for me. I am all ears!
Have a wonderful day!
Sable :)
Anyways...I haven't blogged in awhile and I really need to keep on myself about doing it. That or someone else needs to. So...my relationship status is now complicated, more complicated then previously thought. We aren't officially together anymore, but we are "together" if you know what I mean. Let me clear some things up for you people out there in blogger land. As some of you may know from reading previous posts, I am bisexual. Wow! It's weird to actually say that. I don't know if I have ever really said that before. Anyways...my family doesn't know (well my sister and my aunt do but that's it) and that makes me nervous. They are a very understanding bunch, but it's still weird to think about talking about. It's not an everyday conversation, like "oh yeah! By the way, I'm bisexual. Just thought you might want to know." It's not that I don't think they have a right to know, or wouldn't want to know, they deserve to know. I really and truly believe they deserve to know, but there is a time and a place for everything and I'm not sure that time is now. My mom will be very supportive, she is the type of mom that has always encouraged us to be open and honest and has had conversations with me, my brother, and my sister telling us that that would definately not be the worst conversation that we could ever have with her (telling her we are bi or gay). She would much rather us be bi or gay then say a serial killer or something like that. I know, you are probably thinking who wouldn't right? But...I'm sure there are some people out there that would much rather have their child or family member be a murderer then gay. Anyways, my grandma's reaction will be much different. She is old school and has old school values and beliefs and doesn't really support gay or bi people. Not that she hates them, because that isn't it at all. She was raised to think that it's a choice, it's something that you choose and not something that happens to you. She doesn't see how two women or two men can be attracted to eachother and I respect her opinion. I love my family and I know they want the best for me and they want me to be happy. I just don't want them to fall apart with some news like this. I am afraid to tell her, to be honest I'm scared to death. My brother means more to me than anything and I'm not sure what he'll say either. I think he will just say oh ok and leave it at that.
So...as I'm sure you've figured out, H and I were together. We still hang out almost every day like we used to and things are 95% the same as they were before. She is dealing with one of her ex's right now and I truly think that has to do with why we broke up. She assures me that it isn't, but I can't help but have this gut feeling that it had SOMETHING to do with it. I guess what's meant to be will happen. She still tells me that she loves me, wants to hang out often, wants to know where I am, wants me to sleep at her house, and that sort of stuff. I guess I can see that she is in a tough spot, but at the same time I feel like I'm not good enough. I know that sometimes it's tough to get over past relationships, but I can't help but feel like this is unfair to me. I am the type of person that it takes a lot to make me want you out of my life, and I made a promise to her that I won't run away. I will always be there for her. It hurts to think that she could have feelings for her ex and it would break my heart to see them together, but I truly want her to be happy. I know people say that people say they just want the other person to be happy and then they themselves will be happy. Most of the time people don't really mean that, but I DO!
I don't know, I guess I just needed to get some things off my chest. Put some thoughts into words and see where that gets me for now. Please comment and let me know if there's any advice you have for me. I am all ears!
Have a wonderful day!
Sable :)
Friday, August 29, 2008
Happy Friday Everyone!!
Now I'm not exactly sure how many people read my blog, probably minimal at best, but Happy Friday to you all anyways! I haven't blogged in quite awhile because I am not quite up on the whole blogging thing yet. I'm trying to get used to it and improve my blogging skills. I just don't always know what to talk about.
Anyways...life has been pretty good lately. My birthday was last Sunday so now I am the big
2-2! Yay me (and mom and dad for having me) :)! No, I don't feel any older and I'm pretty sure I don't look any older. My birthday has been a sad/happy day for me the last 6 years. As some of you may know my father died of a heart attack on June 29, 2002 so he has not physically seen me have a birthday since I was 15. It's sad, but I know he is watching from heaven. I spent the day mostly alone with the exception of dinner with my family and my best friend Liz. It was an ok day but one that I sometimes would like to forget and just have it be another day on the calendar. I know I have no control over it, but I wish he could've been there. It would've lit up my day more than anyone could imagine.
My friends and I are what I consider to be better than ever! We are going strong. We have our arguments just like everyone, but after those arguments our relationship seems to be better then before. I know that people get busy and don't always have time to share their thoughts and feelings and I am guilty of that as well, but sometimes you just need to take the time. That's what counts. I love all of my friends and wouldn't change them or any of the experiences that we've had for anything. Everything that has happened in my life has made me who I am today and I am greatful for that.
I am currently in a relationship and I won't go into too much detail because I really don't want to, but it's going pretty good. It's different from my past relationships, but in a good way. I'm kind of scared and I know I shouldn't be, but things haven't been this good in awhile. There are challenges in every relationship and I am willing to deal with those, as anyone who loves their significant other should be. If anyone reading this would like more details, just ask. I may or may not choose to share them with you, but it's worth a shot right? I don't want to post them for the whole blogging community because I'm not exactly sure who all reads this, but feel free to inquire. I'm not trying to hide anything by any means, but it's a different sort of situation.
Anyways, I decided that I should probably blog today because I haven't in awhile. So I hope some people get around to reading the blog and I will come back soon to blog again!
Thanks everyone!!!
Sable
Anyways...life has been pretty good lately. My birthday was last Sunday so now I am the big
2-2! Yay me (and mom and dad for having me) :)! No, I don't feel any older and I'm pretty sure I don't look any older. My birthday has been a sad/happy day for me the last 6 years. As some of you may know my father died of a heart attack on June 29, 2002 so he has not physically seen me have a birthday since I was 15. It's sad, but I know he is watching from heaven. I spent the day mostly alone with the exception of dinner with my family and my best friend Liz. It was an ok day but one that I sometimes would like to forget and just have it be another day on the calendar. I know I have no control over it, but I wish he could've been there. It would've lit up my day more than anyone could imagine.
My friends and I are what I consider to be better than ever! We are going strong. We have our arguments just like everyone, but after those arguments our relationship seems to be better then before. I know that people get busy and don't always have time to share their thoughts and feelings and I am guilty of that as well, but sometimes you just need to take the time. That's what counts. I love all of my friends and wouldn't change them or any of the experiences that we've had for anything. Everything that has happened in my life has made me who I am today and I am greatful for that.
I am currently in a relationship and I won't go into too much detail because I really don't want to, but it's going pretty good. It's different from my past relationships, but in a good way. I'm kind of scared and I know I shouldn't be, but things haven't been this good in awhile. There are challenges in every relationship and I am willing to deal with those, as anyone who loves their significant other should be. If anyone reading this would like more details, just ask. I may or may not choose to share them with you, but it's worth a shot right? I don't want to post them for the whole blogging community because I'm not exactly sure who all reads this, but feel free to inquire. I'm not trying to hide anything by any means, but it's a different sort of situation.
Anyways, I decided that I should probably blog today because I haven't in awhile. So I hope some people get around to reading the blog and I will come back soon to blog again!
Thanks everyone!!!
Sable
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Confused...
Ok...I know I'm only about to turn 22 years old and I'm not supposed to have all the answers, but I wish I had a clue what's going on! I feel like everyone that is my friend or claims to be a friend is turning against eachother. One says that the other one uses me and the other one says the same thing about the first one. Who's lying? One? Both? I don't know anymore. I am starting to think that people live life for themselves, that they don't give a hoot about other people. Not that you shouldn't live your life for yourself, but should you step on other people to get what you want? I don't think so. Maybe I am the minority then. They are out to see what they can get from life, to see what they can get from people. It's starting to seem like almost everyone I know is a mooch. They always want one thing or another. Is it fair? Absolutely not! I know that I have a huge heart and would give anything for any of my friends. But their comments towards eachother make me wonder if they would be willing to do the same for me. I would literally give the shirt off my back to any one of my friends in a heart beat, but would they do that for me? I know that not all people are like that, but it makes me wonder. I don't want people to read this and feel sorry for me, but I had to get it out. I have a headache from thinking about it so much. It's like I want to turn my phone off and shut out all of my friends and just be with my family until I figure out who is real and who is fake. At this point I don't know what else to do. I am lost, confused, I feel used, and I don't know what else to do. At nearly 22 years old I have a nicer car then most "kids" my age, I have a decent job, and have lended my friends lots of money totalling hundreds of dollars. Was it the smartest thing to do? Probably not, but we all make mistakes. Some of them have been honest and trustworthy and paid it back, and others never will, but it just goes back to if I was in the same position if they would be all that willing to do the same. I am just fed up at this point. Why do some people feel the need to try and tear others down to bring themselves up? It doesn't make sense to me. Get to where you want to be because you got there on your own, not because you stepped on someone else on the way up!
Well...I think I am done for the night. My head is about to explode.
Sable
Well...I think I am done for the night. My head is about to explode.
Sable
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