Waiting but charging forward…
Last week was a rough one. Mom went through 9 hours of surgery at the University of Michigan on Monday to correct a carotid cavernous fistula, to no avail. She will head back into the same surgery this Thursday so the surgeons can try 2 alternative intra-venous routes, and then they’ll move to plan B. We are hoping the intra-venous routes work as they are less invasive and less risky. She is a trooper though and her vitals stayed strong through surgery and she has recovered well a week after surgery. Just anxious to be her normal self and get this over with! The time my mom was in surgery was agonizing to say the least, but I truly believe that there is purpose in times like this…things work together to grow us. I realized (again) how absolutely thankful I am for my amazing family. Doug, my dad, my brothers, future sister in law…through the 9 hours of waiting, we kept each other going with humor, some tears, food and starbucks coffee! It is so nice to know that through celebratory time
