WEEK 9

 

Hey guys!  This post will be more personal than crafting.  So, if you don't want to hear about how life here is going, just read the first part of the post and then move right along with your life.

CRAFTING

There was not a lot of crafting done this week.  Case in point

I got one row done on my sock.  Pathetic, right?

The shawl saw the most progress.  Yet, it is still not completed.

I finished another color of floss in this little section.  

Got a puzzle started and then I stalled out.

That is all for crafting.  If you do not want to continue, that is fine.  But I need to put down on 'paper' my thoughts and feelings from this past week.  After all, this is my blog and I get to make the rules.

LIFE DAY BY DAY

MONDAY - I spent quite a bit of time on the phone calling my secondary insurance company as well as the hospital billing department.  The hospital said I owed them money and yet my insurance company had sent them a check 6 weeks ago.  Since I had the check number and date it was sent, the hospital said they could now find out what happened with the payment.  Amazing!  I did manage to get 2 loads of laundry completed.  Got my sourdough fed and put into a clean jar.  'Dotty' is so active and is making great tasting food items for us.

Tuesday - This was my errand day.  Picked up my meds from the pharmacy, dropped off an Amazon return and then headed out to visit Jaxon in the rehab facility.  I was able to witness her physical therapy.  She has improved so much in just 2 weeks time.  She is walking with the assistance of a 4 prong cane and is able to get in and out of bed and in and out of a chair without assistance.  Great improvement.

Wednesday - Hubby had a Dr appointment and then we went to Sam's club and Costco.  We got a new TV for our living room from Sam's.  Our old one had a large dark spot in the middle of the screen as well as some distortion on the bottom of it.  It is so nice to be able to see the whole picture on the screen now.  And it was half price!  I finally found a new comforter for our bed at Costco.  The current one is pretty well used up with stitching coming out all over.  

Thursday - A fairly quiet day for a change.  I got menus for the week made as well as a grocery list.  Hubby cleaned half of the house while I did that.  I went and viewed a house that Josh and Stacie were interested in.  It was very cute and the remodel on the inside was nice.  The outside needed some work done to make it worth what they are asking for it.  Gosh, houses are so expensive now.  I got a call late asking me to go to the rehab with Tiffany, in the morning.  Seems they took off Jaxon's bandages and things are not looking good.

I was going to post the photo on here but decided y'all may not have the stomach for seeing it.  Therefore I will spare you the visual.

Friday - Went to the rehab by 9am.  Took a look at Jaxon's leg and knew we had issues.  The wound nurse came in and took photos and then left to call the ortho surgeon.  When she came back we were informed, Jaxon was being transferred to the hospital for evaluation and possible admission.  Thirty minutes later, Jaxon was on a transport and Jay, Tiff and myself piled into our cars and went to meet her at the hospital.  Once there, she was seen by an ER Dr and was informed her ortho had asked a trauma wound specialist to come and see her.  The specialist came in and was straight forward with us.  The large wound on her leg had necrosis and was in need of surgery NOW!  She had a CT scan taken of the wound area and determined there was a hematoma under the wound that was causing the necrosis and if not removed would eventually cause sepsis.

Jaxon went into surgery around 10pm and was in recovery about 90 minutes later.  The surgeon was please and was able to totally clean out all the nasty stuff and saw good healthy tissue around the area she cleaned out.  Jaxon' wound area is now the diameter of a cantaloupe.  She has a wound vac attached to it to keep any more nasty stuff from happening.  Jaxon has been up and walking to keep the blood supply active in the area.  The wound that got nasty is where her femur broke through the skin when she was hit by the motorcycle.  The Surgeon also informed us, Jaxon will probably be in the hospital for 2-3 weeks and will require more surgeries in that time as well as dressing changes (under sedation).

This was a long and very emotional day for all of us.  Jaxon has been a trooper through all of this.  Even though she is not happy with what is happening at the moment, she realizes there is not really much of a choice of what needs to be done if she wants to keep her leg or her life.

Saturday - Hubby and I did our early morning food pick up for the food bank.  Hubby had a meeting at church shortly after that.  While he was gone, I got all the laundry caught up.  Jay and Tiff dropped by to pick up a loaf of sourdough I had made for them as well as a couple of books of Jaxon's that got left in my car.  Hubby and I went to Mass in the evening and then enjoyed a good home cooked meal.  By 8:30pm I was so tired I went to bed.

This morning - I slept hard last night and didn't wake up until 6:30am.  I needed that sleep.  Then around 7:30am I got  a text from Jay stating Jaxon's boyfriend, who was the one riding the motorcycle that hit her, had died last night!  

I can not even begin to express my feelings about this.  The fact, this is the first thing Jaxon saw on her phone this morning just rips my heart out.  His mother was the one that let Jaxon know.  How devastated his family must be.  The fact, he was in a medical induced coma since the accident and they never really got to talk to him for the past 2 weeks. How hard it must be to know you won't have that chance again.  Also, there were so many people were watching when this accident happened.  What must be going through their hearts and minds.  

My mind is reeling with all sorts of thoughts.  I was preparing for different news this week.  Josh has another MRI this week to see what is going on with his brain cancer (glioblastoma).  We just hit the one year mark with his diagnosis.  Yes, we do see him having some issues with walking, memory, emotions, strength etc.  All signs of progression of the disease. 

If it were not for my faith, I think I would be curled up in a corner, rocking back and forth and crying.  But, I put my trust in my Lord and Savior.  He is my rock!  Even though I do not like what is happening, I still trust in Him.  He keeps me out of that proverbial corner. 

That is all I have for today.

Until Next Time.........................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!