This is the lastest update 1/31/2003
🙁 Well gosh, I don't know where to start!
As most of you know Kandy didn't not make a post on Katherine's condition yesterday, neither did I.
Katherine's blood pressure had shot up durning the night, they did another MRI and it showed more swelling of the brain. Of course they immediately started different med's on her, to lower her blood pressure and to relieve the swelling.
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Kandy and Katherine's folks are a total mess! Their spirits are not good, it's as if they have lost all hope and their faith!
Yesterday, Katherine's Grandmother got the news of Katherine's accident through the grapevine. A neighbor let it slip, they didn't want her to know due to her health problems. She suffered a stroke yesterday, was found and taken to the hospital she is in ICU, she also has a heart condition.
Katherine's folks want to go be with her and yet they don't won't to take the chance of leaving Kat. They are torn, and what I would call they are between a rock and a hard place. So they are staying with Katherine, hoping that they made the right choice. God my heart goes out to them!
And let's not forget Kandy. She isn't handling this very well at all. She has been trying to be such a trooper and be all cheerful and all, trying to get Kat to come around. And now it's as if she has lost all hope, talking about she can't lose Katherine, she needs her. The other day while with them they were talking about Katherine's upcoming birthday. Then they all started crying and we all cuddled in a group. I was trying to help as much as I could. I told them I would get a clown to come and deliver some balloons and just different things that I wanted to do to make this a happy birthday for Katherine. Then they started talking about Katherine growing up.....telling me what kind of personality she had as a baby, her Mama told me that by all rights she should have been stillborn, but she came out screaming and crying so loud! Letting the world know that she was hear! They said that was the best sound that they had ever heard! They told me all about her childhood, how giving she was even as a toddler. Then Kandy joined in and starting telling stories and I must tell you that was a wonderful moment for me sitting there listening to all these cute and funny stories of Katherine growing up. But when I got home ans as I was in bed, I was praying for Kat,Kandy and her folks and Grandmother and it hit me. They were talking about Katherine as if she wasn't here anymore!
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They are not hopeful any longer! And that is killing me inside! Doctors don't know everything, I talked to Katherine's Mama and told her remember when the doctors told you that Katherine was dead and that you would deliver a stillborn? She said through tears, oh God yes I do. I said well keep that thought close to your heart, because God is not finished with Kahterine by no means!!!!! She has far too much love to give, and she has so many people that she has helped and continues to help. She will beat this! It's gonna take time but she will beat this! I told her she must not lose her faith! Trust in God and to Katherine is young and before this she was in great health, her body was fit and she is going to come back to us!
So please, y'all have been nothing short of wonderful in giving of yourself. Sending prayers out for Katherine and Kandy & her folks! Showing what love is all about! Y'all have gave something that can't be bought!!!!!! Your unconditional love! And to me that is priceless!
I can't tell you how grateful we are for that! How much it is appreciated! We can't thank you enough, somehow a simple thank you doesn't seem fitting! But I assure you we all are very grateful for having such wonderful friends like y'all! Kandy asked me to also say thank you and that she loves y'all!
Thank y'all and I love you all too!
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God bless you all! I say this with all my heart!
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PS I forgot something important......When they got Katherine up they picked her up! She did not get up and walk, she isn't able to walk at all. And she was on a cot and put in the whirl pool. I for one think that they did too much too soon that day! That's just my humble opinion.
This was the hardest thing, that I've had to post. Hard to type through the tears! I wrote this with a heavy heart, one of the hardest post I've ever had to post.
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