OK - here I am - the once a month girl
no excuses though
I had some news to share
and wanted to get it out
3 weeks ago today
my brother was taken to the hospital
he had texted me on Tuesday saying he thought he had bronchitis
while he was at dialysis on Wed, the doctor gave him a prescription
then Saturday he was weak and his cough was bad
texting back and forth that night with his girlfriend
they admitted him, put him right in ICU and on oxygen
he had pneumonia
I did not go in on Sunday as he needed rest more than anything
and I planned to go in after work on Monday
Monday morning I was just leaving the house for work
when the phone rang
it was Stella - Gord's girlfriend - his breathing was bad
they are putting him on a respirator
I rushed to the hospital - scared for him
That first week I spent many hours in ICU
praying - crying - hugging
he was in bad shape - double pneumonia
acute respiratory distress syndrome
and scariest of all - sepsis
with his existing health issues - diabetes, kidney failure and a heart condition
this was not good news
he was so weak - could he fight his way back
all we could do was keep the faith
and pray
we would get good news, then bad news
it has been an emotional roller coaster
prayers pouring in from family and friends
I am thankful for Facebook as I could just post an update
every couple of days
there have been little things happen
they lower the sedation so he opens his eyes when we are there
and he was giving my hand a squeeze
then one night last week I was on my way home
I was feeling down
broken
losing faith
driving in the car - I started talking to Mom
asking her - no telling her - I need you now
I need you to step up - we cannot lose him
it is not his time - I knew that deep in my heart
feeling what I probably needed was just a good cry
that night I was getting ready for bed
I picked up my phone
it was 11:11
I smiled - looked up and said - ok
you got my message
the next afternoon at work I get a text from Stella
she had met with the doctor
he had said that Gord has just started showing signs of improvement
last night and today
Trev picked my up after work
I said do you really think - was it a coincidence?
no - not a coincidence
we have to believe and keep the faith
I am happy to say that when we went in today
he was awake
we were talking to him and he started to cry
I wiped his tears and told him how proud I was of him
he is a fighter - he fought for his life
and came out the other side
he still has a long road ahead of him
and when he found out the date he could not believe it
I told him I loved him and he mouthed the words back to us
both Trev and I cried in the hall leaving the hospital
but this time they were tears of happiness
a relief that he is coming back to us
with a little help from our angel.
xo
