I am so sorry it has been so long since I have blogged about my babies! So much has happened in the last six weeks - its hard to even know where to begin!
On Friday December 13th around 11:00am- I was in the Auxillary gym at North Paulding High School and I received a call from my Dad's Cell. I answered immediately because Dad never calls me at work, and it was then that he told me my mom has suffered a stroke and I needed to come get the kids. In sheer panic- I sprinted out of the gym to the main office and told them I needed to leave. I rushed to my parents house so that my dad could get to my mom in the ER. Its funny how quickly your whole life can be turned upside down. My sister met me at my parents house, and we waited there until Adam arrived to take Camryn and Reed. Jennifer and I arrived at Kennestone Hospital to see our mother. She was unable to speak, paralyzed on the right side, and didn't really know what was going on. She stayed at Kennestone Hospital until December 23rd when she was transferred to the Shepherd Spinal Center. Her expectant discharge date from the Shepherd Center is February 5th. She has made some significant improvements, but still is unable to walk or move her right arm. Her speech has definitely made improvements, but she is still affected significantly by aphasia. The stroke happened in her basal ganglia. It was a brain bleed, not a clot so the damage is more severe.
My family is speechless over the outpouring amounts of love, care, prayers, and positive thoughts that people are sending to us and our mother. Please continue to pray for her recovery. We know through our Lord's healing hands that she is capable of so much more than the doctors expect!
