Hello all… We don’t have as much to report as we would like, especially to those of you who are awaiting the big news. To fill in the blanks a bit, the doctors told Matt this morning that they were going to try Wendy off the vent today between 10am-11am. She has been having some great responses and even when Matt asked her if she wanted him to stay with her this morning and not go to church, she blinked for him which was exactly what he asked her to do. She did this a couple of times to confirm that she wanted him there by her side =0) So Matt and Wendy watched the sermon via live webcast, although according to Matt, Wendy fell asleep after 10 minutes~lol.
The doctors came back in and let Matt know that they have decided not to take Wendy off the vent today, but to wait and run a Contrast MRI first either today or tomorrow, to be 100% sure of brain/ clotting issues. Once they have the MRI results they will then proceed with the removal of the vent, if all looks well. If they suspect that removing the vent will become a problem, they will have to do a Trachiotomy (sorry again about the spelling), which Dr Bonasso had already explained to Matt and we are all aware that this isn’t a big deal and we are totally ok with it. The “trach” will then be how Wendy breathes instead of the ventilator. The positive thing is , Bryan has had rehab patients with a TRACH that have normal functioning, where as on the ventilator, Wendy is still stuck in her bed.
So it looks like another day of waiting.. but again we praise God for all of the positive baby steps! Cindy took the four girls to see Matt at Ruby this afternoon and they are hopefully going to be playing on the Ruby play yard on this gorgeous Spring day!
I also wanted to share these photos of the girls with everyone. We got these done on April 27th (Payge was 3 days old) because Wendy already had the appointment set and we didn’t want her to miss out on the opportunity to have her four princesses photographed.
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May 10, 2009 at 6:19 PM
All of the pictures turned out so good!! The girls are beautiful! I especially love the expression on Kylee's face. She looks like she's saying "What? I didn't do anything.." Can't wait for Wendy to see how wonderful the pictures turned out. :-)
May 10, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Wendy, your girls are beautiful! You are an amazing mother and you have so much to be proud of!!! I am blessed to know you! Love you and Happy Mother's Day!!!
May 10, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Okay the MRI was being done late this afternoon. I feel like a child at Christmas as I said before just waiting the news. The pictures are adorable. It looks as though Kylee is about to get into something. You have beautiful girls Wendy, so much to be thankful for. We are blessed. Looking forward to you waking up no matter what the results of MRI God is not finished with you yet. THE BEST IS YET TO COME! Love ya
May 11, 2009 at 1:34 AM
Wendy the girls are beautiful in these pics. Taryn is so grown-up looking and Kylee looks so innocent like, "Who Me?". You are such a blessed Mother and I know God is working on preparing you to come home. Each day is a little improvement and "little" is the word WE need to remember.
Patience...patience...patience.
Love you girlfriend!! Happy Mother's Day
May 11, 2009 at 6:45 PM
WENDY,the girls are soo beautiful! They look like they are waiting for u to walk through the door and say suprise!We are so blessed in knowing you and your family.You are going to be a walking miracle of how great our GOD really is!!God Bless,Love lill
May 13, 2009 at 2:02 AM
Thanks for sharing those pictures, what a beautiful family. What a beautiful church family you have who love as God would have us to love. Jesus is our strength God is our help in the time of trouble. In prayer for all here in Jax. Fl.
May 13, 2009 at 2:29 PM
They look so beautiful. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. God Bles them.
May 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Hi, I found this today this is proof that God Answers all prayers.
‘Miracle mom’ home after waking from coma
Her heart stopped twice after she gave birth; family was saying goodbye
Miracle mom awakens from coma
March 2: Just after giving birth to her fourth child, Lori Smith’s organs began to shut down. Right as doctors were about to take her off life support, she began to wake up. The whole family talks to TODAY’s Ann Curry about their experience.
Today show
This brings chills to my spine because I know she will recover.