To view Jessica on Fox TV, Click on Link Below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW_vstm0bS8
Today is Constitution Day in Mexico, or "Dia De La Constitucion". It is a Patriotic Holiday here in Mexico.
Traditionally Mexico has celebrated the anniversary of its constitution on February 5th every year, however current Mexican labor law, effective 2006, now establishes that the Mexican Constitution be honored as an official holiday on the first Monday of February, regardless of the actual date. It is one of Mexico’s "Fiestas Patrias" or Patriotic Holidays.
Mexico has had several constitutions during the course of history since its independence from Spain in 1810. These are the Constitution of 1824, the Constitution of 1857 and the Constitution of 1917, which is currently in effect. It was drafted during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1921) and officially adopted as the Mexican Constitution on February 5th, 1917.
Special thanks to Barbara for bringing over some homemade sandwiches and muffins. It was good to have something different than hospital food. Also, special thanks to Sylvia who came by with a few items that were needed. Both of these woman are from the Union Church here in Monterrey! They have become my friends and "prayer warriors"! Thanks!
Also, a former coma patient that we have come to know very well - Fern Kwantes - is due to arrive here on Feb. 4th. May God bless her travels from Canada as she returns for necessary ketamine boosters with Dr. Cantu.
Yesterday, Jessica received another ketamine booster with Dr. Cantu. These boosters are a necessary component in that they help with reinforcing the original coma and also, for Jessica, they help with the pain that she is experiencing and to keep any more lesions from reappearing. Dr. Cantu has called Jessica the Queen of Ketamine in that she requires a large amount ( 1g over 2 hrs.!) We thank God everyday for Dr. Cantu and we pray for God to keep him safe and well. There are days when I don't know how he does it all - he is tireless - and simply amazing! God has truly blessed Jessica with very special doctors these past 4 years!
On another note - we would like to say congratulations to the Lyme disease documentary called "Under Our Skin" and its producer Andy Wilson. It is currently one of the 15 contenders that were nominated from a field of @90 documentaries for an Oscar. Please pray that it makes it to the top 5 in that category and that it ultimately wins the award for Best Documentary! If this happens, it will help to raise awareness about Lyme disease and the effects that it has on those suffering with it, as well as the enormity of this illness as well and the devastation that just like RSD, it can cause! Also, an article about it is currently being featured in People magazine - Feb. 8th issue. The hopes is that thru awareness with documentaries and articles such as these, we too can find a cure and help people get the proper treatments that they need for Lyme disease!
Remember this - As with Jessica's journey - and anyone's journey through their illnesses and trials in life --- We must thank God for his love and protection and know that ultimately every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation! God is in control! God bless you all!
In God's love,
Today and Tomorrow,
Jessica's Mom*
"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying: "THIS IS THE WAY, WALK IN IT". Isaiah 30:21
***To post a Comment, CLICK on Comments Below***
I wonder if you will be able to see fireworks from the window as they celebrate? I remember being in (Manila many years ago now) for New Years Eve. People boarded up their windows with anything they could find-0 even just newspaper. This was to keep the toxins out from the burning tires that were lit up all around the city to honour the holiday. There were also guns fired into the air and firecrackers set off. It was quite a cacophony but the fervor in the people and their true desire to bring in a new year that would be filled joy, was overwhelming. I look forward to hearing what the celebrations look like today for you.
ReplyDeleteI hope and pray, Jessica, that this booster you had yesterday will give you many days of relief. May you feel comfort, relief and strength today.
See you soon!
-Fern
Wow, that is allot of ketamine!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are so thankful Jessica has been able to receive a much needed booster. May God use this to move her forward in her healing!
What a blessing for Elena and her family to have you and Jessica there to help them along in their journey.
It is amazing to see how God provides.
We will be praying for all the RSD patients and the doctors who are working so diligent to help the patients.
With love & prayers,
The Turners
Hey my two little beauties, HI from good old New York. Give that beautiful Jessica a big hug. I'm praying for your relief from the pain and suffering that you have endured for way too long. Love you both. Bonnie
ReplyDeleteYesterday's Mass song was "be not afraid". It is a good feeling to follow the Lord-nothing to be afraid of.
ReplyDeleteupdate on Barbara Maitan Graves-her baby boy does not want to come out into the cold. He is 10-12 days late. Many tests have been done to make sure he is fine and what the best method to deliver will be. They are wondering if he will be over 9 pounds(remember Julia was on time and weighed it at just 7 pounds)
We await this miracle that God will give us.
We hope your miracle of healing will be soon.
Linda in Saratoga(so blessed to live near my children and grandchildren)
Using words you used for the doctors, Gina....We thank God for YOU and we pray for God to keep YOU safe and well. We don't know how YOU do it all - YOU are tireless - and simply amazing! God has truly blessed Jessica with a VERY SPECIAL MOTHER!
ReplyDelete- Jane & Steve
I have the strongest child and wife. Nobody I know can endure what Jessica has gone through. She has the heart of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteAnd what can we say about my wife Gina. She has the heart of King David.
David
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeletePraying for you.........Crystal
ReplyDeleteI recently found your site. I am 32 yrs old and have been sick since age 14. I have a disease called mitochondrial disease which is a progressive disorder. It first started with GI dysmotility which necessitated TPN (IV nutrition) by age 16, then autonomic dysfunction (increased HR, BP, heat/cold intolerance, etc), then leg muscle pain/tremors, fasting intolerance, decreased stamina and lastly, within the past three years, severe autonomic dysfunction and muscle fatigue when I try to sit, stand or move. I have now been bedbound for 1.5 out of the past 3 yrs, with the past year being completely bedbound (not even able to see any other rooms in my own home as transferring me to a wheelchair is so exhausting for my body I am limp within minutes and can't move my muscles---they get very heavy, almost paralyzed, and I can't move them d/t how fatigued I become).
ReplyDeleteI would love to chat with you guys more and share more of my story. We also have a daughter via surrogacy (I went through IVF three years ago, prior to becoming really ill). Our daughter, Julianna Hope, is 8 months old and the light of our lives. Thank God....truly....for my mom who holds our family together and she and my partner, Dave, take care of both me and the baby. Mothers are a true gift.
Please feel free to email me for my website with more of my story. I soooo understand Jessica's desire to get better. Actually, I live in Philadelphia, and my neurologist (Terry Heiman-Patterson) is at the hospital, Hahnemahn, that Dr Schwartzmann works at so even though I don't have RSD, I know of several people who have gone through the ketamine coma here and who see Dr Schwartzmann.
Anyway would love to be in touch.
Praying for Jessica and your family,
Malisa
malisam@comcast.net
Also--two good sites to learn about mitochondrial disease--
www.umdf.org and www.mitoaction.org
Giving up is easy,
ReplyDeletewhen your dreams seem far away.
And life is full of obstacles,
You face them everyday.
But, no matter what the challenge
FAITH will get you through it.
So never quit BELIEVING,
just remember, God can do it!
Hi from Mom of 12 year old with RSD in Virginia. I haven't left you a message in a while but want to tell you tonight that you stay in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for the ministry you do through this blog- you are precious!
ReplyDeletein Christ
hi, jessica. it's emily, your fellow coma patient friend. we took a "nap" the same week there in monterrey. although i have not written in some time, you are always in my prayers.
ReplyDeletethank you, sarah gina for keeing this blog going. i'm able to check in from time-to-time and learn how to pray more specifically for jessica and her healing. it's also wonderful to hear how the Lord in working his miracle in jessica and the other coma patients. thank you.
as for me, i was truly blessed to travel to see my brothers and sister at christmas. we had not seen each other in 3yrs due to my rsd. it was wonderful to be fortunate enough to celebrate the holidays with family again.
my healing, too is day by day. my focus is on the now. not what i've lost or how i think i should be. that only fuels the frustration and pain. i wake every morning and thank the Lord it isn't filled with the horrible buring pain i once endured. i hug, squeeze and tickle my daughter at every opportunity. i kiss my husband like i did when we were newlyweds. i smile so much and so often i've actually been asked by strangers "what are you smiling about?" well, i've got A LOT to smile about!
i saw my pain management doctor this week for a pump fill, etc. he said you me that i almost look normal. he said it's the best he's ever seen me. although my days still have pain, they are no where near the excruciating pain i endured every day and night. baby steps toward healing, jessica. you've come a long way since being delivered by ambulance 5 months ago.
blessings,
emily wilford
my friend recently sent me this poem. i think it sums up the life many of us experiece with chronic pain.
ReplyDelete"The Quilt Holes"
As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls.
Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life.
But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all.
I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened.
My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air.
Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me and nodded for me to rise.
My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness and wealth, and false accusations that took from me my world, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only somehow mustering the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me.
And now, I had to face the truth… My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.
I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light.
An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes.
Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, 'Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.'
May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!
Author Unknown
i know your quilt, too, is threadbare, jessica because you have let the light of Christ shine through.
blessings,
emily wilford
I heard about Jessica while flying from Florida from Nancy Sustersic who was my seat neighbor. We started talking before the plane left the ground and by the time we landed in Atlanta were friends. I was touched to learn about Jessica and the devotion of her Mother. A poem I'd like to share with you:
ReplyDeleteCrossings
I came to the swift, raging river
And the roar held the echo of fear;
“Oh, Lord, give me wings to fly over,
If you are, as you promised, quite near.”
And He said, “trust the grace I am giving, all-pervasive, and sufficient for you.
Take My hand, we will face this together;
But My plan is—not over—but through.”
Best wishes on your journey!
ugg boots, prada outlet, ray ban sunglasses, christian louboutin, oakley sunglasses, tory burch outlet, replica watches, louboutin pas cher, tiffany and co, tiffany jewelry, ray ban sunglasses, nike air max, longchamp outlet, louis vuitton outlet, polo outlet, longchamp pas cher, jordan shoes, kate spade outlet, louis vuitton, nike air max, oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton outlet, nike roshe, gucci handbags, oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton, air max, oakley sunglasses wholesale, sac longchamp pas cher, ray ban sunglasses, longchamp outlet, cheap oakley sunglasses, longchamp outlet, christian louboutin outlet, uggs on sale, replica watches, nike free run, nike free, prada handbags, jordan pas cher, louis vuitton outlet, christian louboutin shoes, christian louboutin uk, michael kors pas cher, nike outlet, ugg boots, burberry pas cher, polo ralph lauren outlet online
ReplyDeletenike trainers uk, timberland boots, ipad cases, chi flat iron, nfl jerseys, soccer jerseys, iphone cases, lululemon, babyliss, baseball bats, nike air max, hermes belt, mac cosmetics, celine handbags, new balance shoes, valentino shoes, s6 case, ghd hair, beats by dre, iphone 6s cases, jimmy choo outlet, oakley, mcm handbags, herve leger, iphone 5s cases, hollister, north face outlet, ferragamo shoes, hollister clothing, longchamp uk, asics running shoes, nike roshe run, wedding dresses, iphone 6s plus cases, louboutin, iphone 6 cases, soccer shoes, vans outlet, insanity workout, giuseppe zanotti outlet, mont blanc pens, ralph lauren, abercrombie and fitch, iphone 6 plus cases, north face outlet, p90x workout, nike huaraches, instyler, bottega veneta, reebok outlet
ReplyDelete