Dear Family & Friends,
To view Jessica on Fox TV, Click on Link Below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW_vstm0bS8
This will be a quick post as I don't know how long my computer will work and stay connected.
Let me start by saying that this past week has had many ups and downs.
The city of Monterrey is trying to rebuild and regroup after a devastating hurricane - the likes of which have not ever been seen here. We received over 25 inches of rain in a 3 day period! Many people were without power and water for days. Many roads were damaged by the excessive weight of the water and many bridges have been deemed not safe for passage. All homes received some type of water damage, whether it was thru windows, under doors, or by dirt being drawn into their homes by the excessive rain.
Please read the following article about the Hurricane:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100703/us_nm/us_storm_alex_monterrey
Jessica's Dad & sister Michelle arrived safely this past July 4th. Dad will be leaving this Saturday morning and Michelle will be staying for the month to finally be with me and Jessica. It is so good to have them here even though we have had a week of crazy occurences in the apartment due to the storm. We are still experiencing rains everyday and another tropical storm - Bonnie - is looming in the horizon.
Dr. Cantu has virtually been here everyday as Jessica is experiencing low grade fevers again. The plan is to do "house calls" with the infections disease doctor - Dr. Dillman (aka Dr. Febricula). He has run some bloodwork and cultures and he put Jessica on levoflaxin daily for 7 days in the meanwhile. Please pray that the fevers will resolve as her pain has increased due to the fevers/infection.
Dr. Cantu leaves on vacation this Sunday and Dr. Luis (Luigi) will be visiting Jessica in the apartment and doing her medications and such. Special congratulations go out to Dr. Luigi and His wife Emma on the birth of their first child - a daughter - named Regina. She was born on July 5th, the same day as her Mom Emma and also her grandfather --- Amazing. She is beautiful - a true "princesa".
I will try to blog a longer post in the next few days. It has been crazy here with the storms and the water and settling in. Imagine having problems in your home and having to get them rectified. Then imagine trying to do that all in spanish and in Mexico and then add a hurricane into the mix! God is good and he has provided the support we have needed thru friends that we now have here in Monterrey! Some days though are definitely easier than others.......
We hope you are all well. Thanks for all the continued prayers for Jessica and for our family. Please pray also for Blair and Fern who recently left the hospital after their boosters to return to their homes in Canada.
May God continue to keep us all safe, well and in good health!
In God's love and with his grace,
Sarah Gina (Mom to 3)*
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Good Morning Michelle, Jessica and Sarah Gina! I can imagine how wonderful it is to be all together again!
ReplyDeleteAnd how you guys just keep marching through! Through rain and sleet and storm "ALEX"....oh... forget that...that's the mailman's slogan,and we know how S-L-O-W that can be in Mexico, eh! It's so sad to see the pictures of the impact ALEX had on your home away from home. Prayers that David made it home safe and sound and Monterrey ends up wash anew and reborn with God's help!
May Jessica respond quickly to the meds and be feverFREE real soon.
May today bring great advances in progress on Jessica's health and journey to a pain free renewed life. God is great and we all miss all of you! Hurry home...the beach is calling! XOXO
Nancy & Jose'
What a crazy tie ndeed! So glad to hear that the doctors are doing their best to keep Jessica well and also in the apartment!
ReplyDeleteSarah, pretty soon your English is going to be your second language and Spanish your first!
Our trip home from Monterrey was eventful to be sure and then we arrived home to a short heat wave here! Weather has been crazy around the world!
Miss you all already. Hope that things get sorted out soon and that we can connect one of these first days.
Blessings to you all! Hope David had a safe trip home and won't be too lonely without his girls. :)
Hello Ladies,
ReplyDeleteYour family is an inspiration to all. God is watching over you and he will bring Jessica through these difficult times. And, no...I cannot imagine being in Mexico, living in a temporary home alone, in a hurricane, trying to food shop, cook, communicate with medical staff, bail water out of my apartment and get through what you have done. I don't think anyone can and still, you can smile and make others laugh. We pray that Jessica will soon be without infection. May God keep you all strong, in body and spirit and may he help Monterrey and its people to recover from the devastation from the hurricane.
Lots of love and prayers, Rosemary & John
How wonderful that He provided so many friends down in Mexico to help you during this time!
ReplyDeleteMay God continue to bless your family and keep you safe from harm. May he quiet down Jessica's body and mind and bring her complete relief from her pain.
With love & prayers,
The Turners
I recently learned of Jessica's story and this blog and have been reading it to learn what positive affects ketamine has provided during your daughter's recovery after the coma. However, I'm not actually reading much about your daughter. Could you please provide a little less ancillary information involving the weather and the names of various friends of friends and more information regarding Jessica. I'm not learning much about her physical condition and recovery in this blog and would like to see more of that.
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica
ReplyDeleteI'm a friend of Nancy's on Marco Island and we look forward to your return to the United States sometime soon. With each day may you get stronger.
Tammy Miloro
so happy that you got to see your family. what a special time for all of you. god bless and keep you all. hope the rain is over. believe it or not, we are having unbelievable rain now too. Boats are looking better all the time. ha ha!!!!! love to you all, Bonnie
ReplyDeleteSomething to encourage you ...
ReplyDeletehttp://newlifechurch.bc.ca/movies/july132010norm.html
A testimony of a man who, 8 years ago was thrown from a horse and he broke his neck, became a quadrapeligic and is now able to walk with a walker.
Small steps = HUGE advances!
With God, all things are possible!
Keep going, Jessica!
When setbacks and failures, and upset plans
ReplyDeleteTest my faith and leave me with empty hands
Are You not the closest when it's hardest to stand?
I know that You will finish what You began
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thn4fgLvOfo
Endless warm and positive wishes go out to Jessica and to you (and all those) who are helping take care of her. She and you all are absolutely amazing. Really ah-mazing!:) I have had severe nerve pain for 10 years-- although not as extreme as Jessica!-- and I know how hard it is not only to have that kind of pain but also how hard it is for the people around you. When people are there for you when you're sick like that-- it means everything! So I just wanted to pass that along, because really, you all are so special.
ReplyDeleteI did want to ask, how is Jessica's pain now-- is she doing better? much better? I sincerely do hope so and im praying you all are doing well and better than ever. :)
Much love and best best wishes...
Tiffany