Journal entry by Berrin Ammons —
I'm sure ya'll are thinking I fell off the earth, Thank goodness I did not. I'm a full time nurse and in school full time, my first priority was getting Bonnie recovered enough to get back to her house after discharge. . so here we are again with an update.
Bonnie was discharged two weeks ago😃 She recovered with me and Judson for the first four nights. This was a good transition for her, we live in a ranch style home and I was available to provide her care as needed around the clock. This also kept Kristen and Judson from using their personal paid time away from work. (For those that didn't know, I had pre planned 12 days off. Divine Intervention for sure!) She is progressing well, eating when her appetite can tolerate it and walking. After major surgery, it's normal for ones appetite to be suppressed for weeks and even up to a few months after. There were a lot of changes in her body in combination with anesthesia and medications. Her battle wounds are healing and we are all slowly coming off the adrenaline rush that lasted a few weeks.
Kristen, Judson and I are back to work, school and life. We are getting Bonnie to/from appointments and out of the house when she feels like it. She is getting stronger everyday and adjusting to her new normal.
We are so thankful for ALL the visits, food, flowers, card, texts, groceries and treats... the list goes on and on. The four of us have loved and leaned on each other hard, because that's what family is for! We are so appreciative for support of friends along the way. It's not possible to get through something like this without ya'll!
love & happy hearts,
Berrin
Bonnie was discharged two weeks ago😃 She recovered with me and Judson for the first four nights. This was a good transition for her, we live in a ranch style home and I was available to provide her care as needed around the clock. This also kept Kristen and Judson from using their personal paid time away from work. (For those that didn't know, I had pre planned 12 days off. Divine Intervention for sure!) She is progressing well, eating when her appetite can tolerate it and walking. After major surgery, it's normal for ones appetite to be suppressed for weeks and even up to a few months after. There were a lot of changes in her body in combination with anesthesia and medications. Her battle wounds are healing and we are all slowly coming off the adrenaline rush that lasted a few weeks.
Kristen, Judson and I are back to work, school and life. We are getting Bonnie to/from appointments and out of the house when she feels like it. She is getting stronger everyday and adjusting to her new normal.
We are so thankful for ALL the visits, food, flowers, card, texts, groceries and treats... the list goes on and on. The four of us have loved and leaned on each other hard, because that's what family is for! We are so appreciative for support of friends along the way. It's not possible to get through something like this without ya'll!
love & happy hearts,
Berrin
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