I am thinking this may be my last journal post on how Dana’s doing.  His inflammation from his infection has gone down quite a bit but he still has some discomfort as far as he knows his UTI  is gone so his isn’t on any antibiotics right now. These are not necessarily COVID related but because of the catheter and hospital stay most likely🤷‍♀️

I am thinking this may be my last journal post on how Dana’s doing.  His inflammation from his infection has gone down quite a bit but he still has some discomfort as far as he knows his UTI  is gone so his isn’t on any antibiotics right now. These are not necessarily COVID related but because of the catheter and hospital stay most likely🤷‍♀️
He continues with PT and is making progress but gets a little frustrated in the fact that he tires easily.... his minds says yes I can but his body says... no not so much!! He couldn’t open a bottle of pop for someone and he says I can’t since Covid... is that a Covid thing they ask.... no probably not but when doing his OT his grip and strength weren’t there... but that too will improve.

Today he wanted to talk again about his stay and still trying to understand why he was so confused and swearing and whatever..... he too wants to understand what really went on

I tell him it’s hard for me... I wasn’t there most of my information came from over the phone yes we tried to zoom or FaceTime but We didn’t know what any of the nurses or Drs looked like... We don’t know what the rooms were like... he thinks or thought we were there... but we weren’t..... he has memories of thing we don’t know if it happened or if it was dreams.

 He doesn’t understand why this upsets me.... why we can’t have these conversations ........ why I get worked up???
I don’t know if he thinks this was a vacation for me or if it’s a male vs female mindset....  I guess for me I was trying so hard to keep everything together, answering everyone questions, being supportive for my kids, working, dealing with all the day today stuff because life was going on.... all the paperwork... all the unknowns and looking forward to the 1 call a day for the most part on how he was...that time for more was very hard.... I know he doesn’t understand... we may never truly understand....

I honestly don’t know how families with special needs or critical health issues do all that for a much more extended period.... the last 3 months feel like a year.... honestly March is a blurr until Dana wants to talk about it

I know people don’t believe in Covid, or definitely have strong opinions on it....  at school the kids have been so tired of wearing masks.... all I know is Dana almost died... he questions why God saved him and not others..... he wants things I feel to be back to normal.... but for me he isn’t his normal self.... oh he can still talk the same and do pretty much the same things.... but this experience has changed him.... for the good I feel.... but still navigating through all this new uncharted  territory will take some time

from the beginning we said baby step... and baby steps we continue... if he overdoes the next day he can do nothing .... lots to figure out but he is making good progress...

slow and steady wins the race 

Thanks again for all the prayers, love and support!!!!!! We as a family appreciate it tremendously 💙💚🙏

He continues with PT and is making progress but gets a little frustrated in the fact that he tires easily.... his minds says yes I can but his body says... no not so much!! He couldn’t open a bottle of pop for someone and he says I can’t since Covid... is that a Covid thing they ask.... no probably not but when doing his OT his grip and strength weren’t there... but that too will improve.

Today he wanted to talk again about his stay and still trying to understand why he was so confused and swearing and whatever..... he too wants to understand what really went on

I tell him it’s hard for me... I wasn’t there most of my information came from over the phone yes we tried to zoom or FaceTime but I didn’t know what any of the nurses or Drs looked like... I don’t know what the rooms were like... he thinks or thought we were there... but we weren’t..... he has memories of thing we don’t know if it happened or if it was dreams.

 He doesn’t understand why this upsets me.... why we can’t have these conversations and why I get worked up??? I don’t know if he thinks this was a vacation for me or if it’s a male vs female mindset....  I guess for me I was trying so hard to keep everything together, answering everyone questions, being supportive for my kids, working, dealing with all the day today stuff because life was going on.... all the paperwork... all the unknowns and looking forward to the 1 call a day for the most part on how he was...that time for more was very hard.... I know he doesn’t understand... we may never truly understand....

I honestly don’t know how families with special needs or critical health issues do all that for a much more extended period.... the last 3 months feel like a year.... honestly March is a blurr until Dana wants to talk about it

I know people don’t believe in Covid, or definitely have strong opinions on it....  at school the kids have been so tired of wearing masks.... all I know is Dana almost died... he questions why God saved him and not others..... he wants things I feel to be back to normal.... but for me he isn’t his normal self.... oh he can still talk the same and do pretty much the same things.... but this experience has changed him.... for the good I feel.... but still navigating through all this new uncharted  will take some time

from the beginning we said baby step... and baby steps we continue... if he overdoes the next day he can do nothing .... lots to figure out but he is making good progress...

slow and steady wins the race 

Thanks again for all the prayers, love and support!!!!!! We as a family appreciate it tremendously 💙💚🙏