“It was such a blessing to find myself thriving in the middle of the pain. Unless you find a way to do that, there’s always going to be this fake illusion that once you get there–wherever “there” is for you–you’ll be happy. But that’s just not life. If you can’t find happiness in the ugliness, you’re not going to find it in beauty, either.”
~Jo Gains~
Her temp back to normal and heart rate in low 110s. They are moving her off the ICU sometime today to a regular hematology room on 15th or 16th floor.
Heart rate in the 120s. Getting unit of blood because her hemoglobin is low. Rest of vitals about the same as before.
Temp holding at about 101-101.5
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Jen is having something called sinus tachycardia.
Defined as
Sinus tachycardia (also colloquially known as sinus tach or sinus tachy) is a sinus rhythm with an elevated rate of impulses, defined as a rate greater than 100 beats/min (bpm) in an average adult. The normal resting heart rate in the average adult ranges from 60–100 beats/min.
Being caused by dehydration caused by infection and fever. They are hydrating her with more fluids.
JoAnn Gaines reminded me today to not just live but to thrive. So I have mustered up all my thriving and energy before I walked into this ICU room. I get to be right here with my sweet girl and that is the best blessing I could ask for.
Her attitude is still very good. Her bp most likely low (100/50) because she is dehydrated so giving her fluids. But her wc has dropped way down so the trend up has stopped. This most likely because of an infection. They think it was the pic line that was infected so it was pulled and a new central line put in at her neck. She is fighting fevers. Her pulse has remained decent in the low hundreds. And respirations in the low 20s.
Also she received a hemoglobin transfusion this morning
I’ll update more later but they sent her to James and admitted her. Fever up and down. They pulled her pic line and are putting different line in
Twelve weeks seems like an eternity. Not a single day in that time have I escaped the worry. Eighty-four continuous days of wondering what the day will bring, hoping for something that changes the course from pain and suffering to we beat it and all is well.
I don’t know how she keeps her positive attitude. Her successes had been previously measured by how much is in a bank account or what career choice was made but now we see success and strength have little to do with any of that. She had found contentment in circumstance, courage during adversity, and hope during heartache.
Tonight as we sit here and wait to see what is causing her low grade fevers, she doesn’t complain. She seems to understand it is all part of getting there. They (the staff) here too are amazed as she smiles through it. God blesses me each day with her and her positive attitude.
I would like to thank everyone for the kind and heart felt birthday wishes today here on facebook, text messages, snaps, birthday cards, and the nurses who got me cupcakes and sang to me today while I got my transfusion. You all made my day extra special!
This is not where I expected to be in my life at 29. But sometimes our plans in life are not God’s plans. It is hard sometimes not knowing what my future holds. But I do know I will celebrate another birthday and that I will be healthy again.
We have to accept that plans change. Life happens. We need to adapt and move on. We need to trust in God and his plan for us. Although being sick is not what I had planned for the end of 2016 and the start of 2017 I know he is guiding me to a better life. I just have to open my eyes and my heart to him.
Although being sick isn’t easy in the slightest on myself or my family. I feel that I have been blessed with an amazing opportunity to get to know myself better. I get to build my relationship with my family and with God in a whole new way. And I get to see the world with new eyes and hopefully help others like me or those who may know someone like me.
So thank you to everyone who has made today special for me. And remember as I have said so many times before…..
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Here’s to my 29th year….the best year I will see yet.
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