A quick note to better navigate and plan your visits to Jan. To get a quiet visit and plenty of time, plan to visit during the weekdays (those who can). Mornings and early afternoons are best.
Understandably, Saturday and Sundays are really busy times. These are the only times most people have to visit loved ones at the hospital. In this crowd, some have gone home without seeing Jan or have felt pressured to leave too soon to make room for others to visit. My apologies, if you have been in this situation.
Keep in mind that anyone visiting Jan does it out of love for her. Don't give up visiting and or blogging. She will need your support more in the days to come.
-Fede
Jan had a brain hemorhage on February 10,2006. Against all odds, she survived and has gone far on her recovery. Her ordeal has been a source of pain and limitations, but also it has been a source of inspiration and learning for many. This blog is a caregiver's account. We hope one day she will tell her own story with her own words. -FC
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- The gloves are off! And: Moved again.
- Jan is getting well
- A hopeful note on progress
- Visiting
- Right side, left side
- Two weeks
- Information on SAH
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- A comment on Sue's entry below
- Jan's Progress from Sue
- Jan had an angyogram
- Life in Intensive Care
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- From ICU to Intensive Care
- Change of Address. . . .
- Three pieces of good news!
- Power of many
- Three pieces of good news!
- Saturday morning (Feb. 18)
- From Jan's sister-law Sue
- Louise saw a smile
- Hope in 2 seconds flat
- A sign of progress!
- Thursday morning (Feb 16 7am)
- Wednesday morning update (Feb. 15)
- Jan's second surgery
- Tuesday Evening (Feb. 14)
- Well wishes
- From Fede
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If my heart was a river
If my heart was a river,
it would bear no scars,
it would embrace the rocks,
turn, roll and explode
in a joyful laughter
dissipated in white foam.
If my heart was a river,
it would bear no scars
when the curious child
sent that flat-rounded stone
skipping over the surface,
leaving ever growing rings,
soon to be hidden
in the memory of its flow.
If my heart was a river,
it would bear no scars,
when my love dipped her feet
in its waters to cool her day,
or when she raised her voice
to stop its flow,
or when she mixed
her tears with my waves.
But my heart is not a river,
it bears scars
as if it was wearing
the fingerprints of life.
F. Carrillo
Orest, a good friend of mine put music to the poem. You can listen to it here:
http://odeo.com/episodes/2000824-Heart-Like-a-River-September-27-session-mix
it would bear no scars,
it would embrace the rocks,
turn, roll and explode
in a joyful laughter
dissipated in white foam.
If my heart was a river,
it would bear no scars
when the curious child
sent that flat-rounded stone
skipping over the surface,
leaving ever growing rings,
soon to be hidden
in the memory of its flow.
If my heart was a river,
it would bear no scars,
when my love dipped her feet
in its waters to cool her day,
or when she raised her voice
to stop its flow,
or when she mixed
her tears with my waves.
But my heart is not a river,
it bears scars
as if it was wearing
the fingerprints of life.
F. Carrillo
Orest, a good friend of mine put music to the poem. You can listen to it here:
http://odeo.com/episodes/2000824-Heart-Like-a-River-September-27-session-mix
1 comment:
I wrote a comment the other day in which I offered to put on a CD for Jan some of the worship songs I recorded at church in the last couple of weeks.
Unfortunately I have found that the recording quality is not too good - makes me wonder if they would cause Jan more strain to understand them than bring her comfort.
Meanwhile, Jan, it is so encouraging to read about your continued progress; it seems that you are making progress everyday. I continue to ask people in every praying circle I know to pray for you and your family.
Several years ago you were praying (unknown to me at the time) for a group of people that included me, and your prayers resulted in some changes in my life. Now I'm trying to get as many people as I can to pray for your continuing recovery.
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