June 19, 2018
This email was originally written by my very good friend and Life Coach, Kimberly Roe. Kimberly is helping me manage all of the aspects of care post-surgery (and if you read my blog posting listed below, she assisted in the preparations as well).
Please Kindly Note: I am not able to respond to emails, texts, online messages, or phone calls. I am not ignoring you, I love each and every message. But I am working hard to recover. It will be a long process that takes all of my energy 24/7. That means that all communications must be very limited from me, allowing me to keep all of my energy focused towards rest, healing and recovery. I am only currently responding to contact from my two wonderful kids, Holly and Thomas, and my daily caregivers. I will be posting updates to my blog that can be read by all. Please know, I am progressing well, but healing the brain is a very slow process not like any other. The brain ONLY heals during periods of complete rest assisted by proper meds and proper movement. I hope everyone around me can understand this process.
Updates: Update notifications will only be sent via email.
If there are any changes, then a posting will be made to my blog site and emails will be sent to everyone on the email list that Kimberly is keeping. If you wish to be kept updated, please send your EMAIL address to Kimberly Roe to receive the latest updates:
oggiebogens
Thank you Thank you! I appreciate each and every one of you, and cannot wait to give you a {big hug} when I see you!
Peacefully yours,
Linda
Linda's Blog
From Kimberly Roe:
Hello Everyone!
This email was originally written by my very good friend and Life Coach, Kimberly Roe. Kimberly is helping me manage all of the aspects of care post-surgery (and if you read my blog posting listed below, she assisted in the preparations as well).
Please Kindly Note: I am not able to respond to emails, texts, online messages, or phone calls. I am not ignoring you, I love each and every message. But I am working hard to recover. It will be a long process that takes all of my energy 24/7. That means that all communications must be very limited from me, allowing me to keep all of my energy focused towards rest, healing and recovery. I am only currently responding to contact from my two wonderful kids, Holly and Thomas, and my daily caregivers. I will be posting updates to my blog that can be read by all. Please know, I am progressing well, but healing the brain is a very slow process not like any other. The brain ONLY heals during periods of complete rest assisted by proper meds and proper movement. I hope everyone around me can understand this process.
Updates: Update notifications will only be sent via email.
If there are any changes, then a posting will be made to my blog site and emails will be sent to everyone on the email list that Kimberly is keeping. If you wish to be kept updated, please send your EMAIL address to Kimberly Roe to receive the latest updates:
oggiebogens
Thank you Thank you! I appreciate each and every one of you, and cannot wait to give you a {big hug} when I see you!
Peacefully yours,
Linda
Linda's Blog
From Kimberly Roe:
Hello Everyone!
It has been exactly a week since Linda went in for her brain surgery and I wanted to get an update out since many are asking about her well being...
Her doctors feel the surgery was a huge success, with virtually no chance of the tumor coming back. It was benign (yay!). That being said, it did take them a bit longer than originally anticipated for them to remove it due to it's attachment (requiring 20 staples).
They did keep her in OR Recovery/ICU until late Wednesday evening, when it was decided to move her to a regular room. After weaning Linda off of intravenous meds first thing Thursday morning, she was observed to make sure she could take meds orally without incident or reaction. Because of her strong physical condition and the success of her moving to oral meds, this allowed her to be released home on Thursday, ahead of schedule.
They did keep her in OR Recovery/ICU until late Wednesday evening, when it was decided to move her to a regular room. After weaning Linda off of intravenous meds first thing Thursday morning, she was observed to make sure she could take meds orally without incident or reaction. Because of her strong physical condition and the success of her moving to oral meds, this allowed her to be released home on Thursday, ahead of schedule.
Although Linda is doing quite well considering the procedure she just underwent, she is very much in recovery mode. She does tire easily and does have trouble keeping up with multiple correspondence. Full recovery is expected to take anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks. The first few weeks we are helping her with post-surgery med management, movement, diet, cognitive & motor functions.
Along with lights, sounds, smells...too much correspondence/conversation is hard for her to manage. For the next few weeks we would like to ask that people do not text or stop by (exception will be for immediate caregivers). Updates will be sent out every few days and a link to a blog Linda will respond to has been attached to this email.
If anyone is able/wanting to help: please text me (Kimberly) directly 832-723-5576
- Next week a few hours in the afternoon & a few hours in the evening someone to sit with her, make sure meds/food/movement/walks are being accomplished
- Picking up grocery items
- Over next few weeks may need transport to/from appointments
- Infection is still high while staples are in, so limiting contact until staples are removed at 2-3 weeks also limits exposure to infection
Cards and well wishes are also VERY much appreciated. She does see and read every email and well wish that is sent.
Here is the link to Linda's blog, where she will be answering questions & adding more information regarding her progress via the blog instead of individually. Please check frequently, and feel free to share the following link ...
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