August 28, 2009
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As they say in the South “Bless her heart!”
We Southern women know just how to say it….especially when we use the phrase “bless her heart” right behind speaking less than favorably about another woman’s behavior…choices, etc. But this time the phrase is full of all the sincerity this Southern mother can offer. Hillary is heading to surgery once again, but this time just three days before she had hoped to walk down the aisle (cane free) for her sister Brittany’s wedding.
When Hillary visited her doctor this week to begin the refill process for her baclofen pump (the implant pump to control spasticity) Veronica, Dr. Konrad’s nurse practitioner, was unable to find the crucial portal which removes– then refills– the liquid baclofen. After many, many tries at inserting the needle, scraping poking and sliding all around the pump, Hillary was sent to xray to pinpoint the portal’s location. Hillary had been such a trooper though it all. When we returned hoping to wrap up the process, we were told the rough news that the pump had flipped internally on her and Dr. Konrad would have to do surgery within days. The pumps alarm will begin going off on Sunday morning, but that will be the least of problems if her baclofen is not refilled within days.
So our girl will have to be in surgery on Tuesday morning, and then try to rally for the wedding festivities which will begin on Friday evening. Bless her heart!!! The great news in this is that Hillary has remained positive and hopeful through it all.
Please pray for Hillary’s quick and safe recovery and for our guidance as we determine next steps for her in the coming days. And of course anyone who knows the stress of weddings will understand our extra prayer request for all our family as we arrive on “Wedding Week” in Nashville.
XOXOXO
–Shawn
