I am very behind on blogging. I have the pictures, rest assured, but this month has been CRAZY. I will be catching back up here within the week. So keep checking back. The posts will be dated accordingly starting at February 2 and coming foward.
Thank goodness for notes and being able to keep my pictures straight... I just have to get them onto here and a blog post created for each one.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Life is Precious {Reminders}
Today started as any normal day. Other than the fact that my children didn't have school. The roads were bad and they called it off. Thank you Mother Nature for the wonderful snow storm! I shoveled, the kids played and the morning ticked away.
And then at 11:29 this morning I was reminded at just how precious life is.
The phone rang, I saw the caller ID. It was my mom. Her calling at this time of the day was strange in itself. And her voice on the other end of the phone made me a tad sick to my stomach. The sound of someone who is not feeling well rang in her voice. She started off by asking how I was doing... strange I thought, she should be at work. She then proceeded to tell me she was calling from the hospital. I shouldn't be worried she proclaimed, but she was having chest pains, shortness of breath and her arm was sore. They had already done an EKG and that had come back normal, but they were going to send her in for an angiogram. She reassured me from the other end of the phone that everything was okay, and I didn't need to come to see her. She didn't want me on the roads.
Later in the afternoon my dad called. They had done the angiogram and had put in a stint. My mind raced. What in the world? How can this be? My mom is nothing but an active woman. The definition of healthy. She eats right, she exercises, she rides horses, she is a spitfire! But.... they had found two blockages, one that required the stint and the other should be able to be treated with medication. My mind still raced, and I had a loss of words... other than "what in the world?! I don't get it."
As the night wore on I got a phone call from my mom. At 6:52 this evening I was once again reminded of how precious life is. I talked to her, she was in high spirits, and her voice wasn't so sick sounding. I could hear the sound of a medical room in the background. The machines beeping... and my mind went to my grandparents... my mothers parents. Who, two years ago, already, had passed away. And all the wonderful genetics that they had passed onto my mother. Causing todays reminder of how precious life really is, and how in one instant things can change forever. Today I am thankful and blessed to have my mother.
I love you mom.
This photo was taken 2 days ago, on Sunday... My mom is in the middle, walking the horse. As her 82 year old aunt takes a ride on a horse.
And then at 11:29 this morning I was reminded at just how precious life is.
The phone rang, I saw the caller ID. It was my mom. Her calling at this time of the day was strange in itself. And her voice on the other end of the phone made me a tad sick to my stomach. The sound of someone who is not feeling well rang in her voice. She started off by asking how I was doing... strange I thought, she should be at work. She then proceeded to tell me she was calling from the hospital. I shouldn't be worried she proclaimed, but she was having chest pains, shortness of breath and her arm was sore. They had already done an EKG and that had come back normal, but they were going to send her in for an angiogram. She reassured me from the other end of the phone that everything was okay, and I didn't need to come to see her. She didn't want me on the roads.
Later in the afternoon my dad called. They had done the angiogram and had put in a stint. My mind raced. What in the world? How can this be? My mom is nothing but an active woman. The definition of healthy. She eats right, she exercises, she rides horses, she is a spitfire! But.... they had found two blockages, one that required the stint and the other should be able to be treated with medication. My mind still raced, and I had a loss of words... other than "what in the world?! I don't get it."
As the night wore on I got a phone call from my mom. At 6:52 this evening I was once again reminded of how precious life is. I talked to her, she was in high spirits, and her voice wasn't so sick sounding. I could hear the sound of a medical room in the background. The machines beeping... and my mind went to my grandparents... my mothers parents. Who, two years ago, already, had passed away. And all the wonderful genetics that they had passed onto my mother. Causing todays reminder of how precious life really is, and how in one instant things can change forever. Today I am thankful and blessed to have my mother.
I love you mom.
This photo was taken 2 days ago, on Sunday... My mom is in the middle, walking the horse. As her 82 year old aunt takes a ride on a horse.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Doctor's News
Today I had my follow up appointment from my bone scan last week. I am so happy with the results. SO SO happy. I am going to be able to run the 5k in April. Yes, you read that right. I am! The doctor read the scan and he was happy to report that the stress fracture sure does look like one but it is very minor. The real problem at this point that we need to get past is the shin splints. I had no clue what a shin splint was. I thought it was just when you were running and your shins hurt. Oh no, not the case. A shin splint is actually the muscle around your bones in your leg separates from your bones. Yes, painful. Which explains the horrendous pain when I am doing high impact exercises. He stated that he thinks the fracture probably has been there and it is healing, it is so small. So, diagnosis is great and the treatment is once a week physical therapy to get back onto a running schedule and also in ten days I am allowed to hit the treadmill again, as long as my physical therapist gives the okay. Starting out at ten minutes a week and then upping it to 12.5 and so on and so forth for eight weeks and then rechecking with the doc and going from there. I am allowed to cycle and use an elliptical though!
So happy! Here is the bone scan. There is actually splints on both sides, which we will work on in PT, but he is amazed that only the right hurts. He also stated there would only be a matter of time before the left would start to feel the same as the right, had I not gone in. So caught early, we are on the mend!
So happy! Here is the bone scan. There is actually splints on both sides, which we will work on in PT, but he is amazed that only the right hurts. He also stated there would only be a matter of time before the left would start to feel the same as the right, had I not gone in. So caught early, we are on the mend!
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