Archive for February 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Backtrack
Ramona is having trouble maintaining her saturation tonight. She is in the high 60’s to low 70’s and they are trying to figure out why. We’re trying to go with the flow, but we are both here at the hospital and are very scared that this might be a serious set-back.
16 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Saturday, February 24, 2007
On Intimacy
I’ve been commended many times this past week for trusting my instincts and taking Ramona for a second opinion. It’s so clear now that that was the right thing to do. Well I have a confession to make. At the time I wasn’t so sure if I was doing it for the [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Helping with groceries
Just wanted to draw your attention to a new way to help Jane and Andy these days: grocery runs. Thanks for all the ways you have been providing for the Fabulous Four!
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Ann
Friday, February 23, 2007
On Togetherness
I was talking to the nurse-practitioner today about Ramona’s tenuous long-term prognosis. Trying to get concrete answers from her is like squeezing blood from a stone. And it doesn’t help that I assign special meaning to every time she raises her eyebrows, looks over my shoulder or checks her clipboard. I mean [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Friday, February 23, 2007
Site outage coming late Saturday night
Just a little heads-up here: Our hosting provider will be taking their whole operation down for about three hours starting at 1:15 AM CT on Sunday, February 25, for emergency electrical repairs. If you try to visit RamonaMae.com then, you’ll get a whole lot of nothing — but please come back Sunday morning and we [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jon
Friday, February 23, 2007
She Smiles
We’ve had a lot of glimpses of the old Ramona.
15 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Friday, February 23, 2007
Moving On Up..
I called Ramona’s room this morning to check in on the superstar. The Mom who answered was clearly not Jane. When I got a hold of Jane I found out why. Rock Star Ramona is doing so well that she has been cleared to move to the cardiac floor.
11 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jen
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Dark Clouds
This is what a whack job grief makes you. When Andy and I lost our first pregnancy I remember thinking, “If I hadn’t been so concerned about the pregnancy and gone to the doctor so early, if I’d have demonstrated a little faith, this wouldn’t have happened”. And today, while holding our little [...]
27 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Update about night vigils
Many thanks to those of you who have volunteered to sit up with Ramona overnight! Your love for Ramona and family has been so encouraging. Unfortunately, the hospital is now informing us that only parents can stay with Ramona overnight, so we need to scrap our earlier plan. Thanks, though!
4 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jon
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Pink as a Piglet!
Our little Mona Mae is a wonder. I remember the first time the doctors did rounds the morning after her surgery. They spoke in hushed tones, they were serious, they were soothing. This morning they just marched right in and started teasing each other and the nurse, making comments about Ramona’s progress [...]