by Kenna | Jan 17, 2014 | The Making of Milagro Man: A Story of Miracles and Love |
Chapter Seven: Life Shifts Steve’s step dad had just returned to California, so it was just us three women that day, the day the chaplain prayed for Steve. His two dads had been amazing at taking turns taking care of us. His step dad would fly in and stay a few days,...
by Kenna | Jan 16, 2014 | The Making of Milagro Man: A Story of Miracles and Love |
Chapter Eight: Telepathy The gratitude I felt that morning was for the doctors and nurses who were working hard to keep my husband alive. This feeling of deep gratitude quickly turned to a feeling of surrender. I realized I had been wanting to end this experience as...
by Kenna | Jan 15, 2014 | The Making of Milagro Man: A Story of Miracles and Love |
Chapter Nine: Expansion The next day Steve’s nurse was the same one from the day before. As his sister, mom, and I gathered around his bed doing our usual hand holding and foot rubbing, she seemed to be a little irritated with us, like we were in her way. Eventually,...
by Kenna | Jan 14, 2014 | The Making of Milagro Man: A Story of Miracles and Love |
Chapter Ten: Re-entry I hadn’t seen Steve awake since he had gotten off the ventilator and was placed in the new ICU room. He had awakened the night before while I was sleeping a much needed sleep. The first time seeing him awake happened the next morning as I...
by Kenna | Jan 13, 2014 | The Making of Milagro Man: A Story of Miracles and Love |
Chapter Eleven: Darkness With a Splash of Light The nurses told me about a condition called ICU psychosis. When a person has been removed from reality for a length of time and put in a room with no windows, and only tubes, monitors, and people they don’t know, they...
by Kenna | Jan 12, 2014 | The Making of Milagro Man: A Story of Miracles and Love |
Chapter Twelve: New Room, New Issues Moving to a new room meant leaving the constant care of one full time nurse to a situation of one nurse for two patients. Right before leaving the downstairs critical care Steve had thrown up while lying flat on his back. His...
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