7-21-07
Dear friends,
I’m taking a break from the hospital today as I have a million things to do for CFRI retreat, conference and travels to Seattle and New Mexico in the next 2 weeks. I heard Ana had a rough morning but went on a walk with Mama. Her phone’s been busy, meaning she’s up to talking.
Okay, Andrew just called after visiting Ana for 10 minutes. It’s another hard day. Although she walked, she feels like hell and is having a hard time breathing, on 3 liters of 02. She’s very uncomfortable. Her swelling is severe and they’ve ordered a CT scan to make sure she doesn’t have fluid in the chest. That was 5 hours ago and Andrew was frustrated nothing has happened yet, esp. since Ana can’t eat anything until after the CT. She is sitting up and the good news is her last chest tube was removed. I hope her kidneys are okay. She feels miserable and even asked Trent to take a break from visiting. Mama is with her now.
I want to thank Naomi for taking video photos of Ana as she was getting ready to enter surgery. I’ve posted them on the 7-12-07 ”Ana’s Transplant Status” update. Please check them out. They are very touching.
I just wanted to thank Heidi, Ana’s coworker, for the following poem:
Breath
In the stillness of thy mind
Let a righteous wind blow
To give unto thee
The second breath of life
For the trials of the womb
Ushered forth the first breath
And so too…
Shall the trials of life
Escort the coming of a second birth.
Thy past transgressions then shall be forgiven thee
Like a mother
Who forgives the child
For the pangs of labor,
For it was the first breath of life
That gave unto thee mortality
And, caused thee to see beyond the womb,
Yet, shall the second breath
Cause thee to see
Beyond temporal existence
And notice thy place in eternity.
‘Tis then that ye shall truly breath again
And lay thine eyes upon my face,
To remember oh so well-
Why ye chose to breathe at all.
-Leaven
Breathe, Ana, breathe. - Isa