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Name: Nichole
Country: United States
State: Ohio
Metro: Cleveland
Birthday: 1/12/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: I love my God, my daughter, my family and friends. I am excited to be used by God in this crazy adventure we call life!
Expertise: I know a little bit about a lot!
Occupation: Medical
Industry: Medical
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Member Since:
1/29/2005
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| Does anyone still stop here?Hello xanga! I have set a new personal best for lack of posting. We are here. Alive. Thriving. Living in our new house. Lots of new and exciting on the horizon  and I finally completed my BSN. Woohoo. There's a lot more to say, but for now a simple hello will have to do.
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| Calling on you againOk, for all the prayers out there, we need you again. And if you are connected to other people, we need them too- so pass this along (please and thank you)
Long story short~ Lauren, a girl I have known (as an acquaintance) for a long time, was involved in a really bad car accident early Tuesday morning. Her mom happens to be my mentor for internship this quarter. They could really use as much prayer as they can get, because Lauren is in need of a miracle. Her car was found on the side of the road by a passerby after having been there for who knows how long. She is still unconscious today, after having surgery to alleviate bleeding in her brain. She also has various broken bones- legs, ribs etc. She is on a ventilator and has now developed a fever, indicating infection somewhere.
Her mom, Barb, has set up a carepage to keep people updated- you have to create an account to view it. Thanks in advance for praying!
http://www.carepages.com/carepages/LKWeLoveYou
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| Mommy help....Ok ladies. I've got a question. One that's been bugging me! So, how do you get your kids to pray?? I have been trying to encourage Kylie to pray after me and sometimes pray by herself while I listen, and SHE JUST WON"T DO IT! That girl definitely has an emerging independent streak, and I am struggling to bend her will and shape her heart. So help me out- I know at least one of you has a strong willed child And I'd love to glean some of your wisdom!
PS. If you think of it, would you be praying for our family. Tough times have come, and I cannot go into the (ugly) details right now. But I can feel a time coming where I am going to either 1. blow my top or 2. have a good, long, snotty cry. Then again, maybe both! Thanks in advance! By the way, my mama is great! She doesn't have any residual symptoms, and returned to work last week. We felt your prayers- thank you!!
And finally, I PROMISE (because I know you wait with baited breath on a daily basis) that when all this school nonsense is over, I will make updates a little bit more regularly. After all, how hard could it be to "post more" when I only post about once a month now?!?
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| A few more bumps in the road...Thank you to those of you who have offered kind and encouraging words in response to Friday's events. We have all drawn a great deal of strength from the outpouring of love and concern shown to us.
In an effort to keep a lot of people updated, I'll post notes here as I have the chance.
Yesterday (Saturday) brought a great deal of good news and tiny bit of news that made me raise my left eyebrow ;) Most of the prelim diagnostic tests have been favorable. There is no permanent effect (that we are able to tell) from the stroke and she has been up and about most of the day today. She was moved from the ICU to 2 North (stroke unit) and is enjoying a nice room with a little less activity than the hustle and bustle normal to ICU.
I was fully convinced that she would be coming home today, but this morning I learned that she had some significant heart rhythm issues last night. So now she's a cardiology patient (haha- there is a great deal of irony in this!) and will be having a procedure tomorrow afternoon. We are hopeful that tomorrow will be discharge day and are looking forward to having Kylie's "ma" home again!
Again, thank you for the way all of you have cared for us through this. We covet your continued prayers in the days ahead.
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| I have been absent from updating and reading about all of you for some time now. For lots of reasons. Some time related, some not. Some big, some small. Either way, I can't say for certain whether or not this is a permanent return, or just a chance to share something amazing/terrifying/awe-filled with you.
My mom had a stroke yesterday.
She is currently in the ICU and being closely monitored. I could feel all woe is me, why did God let this happen. But instead I want to tell you about all the amazing things that He did. I have never in my life experienced the visible hand of God and recognized it in such a short time.
We were both at work when I went to show her something for a patient, and she told me something wasn't right. And she couldn't get the words out- she sounded like she had a mouth full of marshmallows. She was dizzy and one side of her face was drooped. I looked her over, and one of her cardiologists (bosses) called on the phone. Random? NO! GOD! He told her to go straight to the ER. Another doctor came in, and agreed that something acute was happening. I left all my patients to someone else and headed to the ER with her in a wheelchair. Within a matter of minutes, she was in a trauma room, hooked up, IV in, and had a catscan. All while her stroke continued to evolve. People were moving like a well oiled machine. Random? NO! GOD! I called my neurologist friend (who happens to be one of the best in the US) who marched himself straight down to where we were. He talked with the doc, examined my mom, reviewed the CT and confirmed that she was in fact having a stroke- right in front of our eyes. This was all within 45 minutes of the onset of her symptoms. We cried out to the Great Physician right before she received a potent blood thinning medication and within 5 minutes of it reaching her body, ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS WERE GONE! Speech was clear, droop was gone etc. Random? NO! GOD! Then my tears came. A short while later, our neurologist was walking down the hall with me and said it was really an amazing thing that he was in the hospital. He said he's never in the hospital on Friday afternoons. If he weren't there, she wouldn't have received that medication. It's like I watched His hand move across the entire situation, caring for my mom because He has always had her in His palm.
I have more to say about this, but I just wanted to get some of it out, and share it with you.
Amazing.
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