Making Lemon-Aide: Recovery

Monday, October 10, 2011

Recovery

We got word from the Dr. that everything went well. Mom is currently in recovery and will be there for the next 40 minutes. Then she will be taken to her room where she will stay until her next surgery on Thursday. That is all I have to report for now, but I like to think that no major news is good news :)....

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Memere + GrampaOctober 10, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Sounds very encouraging! Good news! Will be looking for more updates! Thanks girdling this Julie!
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Memere + GrampaOctober 10, 2011 at 10:29 AM
I should have previewed that last post. Meant to say ... Thanks for doing this Julie......
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ChristinaOctober 10, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Thanks for the update!
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As many of you know, Mom has been suffering from severe back and overall body pain due to Scoliosis and Stenosis for over five years now. She is at the point where not a day, hour or even a minute goes by without her being in severe and sometimes debilitating pain. Despite the constant pain, she still manages to put a smile on her face every day and continues to do her favorite activities. She draws strength from Pilates, throws hay to her goats, and of course endures the long plane ride across country to visit her wonderful grandchildren. To me, this is the best illustration I know for the saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."

It is time for Mom to get corrective spine surgery for the 60 degree curve in her back that is a strong contributer to her constant pain. She will undoubtedly be thrown many lemons during her recovery process, but I am confident that she will continue to courageously turn her daily dose of lemons into lemonade. My job will be to aide her (hence the name "Making Lemon-Aide") during her recovery process and I will try my very best to keep you all updated on her progress. In addition to Mom's courage, I drew inspiration for the blog's name from Mom's love for everything lemon and her collection of lemon squeezers, which are a fond memory of mine since childhood. I know the lemon squeezers will definitely come in handy for making lemonade ;).