Mom and her good friend Heidi Wesdyk-Shelley from 2019 (via facebook)
I hope everyone had a nice weekend,
It’s the end of the first full week of Connie in the ICU. Time files when it’s standing still.
I’m going to slow these updates down a little; trying to emphasize major milestones (and hopefully no setbacks).
Due to some blood pressure instability, Mom has been sleeping pretty often, which can be concerning…
But on Sunday she got a visit from her longtime colleague and friend, Heidi Wesdyk-Shelley.
“She had a big smile when I walked in and was able to tell the nurse who I was and how we know each other,” Heidi told my sister, Mia.
Heidi witnessed some of what Dad and the rest of us have been seeing which are moments of very clear memory and personality but veering off into spurts of tangents of whatever else is on her mind. The nurses continue to say this is normal.
There are more visitors lined up for this week, and I know they each bring her encouragement and comfort.
I talked to mom on the phone on Sunday. When she calls me, she’s always in good form, so I’m not totally privy to what is like when her blood pressure is off and she’s much weaker. Instead, she was full of happiness. We made plans to go to the Saratoga Racetrack next year. She remembered a crepe shop in Saratoga that she was already craving. And she landed a few funny one-liner’s that made me laugh.
I keep reminding her that I’ll be there first thing on Thursday morning with my partner, Michelle. My sister, Mia, has plans to get there in early September. Mom loves to hear this, and I know she’s counting the days.
If all continues to improve, Mom will be out of the ICU wing in 14ish more days. There will be more time in the hospital, but I think being able to get out of the room full of bleeps and bloops and hourly neurochecks will give her a little more time to rest and start looking towards life back home in Cortland with her puppies and her husband.
I’ll write again soon, certainly once I can see her in-person and talk to the doctors and nurses I’ve made friends with on the phone so far.
Have a good Monday.
Luka
“One last thing… The nurses there are amazing and seem to be taking wonderful care of her.” - Heidi Wesdyk-Shelley