Dec 3, 2021 my life changed forever.

December 3, 2021 started off as a normal day.
It was a Friday. I had to work and Theresa had to work.

I kissed her goodbye on the forehead as I always leave before she gets up.
When she gets up we usually share funny memes for a few minutes before she starts her morning routine.

She arrived for work at 7am. At 7:05 she called me and said she was going to the ER with head pressure.

I arrived shortly after I left work. When I got there. I thought she was having an anxiety attack because she was worried about some things.

I gave her some kisses on the forehead when I arrived and said “This is probably what you needed” She said ” yes,you’re right”.

After 10 or 15 minutes she had to go to the bathroom. I put her boots on because it was winter time. I sat her on the side of the bed. She was nauseous. She proceeded to vomit. Afterwards she leaned back in the bed and began convulsing. The nurse looked frightened and called for help. At this point I realized this was not anxiety. I thought “what the hell is going on?”

The staff immediately took her to catscan. I looked around and for the first time I was scared. I saw Dr’s and nurses everywhere. It was a little frantic. I sat by myself for about 20 min.

The nurse returned and said “This is not good. Theresa has a major bleed on her brain and it’s not good.” At this point I was thinking she might die.

The Dr said she has ruptured an aneurysm in her brain and she needs emergency surgery but this is not good.

The Doctor returned after the procedure with his head hung low and said “Weve stopped the bleed but this is not good”.

50% die at onset. After survival 1/3 have permanent disability including vegetative state. 1/3 have some disabilities and 1/3 recover but Theresa is very very very sick.

Theresa remained hospitalized for 7 months including rehabs. She is truly a miracle.

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I’m practicing starting my blog. I have a few extra days off. I like to reflect and write. I’m trying to decide on my niche.

This month celebrates 1 year of muligenerational living. I can tell you before Theresa’s injury we were looking forward to being empty nesters. More travel and freedom. Life had other plans.

Honestly up until last year I didn’t know my grandkids very well and it was a big void. The 7 months Theresa was in the hospital I barely saw them at all. Prior to that it was occasional weekend visits birthday parties. I was just working alot.

Fast forward to today I don’t have to wonder what they’re up to. I mean sometimes I do if I see a marker cap without a marker lol or little man flies by in a super hero costume lol. I love every minute. I feel so lucky.

Seeing my adult children and son in law everyday is a blessing too. One of my ways to say I love you is with food. I love to cook and they love to eat lol.

We all have a part to play and it works so well.
For those of you that don’t know Theresa will always need 24 hour supervision . With that being said she is a huge help as well. She loves waiting on the little ones. She is the official sandwich maker and drink pourer lol. She loves making them into shapes for them.

Theresa is very repetitive and it’s a struggle some days. We NEVER get angry about it. We come up with ways to be creative in our replies. For example Theresa was sitting on the back deck while I was prepping in the kitchen.

I had a pot of chili on the smoker and set the temp for 350. Within 15 minutes she came in an asked at least 5 times and said “what temp will the chili be done? I said “that’s the temp of the fire not the chili” She said “oh,ok” however this repeated every couple minutes. She was focused on that screen.Eventually I just said “425”. Problem solved. Half hour later we ate lol.

She hyper focuses on certain things and repeats them.

Even the kids recognize her repetitiveness and understand it’s not her fault. They are so understanding.

I could not do this without help. My family is a blessing and I get to hug and kiss them everyday and tell them how much I love them with my actions and my words.

❤️

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