Good Evening Everyone - I hope that you all had a good day today. Bo has made another day off the vent and is doing well. He is really pushing and trying to get himself out of the hospital, I just pray we can make it this time. I am afraid to talk about it, I just do not want to jinx ourselves in anyway. He is looking good and feeling better.
We did have an interesting day that was complex for me. We visited the 3rd floor ICU, the people that fought so hard to keep Bo going and held me up in the darkest of days. Bo has a hard time remembering most of his stay there, it will be forever left in my memory. The nurses promised me that Bo would walk out of there, I promised we would walk through when he could. So today we walked in. I was taken back by the memories flooding in, Room 3 will be a room that holds my hopes and dreams along with my worst fears. It is hard to put into words that emotions coming running back. It is truly a blessing how far those baby steps have taken us. Ironically the nurses, Pam, Nicole, Nicole, Elise and Angie were working today. These girls took care of Bo in his most critical of days. I could not surmise the words to thank them for what they did for Bo. How do you thank someone for saving the person you love most in this world. If any of the nurses from 3rd floor ICU and any Nurse ICU and out of ICU are reading this, Thank You. I know that isn't enough, but what else do you say. Thank you for helping Bo, Thank you for caring more than you should, Thank You for choosing the profession that you chose, Thank You for taking the additional time to hold the loved ones up when you are also taking care of patients. Not only did you help Bo, but you made it possible for me to enter the ICU everyday. I teased everyone today that they never knew how I was going to be when I walked in. They assured me it was alright and "normal", but I know hugs were not part of their job, everyday I got one. I do have to say that the nurses kept telling Bo how good he is looking and well he is doing. I had to remind them that I kept telling them Bo was handsome if they would just get some of those tubes out of the way. I tell you, you all think Addi is funny, but we all know where she gets it from. We did get a few tears from of the nurses and it was everything I could do to not. They appreciated seeing one of their "miracles" doing so well. Their job is hard and everyday I am reminded how differently things could be. God has a plan and Bo and I will do everything to make everyone proud of the life we will lead. We need to make them and you all proud of us. Those nurses sure like to act tough and do their job well, but they care, probably to much. Never doubt that they do not care.
Well that is enough of my soap box, it was just crazy to come full circle. Crazy...
Love to All
Christi, Addi and Bo