EXCERPT FROM EMAIL TO FRIENDS IN MY BOOKCLUB
“She's finally going quite well, after leaving ICU About 10 days ago. Thought we'd never get her off the *^$% ventilator - it was very scary.
If I’d known on the day of transplant that she wouldn't be returning to the ward till 50 days later, I'm sure I would have had kittens when we handed her over to the transplant team.
I didn't cope with the ICU experience at all well. It's fortunate for Rose that Shane so deftly took up the emotional slack. He's a very steady fella, thank heavens. Imagine if Rose had two nervous nellies as parents.
Rose herself is a steady little rock too, of course. She didn't smile till last Tuesday, nearly 8 weeks after transplant. Truly, it seemed that she had utterly forgotten the notion of happiness. Not only was she not smiling, but her eyes looked so sad.
Not any more - we're so relieved and grateful to see her happy again.”
“She's finally going quite well, after leaving ICU About 10 days ago. Thought we'd never get her off the *^$% ventilator - it was very scary.
If I’d known on the day of transplant that she wouldn't be returning to the ward till 50 days later, I'm sure I would have had kittens when we handed her over to the transplant team.
I didn't cope with the ICU experience at all well. It's fortunate for Rose that Shane so deftly took up the emotional slack. He's a very steady fella, thank heavens. Imagine if Rose had two nervous nellies as parents.
Rose herself is a steady little rock too, of course. She didn't smile till last Tuesday, nearly 8 weeks after transplant. Truly, it seemed that she had utterly forgotten the notion of happiness. Not only was she not smiling, but her eyes looked so sad.
Not any more - we're so relieved and grateful to see her happy again.”
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