Monday..October 19th

Chances are if you are here you already know the long drawn out saga of the angry bowel. We are hoping to keep this blog updated on a daily basis to try and keep all of those wish to stay informed..well informed.

Saturday morning WWOM (Wonder Woman Our Mom) returned to the McKay Dee emergency room. Three weeks prior she had surgery to fix a paracetamol hernia, the weeks following had been some what miserable! Before leaving for the hospital, WWOM made MG (Mr. Goodey) prepared the soup she said she would make for homemaking.

After several hours in the ER it was discovered that surgery was needed to correct an abscess in her abdomen/bowel and she was in the early stages of kidney failure. After a very lengthy operation we learned that the abscess in her bowel had ruptured and infection had spread into her abdomen. The news the Doctor gave us that night was grime. He said that the next 24 to 48 hours were critical and that she may not recover. Needless to say we all left the hospital that night devastated at what might be.

We returned to the ICU on Sunday morning expecting to find WWOM still on a ventilator and sedated...much to our surprise she was awake and talking. As the day went on she continued to improve.

As of today...Monday she has been moved from the ICU. In fact she walked from ICU to her new room...hence the name WWOM. She is still on several antibiotics but her white blood cell count is lower and her kidney's are improving.

She has a long road ahead of recovery but we are amazed at the progress she has made over the past two days. We truly appreciate everyones love, concern and prayers. Today we truly do believe in miracles. Please continue to keep WWOM in your thoughts and prayers.