Have you heard of God's phone number: 333
Jeremiah 33:3 (New King James Version) ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Harlean's Room # in ICU is #333.
This special # has a very spiritual meaning, it represents the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Jesus died when He was 33, He rose on the 3rd day.....all the Doctors tell us my sister is a miracle, I know there is a reason she is in Room #333....
It was Bernadette who first told us of this wonderful number and it's meaning....I will tell you that story later...:)
Saturday, May 21, 2011
My Sissy....
Wow, what a few days! 5/19/11
Harlean is fully awake, breathing on her own and starting to eat soft foods. She even had a frozen yogurt today! She is definitely on the road to recovery. She is still very weak and it is going to take time. They are going to move her out of ICU tomorrow, but she will still be in the cardio unit....one day at a time.
Again, thank you for all your prayers and keep them coming. She has a lot of work to do. Truly, we could not have gotten through this without all your prayers and support and without The Lord.
Love you all, diane
Greetings Once Again Prayer Warriors, 5/17/11
Sorry it has been so long, but it has been a very hard time, and with each day we have gone through every emotion you can imagine. While everything pertaining to her heart and vital organs are healing and doing well, she has been out and not coming around as soon as we would have liked, needless to say we were scared she was not going to come out of it, then yesterday she started to open her eyes and blink a little.
I was the first one there this morning, and her eyes were both wide open! She looked at me as if to say "where have you been" and "get me out of here" , she is still on a breathing tube, so cannot speak, but she held my hand and squeezed when I asked her to, wiggled her beautiful toes when I asked her to, nodded yes when I asked her if she knew who I was.....I cannot describe the joy I felt, it was like she came back to us! Through the day as each family member and friend came in she knew who they were by nodding yes. All the doctors and nurses were very happy as well, all agreed she is a miracle. She is very weak and has a long road ahead of her, but we are going to enjoy and wallow in the fact that we had her with us today....she may get the breathing tube out tomorrow.....that will be huge! Please continue to pray, but also remember to give Thanks! Love you all, diane
Harlean is fully awake, breathing on her own and starting to eat soft foods. She even had a frozen yogurt today! She is definitely on the road to recovery. She is still very weak and it is going to take time. They are going to move her out of ICU tomorrow, but she will still be in the cardio unit....one day at a time.
Again, thank you for all your prayers and keep them coming. She has a lot of work to do. Truly, we could not have gotten through this without all your prayers and support and without The Lord.
Love you all, diane
Greetings Once Again Prayer Warriors, 5/17/11
Sorry it has been so long, but it has been a very hard time, and with each day we have gone through every emotion you can imagine. While everything pertaining to her heart and vital organs are healing and doing well, she has been out and not coming around as soon as we would have liked, needless to say we were scared she was not going to come out of it, then yesterday she started to open her eyes and blink a little.
I was the first one there this morning, and her eyes were both wide open! She looked at me as if to say "where have you been" and "get me out of here" , she is still on a breathing tube, so cannot speak, but she held my hand and squeezed when I asked her to, wiggled her beautiful toes when I asked her to, nodded yes when I asked her if she knew who I was.....I cannot describe the joy I felt, it was like she came back to us! Through the day as each family member and friend came in she knew who they were by nodding yes. All the doctors and nurses were very happy as well, all agreed she is a miracle. She is very weak and has a long road ahead of her, but we are going to enjoy and wallow in the fact that we had her with us today....she may get the breathing tube out tomorrow.....that will be huge! Please continue to pray, but also remember to give Thanks! Love you all, diane
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Harlean
Good News to report today,
After a stressful few days-today was a miracle! The heart pump the dr. put in was a temporary device which we knew....the longest they might leave it in was 2 weeks, but they really like to take it out 5-7 days. Today was day 4 and her vitals were good, the dr. saw a window of opportunity and removed it-we were so scared! But, all went well, it came out fine, heart is repaired and pumping on it's own! Yippeeeeeeee! Praise the Lord!
Her numbers are all good, of course as the dr.s remind us, she is still critical.....they will reduce meds and try to take her off the breathing tube, our next big prayer request is NO brain damage. We don't think there is, but we don't know....
As for now-we will continue to pray for healing. I am so in awe of her heart specialist, he is amazing and the staff at Long Beach Memorial, they are all angels. Can I say -I hate the word "critical",we need to get out of that phase and into serious, better, physical therapy, anything!!! :)
Keep the prayers coming-prayer warriors! God Bless, diane
After a stressful few days-today was a miracle! The heart pump the dr. put in was a temporary device which we knew....the longest they might leave it in was 2 weeks, but they really like to take it out 5-7 days. Today was day 4 and her vitals were good, the dr. saw a window of opportunity and removed it-we were so scared! But, all went well, it came out fine, heart is repaired and pumping on it's own! Yippeeeeeeee! Praise the Lord!
Her numbers are all good, of course as the dr.s remind us, she is still critical.....they will reduce meds and try to take her off the breathing tube, our next big prayer request is NO brain damage. We don't think there is, but we don't know....
As for now-we will continue to pray for healing. I am so in awe of her heart specialist, he is amazing and the staff at Long Beach Memorial, they are all angels. Can I say -I hate the word "critical",we need to get out of that phase and into serious, better, physical therapy, anything!!! :)
Keep the prayers coming-prayer warriors! God Bless, diane
Monday, May 9, 2011
Harlean Emails.....
God is good! Harlean made it through surgery! Everything went well. They put in a temporary heart pump without difficulty. Then they went to repair the tear and after clearing away the blood clots the dr. could not find it! He told us it probably healed itself! Yea right.....MIRACLE! She came out of this deal better than we could have expected. Her vitals are all good, no infection, lungs working, etc.
We are all exhausted, emotional and filled with hope. We know she has a long way to go, and we know there can be complications, "one day at a time".
I am not going to give a sermon.....but we have all been praying and asking God for miracles. Then when we get what we ask for we often don't look at it as a miracle, what is up with that? I KNOW that today was a day of miracles, and I am so grateful and in awe of this whole journey......so please keep the prayers coming, but today give THANKS-because HE heard them!
Love you all, diane
Hi to all....
Once again, thank you from all of us for your continued prayers for my sister. It is overwhelming and so appreciated. Comforting to know how much we are loved, especially my sister.
I wish I had good news to report, however so grateful we still have hope. She is stable but critical, her numbers (blood pressure, liver enzymes,dialysis) etc. are coming around, a little better-baby steps. She has to get all these much better so she can have heart surgery to repair her heart, she has a long road ahead. One we are all willing to travel with her. We all believe in miracles, as we have seen one already-she is still here.
Two cardiologists have said most people would not have survived this. We are allowed to go in and see her 2 at a time every hour. The staff at the hospital are so amazing and kind, they frequently break the rules for our family, often there are 3 or 4 of us in there.
Harlean and I have a motto that we say to each other almost daily- "one day at a time" I tell her that every time I go in to see her. I know she hears me, but once again I know it is all in His hands.
Thanks again for all your prayers and keep them coming,
Love, Diane and family
Hi to all,
The Dr. informed us last night that my sister has done all she can do on her own, her stats have gone up a little all week and she has leveled off, so he doesn't want her to slide down hill, he told us when she leveled off, he would do surgery.
That time has come. She will have open heart surgery this morning at 7:30, most likely a 6 hour surgery or more...This is it, this strong amazing woman is going to come out swinging, or not. I know 100% in my heart that it's in God's hands. And I know she is a fighter, I know she loves God, and I know she has hundreds who love her.....please keep her in your prayers this morning. I will let you all know when I can how the surgery goes. Love you all, so thankful for wonderful family and friends, diane
We are all exhausted, emotional and filled with hope. We know she has a long way to go, and we know there can be complications, "one day at a time".
I am not going to give a sermon.....but we have all been praying and asking God for miracles. Then when we get what we ask for we often don't look at it as a miracle, what is up with that? I KNOW that today was a day of miracles, and I am so grateful and in awe of this whole journey......so please keep the prayers coming, but today give THANKS-because HE heard them!
Love you all, diane
Hi to all....
Once again, thank you from all of us for your continued prayers for my sister. It is overwhelming and so appreciated. Comforting to know how much we are loved, especially my sister.
I wish I had good news to report, however so grateful we still have hope. She is stable but critical, her numbers (blood pressure, liver enzymes,dialysis) etc. are coming around, a little better-baby steps. She has to get all these much better so she can have heart surgery to repair her heart, she has a long road ahead. One we are all willing to travel with her. We all believe in miracles, as we have seen one already-she is still here.
Two cardiologists have said most people would not have survived this. We are allowed to go in and see her 2 at a time every hour. The staff at the hospital are so amazing and kind, they frequently break the rules for our family, often there are 3 or 4 of us in there.
Harlean and I have a motto that we say to each other almost daily- "one day at a time" I tell her that every time I go in to see her. I know she hears me, but once again I know it is all in His hands.
Thanks again for all your prayers and keep them coming,
Love, Diane and family
Hi to all,
The Dr. informed us last night that my sister has done all she can do on her own, her stats have gone up a little all week and she has leveled off, so he doesn't want her to slide down hill, he told us when she leveled off, he would do surgery.
That time has come. She will have open heart surgery this morning at 7:30, most likely a 6 hour surgery or more...This is it, this strong amazing woman is going to come out swinging, or not. I know 100% in my heart that it's in God's hands. And I know she is a fighter, I know she loves God, and I know she has hundreds who love her.....please keep her in your prayers this morning. I will let you all know when I can how the surgery goes. Love you all, so thankful for wonderful family and friends, diane
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Harlean
Thank you for your Prayers!
As most of you know, my beautiful sister-Harlean suffered a major heart attack this week. She is lucky to be alive. She is heavily sedated, on dialysis for kidneys, and a breathing tube. We truly thought we were going to lose her yesterday and the Dr. basically told us there was not much else he could do. They had put in a balloon-pump and her heart rate went way up and her her blood pressure dropped way down, we called in the hospital chaplain and we all held hands and gathered around her bed and prayed (keep in mind, only close family members and only 2 at a time allowed in ICCU) there were 8 of us in there. Within minutes her blood pressure started to go up-God is Good! He gave us hope when we truly had none. Even the nurse told us she thought the prayers had worked.
I can't remember when I have felt so desperate, so scared, so shocked. She has always been there for all of us, our rock, my sister, my mother, my best friend, on Easter we had a huge family dinner and she was showing us her hula moves from the dance lessons she took on her last cruise. Then in the course of a few days and being sick-she is fighting for her life. A rug was truly jerked out from under us. But she made it through the night and her numbers are stable as I write this. Today they did another procedure called a TTE, where they put a camera down her esophagus and could check out the damage done to her heart, there was a significant tear and by a miracle the blood that leaked actually sealed itself, which is why she is alive. The Dr. said most people would not have survived this. The tear is in a very tricky spot behind the heart and they will eventually have perform heart surgery to patch the tear, which is scary, but we will cross that bridge when we get there. Right now the thought of her having surgery is good news to me-it means she will still be here and needs it.
I know God has a plan for all of us and as much as I believe that, I want this to by my plan. I want her to heal, get better and be here with me for the next 50 years! But I know it is His plan, His will, His decision. I think we have hundreds of people praying for her and I know they are working. I don't know what tomorrow will bring but I do know that she is here today because God has heard our prayers. Please keep them coming.
I will try to keep you all up to date,
love, Diane
As most of you know, my beautiful sister-Harlean suffered a major heart attack this week. She is lucky to be alive. She is heavily sedated, on dialysis for kidneys, and a breathing tube. We truly thought we were going to lose her yesterday and the Dr. basically told us there was not much else he could do. They had put in a balloon-pump and her heart rate went way up and her her blood pressure dropped way down, we called in the hospital chaplain and we all held hands and gathered around her bed and prayed (keep in mind, only close family members and only 2 at a time allowed in ICCU) there were 8 of us in there. Within minutes her blood pressure started to go up-God is Good! He gave us hope when we truly had none. Even the nurse told us she thought the prayers had worked.
I can't remember when I have felt so desperate, so scared, so shocked. She has always been there for all of us, our rock, my sister, my mother, my best friend, on Easter we had a huge family dinner and she was showing us her hula moves from the dance lessons she took on her last cruise. Then in the course of a few days and being sick-she is fighting for her life. A rug was truly jerked out from under us. But she made it through the night and her numbers are stable as I write this. Today they did another procedure called a TTE, where they put a camera down her esophagus and could check out the damage done to her heart, there was a significant tear and by a miracle the blood that leaked actually sealed itself, which is why she is alive. The Dr. said most people would not have survived this. The tear is in a very tricky spot behind the heart and they will eventually have perform heart surgery to patch the tear, which is scary, but we will cross that bridge when we get there. Right now the thought of her having surgery is good news to me-it means she will still be here and needs it.
I know God has a plan for all of us and as much as I believe that, I want this to by my plan. I want her to heal, get better and be here with me for the next 50 years! But I know it is His plan, His will, His decision. I think we have hundreds of people praying for her and I know they are working. I don't know what tomorrow will bring but I do know that she is here today because God has heard our prayers. Please keep them coming.
I will try to keep you all up to date,
love, Diane
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