The Bushgang Blog

Stephanie's mom, Genevieve Ross, has been hospitalized. I have set up a separate blog for those of you interested in following her status. She has been struggling lately with her M.S. and has run into some complications that required her to be admitted. She really is not in good shape. I am asking everyone who is reading this to please stop what you are doing right now and say a prayer of healing for Stephanie's mom, my mother-in-law, and Levi's "Lollie". Thank you in advance for the blessings!

Stephanie saw the doctor yesterday and he removed the last two drains she had in. That is great news. If you have never seen them or heard someone talk about the drains, you can't imagine. Good riddance! The doctor doesn't want to see Steph for another three (3) weeks so things are going as he had hoped. I will update as things progress. For those of you not on Facebook , this is the new and preferred method of communication for many! If you were not aware, I update this much more frequently and Stephanie updates only on Facebook . Please consider signing up by clicking here . I would be glad to give anyone a training session of quick run-through on how to use this wonderful website! Not only do I provide updates but I post pictures of Levi all the time!

Sorry for not updating in a while! Stephanie had her first follow up appointment with her doctor this morning. He said everything was looking good. She needs to leave her two drains in for one more week and then she will at least be free from foreign things being attached to her body and only one thing foreign in her body, the port. Stephanie has been doing extremely well, walking every day and even getting out of the house a little to attend church and of course, you guess it, shopping! We felt strongly about adopting a child for Christmas and weren't sure if we could make it happen with everything going on. While at church on Sunday, they had some children and families left on the adoption list so we went ahead and got the list for a 5 year old girl. Stephanie is thinking the shopping is fun but I am struggling with the chore of finding the gifts. Anyhow, things are going well. Levi is in Houston with Stephanie's aunt this week and our wonderful neighbor Connie has meals ...

The doctor has called in Stephanie's release from the hospital as of this morning. While the paperwork is being processed, Stephanie is taking a shower and getting meds filled. She is not having a great morning. She is soar and fighting a little nausea again. Please continue to pray for her healing and for a good day today! Thanks!!

I just spoke with Stephanie and she is not feeling too great this morning. She didn't sleep well and is uncomfortable today. They gave her a unit of blood yesterday because her "counts" were low and it was assumed the infusion would help improve the way she felt. This has not occurred yet but we are hopeful that will change! The doctor also started her on iron supplements to help speed up the development of new blood. We will have to see what the doctor says today but we are not sure if Stephanie will be getting out of the hospital today or not. Please pray for continued healing and a quick release from the hospital! Thank you all!

Now that was a quick answer to prayer! Stephanie is now in room 705 and was able to take a shower and feel clean. She said she feels "a thousand time better." Dolly is on her way to pick up Levi from his grandparents and bring him up to see mom. This will be the first time Steph has seen him in 4 days! Dr. Lemmon stopped by today and said that she may be able to get out of the hospital Tuesday evening or Wednesday. That is great news! Please continue to pray for fast healing and a quick release from the hospital. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail and attached document(s) may contain confidential information that is intended only for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance upon the information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete it from your system.

Sorry for not updating last night. I got wrapped up in other things and forgot. As of this morning, Stephanie is still in ICU. This is not because she is not progressing but because there are no regular rooms available. This is keeping Stephanie from being able to take a shower and see Levi. She is doing well otherwise, getting up and around and managing the pain. If someone is curious, you can go to YouTube.com and see a 9 minute version of the TRAM Flap surgery Stephanie had. It is a little gruesome for some but interesting none the less! :-) Please pray that Stephanie would get moved to a regular room as soon as possible and that in general, she is wrapped in God's favor.