Hands of a fighter

Have you ever seen the hands of a fighter?  I have...

They look like this.

Yvetta gave us quite a scare!  She got choked at the nursing home while eating supper.  Lots of questions still remain about that part, but right now we're just focusing on her recovery.  The nurses and the medics were pretty sure she wasn't going to make it because she had stopped breathing and turned completely blue.  Thankfully, one of the medics cleared her airway and saved her life!  It truly must not have been her time!  I'm not sure how many other 93 year olds could make it through something like that.  The paramedic that saved her turned out to be someone that played football with my brother in high school.  We had the opportunity to get his number from a mutual friend and call and thank him personally.  It was a very emotional call for both him and Zach!

She's still in the hospital being treated for aspiration pneumonia among other things, but is doing very well considering how bad it could have been.  They have ruled out a stroke which is fantastic news!  The hardest part of her recovery now is her mental state.  She is so very confused.  I can't imagine how she must be feeling.  Yesterday, she rested comfortably most of the day.  She gets scared when people come in to take her vitals or give her breathing treatments, but most of the time Zach is able to calm her down.  Even though she doesn't know "who" he is, she knows he is someone that loves her!  This morning she sat up straight in bed and tried take all of her IVs out - I'm telling you she's a fighter in every sense of the word!  The care we have received at the hospital has been absolutely AmAzInG!  Please thank a health care provider or paramedic if you get a chance - they have to be called by God to do their jobs day in and day out!

I can't begin to say "Thank you" enough for all the prayers we have been receiving.  We have felt each and every one of them!!!  We know that God has us wrapped in His powerful hands!  Zach has some very difficult decisions to make about her quality of life.  If you could, please add him and Yvetta to your prayer list for a while.

"Jesus, let me walk with you although my steps are small.
Stay beside me, hold my hand,
and never let me fall."

Verse of the day - "Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16

Blessings,
Kelli

P.S.  I also need to say a HUGE thank you to my parents for keeping the kids for us!  Not sure how we could have done it without them!!!  They're the BEST!