tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post2755410658837195925..comments2023-11-29T03:01:15.675-08:00Comments on Dancing in the Rain: The Worst Night of My LifeJennifer Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-12467663951401700922011-10-07T13:08:53.345-07:002011-10-07T13:08:53.345-07:00That closing quote was Awesome! I can't imagi...That closing quote was Awesome! I can't imagine how hard that must have been on you and your family. You are right though...it does take traumatic events to teach us about what's really important in life. I credit my son for teaching me that.Mommy2¢https://www.blogger.com/profile/10833621851296758341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-53124643535235360882011-09-25T16:44:30.202-07:002011-09-25T16:44:30.202-07:00I can't EVEN imagine having to go through some...I can't EVEN imagine having to go through something like that. But I have lost people who were very close and important to me and it definitely changed my perspective on life. I can appreciate what you said about being grateful. If only we could all be grateful for what we have every day without having to come so close to losing it.Cookie’s Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539520794775363132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-51022142843305139952011-09-25T10:58:49.166-07:002011-09-25T10:58:49.166-07:00Wow. I can totally see how this would be difficult...Wow. I can totally see how this would be difficult to write about. I haven't been in your shoes with my husband but I've had to deal with hospitalizations with our son. There is little more difficult than handing over your loved one to the doctors, to God, to faith in whatever you lean on. Thank you for sharing this.<br /><br />I always think of this times as being "purified by fire." I can't remember when/where I heard it before, but I think it's fitting.Dana Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126193301311318519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-39027870212674572742011-09-22T16:09:14.007-07:002011-09-22T16:09:14.007-07:00This brought tears to my eyes. About two years ag...This brought tears to my eyes. About two years ago we thought hubs was having a heart attack. It was the scariest day of my life. The thought of loosing my 35 year old husband and telling my children daddy was sick was so difficult! To top matters off they couldn't figure out why he was having chest pains and other heart attack symptoms for almost 48 hours. That was a very long weekend for us.<br /><br />Hope all is well and I love the closing line!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-49302527188197441032011-09-21T19:51:08.146-07:002011-09-21T19:51:08.146-07:00Love your closing quote. And sorry for the trials ...Love your closing quote. And sorry for the trials you've endured. It does seem that sometimes we don't learn something until we're forced to learn it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-61594349066320107512011-09-21T17:18:54.411-07:002011-09-21T17:18:54.411-07:00The whole post traumatic stress thing is the worst...The whole post traumatic stress thing is the worst! Because you think you should be feeling better ("Everything is FINE now! Everyone is HAPPY and HEALTHY and SAFE!") and yet you're still dealing with the fear and the anger and the panic and the... everything. I'm so sorry you had to go through this. <br /><br />But I'm so glad you're made it to the other side. Well, I'm not sure it's right to call it "the other side." It's a whole new side, but I'm glad you're finding peace and growth and strength through it all. Much love!Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825243696645323675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-38695751960265766612011-09-21T16:35:24.648-07:002011-09-21T16:35:24.648-07:00How scary that must have been!
I love that quote ...How scary that must have been!<br /><br />I love that quote at the end. I never thought about it like that.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-77286329395836202992011-09-21T13:00:16.887-07:002011-09-21T13:00:16.887-07:00oh WOW. that's just incredible and i honestly ...oh WOW. that's just incredible and i honestly cannot imagine. i'm so incredibly sorry you both have had to go through so much, but i do think i understand about how it can be so traumatic, so scarring, but that it all adds to who we are...christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983259980848913151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-86146613173431396822011-09-21T09:45:54.066-07:002011-09-21T09:45:54.066-07:00Hard to believe it has been three years for us. M...Hard to believe it has been three years for us. My husband's appendicitis was misdiagnosed for at least 2 weeks. He was finally admitted to the hospital, a drain in his tummy to get the infection out. Thought they were getting ready to send him home...then things changed. He had a DVT go to his lungs. Right in front of me, I was loosing my husband. He could not breathe, nothing they did was helping.<br /><br />They decided to rush him to ICU. On my way there(they didn't let me come with them), I here them call a code red. <br /><br />I still tear up telling our story.<br /><br />Later I find out he coded in the elevator. The tiniest of doctors brought him back with CPR. 4 hours later they let me in his room. He is on a respirator, but struggling so bad a respiratory therapist had to sit by the machine and adjust it every few minutes.<br /><br />Things were very bad, so bad, my husband was cause enough to bring every department together to brain storm ideas for helping him. His ICU doctor came back with nothing.<br /><br />Thanks to an answer from God, a radiologist willing to try an experimental procedure saved his life.<br /><br />The next six months were nerve racking. Three years later, I would have to agree with you, I am still traumatized. It's a part of me now.Okahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963135885811964745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-61967870778892411362011-09-21T07:55:57.201-07:002011-09-21T07:55:57.201-07:00I had mine in Sept 1999, a touch over 12 years ago...I had mine in Sept 1999, a touch over 12 years ago. I was 29. It was due to lifestyle not sickness.<br /><br />My heart goes out to your husband. I hope he continues to recover and live a long, healthy life. <br /><br />Thanks for showing your heart.Lancehttp://lancemyblogcanbeatupyourblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-49124088485371984622011-09-21T07:45:41.464-07:002011-09-21T07:45:41.464-07:00Oh, I love that quote at the bottom too. I was ju...Oh, I love that quote at the bottom too. I was just reading something last night about how we are meant to learn from our sorrows. It never seems like the thing you want to hear when you are going through it, but then, looking back, you learn, and think ah ha. That must have been so scary to go through. I am so glad, as I'm sure you are too, that you now feel like you are on the other side of it, looking back.Kristy @Loveandblasphemyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634987114195614214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-19952390361794349782011-09-21T06:24:46.027-07:002011-09-21T06:24:46.027-07:00Wow, I simply can't imagine how scary that mus...Wow, I simply can't imagine how scary that must have been. Thanks for sharing and reminding me that each day with those I love are precious.<br />JennFox in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163309708157436213noreply@blogger.com