Wow, what a Aneurysm survival story....

I'm amazed at this aneurysm story, I was looking through a aneurysm support group, when I came came upon this description of what this young mom had been through. She was 9 months pregnant  when she developed a awful headache, she thought she was hormonal, her husband gave her tylenol and she wasn't able to keep it down, she tried to sleep but couldn't. Her parents helped her dress and took her to the hospital, they treated her for dehydration... her mom insisted they do test to see what was wrong in her head, she had a severe brain bleed, she was sent to another hospital where she under went a c-section and then brain surgery to clip the aneurysm all in one day. She stayed in the hospital awhile, but finally got to go home and care for her baby with alot of help. How overwhelming is a new born baby by its self? can you imagine healing from brain surgery c-section and taking care of a new baby? Think about the strength it would take to get through the days with such hurtles... another strong women... I"m wowed.
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Recent pictures and crafts... playdates... 4 of July weekend..etc.

Catching up....

Well, I'm a little behind here.... I had mentioned in one of the last post about my carotid turbulence that started in mar. or April and was driving me nuts... in late June it suddenly calmed down and I don't feel it now, feels so much better.


Avery and Kaylee finally got to play together last Friday. Kaylee is 7 and Avery 4 they had a real good time. Avery told me to email her mom and see if she could come back this week since Kaylee is coming tomorrow, so Avery came to spend the night to play with Kaylee tomorrow.. Got to rest cause they are quiet the active girls.

Last saturday we took Avery to eat lunch, I ask her if she wanted to eat at the seafood place. she said we need to go to the other seafood place at Mrytle Beach haha... she has been to the beach a couple times lately not with us. That after noon we were watching Charlottes web... I was explaining to her that the farmer would  make Bacon and ham out of Wilbur when he got big enough, I said did you know that were bacon come from? Instead of saying I'll never eat bacon and ham again.. she said " go cook me some bacon"  haha.. you just never know what kids will say... so funny...

I'm trying to not let her watch those tweens shows like Icarly and Victorious.. and such... I afaid they are teaching the wrong things to her age., I just didn't realize it till I saw them a few times.

What your feeling is Carotid Turbulence.... but the good news is nothing has changed!!!

I saw my Vascular doctor Friday,,,, I have been having very hard thumping feeling in my right carotid artery, it was thumping so hard while the ultrasound tech was doing my ultrasound that he said it was kicking the probe,  then they had a new PA. she looked about 18, and she didn't know how to pronounce Fibromuscular Dyplasia. Then the doc came in and said yes..... what I'm feeling is turbulent blood flow hitting against the lumpy beads in my arteries, but the ultrasound results were the same as 6 months ago, 60% stenosis in the left C artery and 70% in the right. C artery. But will check them when they do the angiogram to check the clip in my brain. Oh joy joy....I guess this will take place Oct or Nov. At least they can see more whats going on with the angiogram, but it carrys more risk and is much more invasive.

Amazing Women...Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and Granny..

How cute, I just found a card, from my sweet niece Julie and her family, that she sent when I had Brain surgery. I  was kind of out of it when I received it, so its new to me and is so cute, thought Id share, and it goes good with this blog......It says AMAZING WOMEN.... Little Red Riding Hood- the first women who ran with the wolves......
Cinderella- the first women to popularize the  '' total make-over'' phenomenon....The little mermaid- the first women to swim the English Channel- underwater......Sleeping Beauty-the first women to research the benefits of beauty rest.....And then it says.... And speaking of AMAZING women- you go, GIRL! ( I know '' amazing'' when I see it.......wow they think I AMAZING.... cause I had surgery in my brain......thanks Julie and family, glad I'm finding my cards 7months later and enjoying them now. Hope everyone enjoyed also....
















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Avery and her fashion and Style....

I should have known better than buy Avery alot of clothes and course she get's alot of clothes as gifts from family, but really had no way to know.. at age 4 now, but this started a while back). anyway I didn't know she would have her own style, and down right just want wear something she doesn't want to wear.  I'm trying positive discipline, when shes here,which is only about 17 waking hours every other week... so I'm not fighting about everything, with my health challenges, it's not worth it. And anyway I love that little girl to pieces and don't want to be mean to her when shes here. Sooooo, I basically let her wear what she picks out, within reason. Of course I'd rather have a little more say so, but she has her style.....OK. Saturday to lunch at J&S she wore a pink Bass Pro Tshirt with a big BASS on the front, and pink and black CAN-CAN skirt intented for Halloween, but she loves it cause she and Matt bought it on sale after Halloween, she wore her princess shoes,  Sunday we went to Asiana, and she picked out a cute dress to wear... because I told her the can-can skirt was dirty, but she picked out to halloween hairbows  for her hair, I have to say even though it's May the bows did match pretty good. She wore Repunzel slippers with flowered sandels over the slippers.  I didn't get pics of her wearing the outfits but did take a pic of the outfits. We had a great, fun weekend... I'm a little worried though, she was telling me that I-carly and Victorias fell in love with the same boy....what... what does she know about this falling in love business..haha ....well that another story for next time. I don't remember any fashion issue with my boys, at least not at this age.

avery mix click to see pics....

avery mix

Mothers day gift...

Guess what Avery and Matt gave me for mothers day....the crud, they were both sick when they were last here... now I have a sore throat and stuffy head., the cough will come soon if I'm like them...Time to gargle.

Brain aneurysms....

Today when I was checking out at Walmart, The guy commented on the gift I got my Mom for Mothers day, one of those things you put in the shower and slide your foot in it to wash your feet instead of bending down.  I said she has had alot of surgery and can't bend... and that when you have almost any surgery you can't bend, I then told him I had Brain Surgery 6 months ago for a brain aneurysm, and couldn't believe how hard it is to avoid bending. He said he new all to well about aneurysms... his mom died 20 years ago from a brain aneurysm. He was so happy to hear I had such a good outcome, so many people have stories like that. And total strangers are in awe that I'm doing so well. I had a lady at Kmart call me a walking miracle... it was 2 weeks after my surgery.  It's very touching to get those reactions from strangers.

Happy Mothers day....

Had a great day, Tom took me out to lunch, then we visited his parents, maybe see my mom tmw... I'm  tired out now, thats what shopping does to me now. Posting a picture of mama and Avery in honor of Mothers day. Mama is 81, she looks good...

Some cute Avery sayings.....

One reason I started this blog is to keep a record of  my health stuff, but mainly to remember things my granddaughter Avery says.... hence the name of the blog... one night while laying in bed, now she's 4 and into fairytales, but when she looked at me very seriously and said "granny did you wear glass slippers when you married Papaw"... I knew I had to keep all these cute saying some where...and my blog was born. I can use my computer  easier than writing since I'm having problems with my hands.  A couple more cute Avery sayings...We were talking about vegetables, I was asking  her if she liked this one at that one.... and she said " I like corn it's a begetable" so sweet...... and we were watching one of those in-between kid and teenager shows they have on now... there was a kid about 12 singing, he sang really good, but Avery looked at me and said " he's not handsome".  What does a 4 year old know about handsome? guess it goes back to the fairytale thing again... the handsome prince...haha. Of course there's time she spews venom, saying things not so sweet, but very normal I think.