Yesterday was a lot of up and downs. Alayne woke up feeling better but after about an hour she was back to feeling miserable. The nurses and doctors have been doing all they can to keep her comfortable. She had a visit from a sweet puppy named daisy and the [...]
It was quite the exciting week of recovering. With the help of family and friends and even some suppressing visitors it made the dreadful week a lot easier to get through. Some of the days I can't seem to remember all that had happened. Thanks to my sisters and others posting on the blog to keep you all up [...]
This night was awful!!! Alayne couldn't stand it anymore and had to be reminded multiple times that she is strong and can do it! She asked for a blessing and the Hospital was great to respond, they made an announcement over the intercom and a man just down the hall [...]
8 am- It's morning and Alayne had a hard night, to say the least. Her epidural stopped working and so they raised the meds to try to make her more comfortable. She has two epidurals, one controlling the pain in the lower half of her back and another doing the [...]
8 pm - She is resting but still having a lot of muscle spasms. The nurse just came in and asked her about her experience with "Dancing with The Stars." The nurse was very excited to ask Alayne about it and the conversation seamed to take Alayne's mind off the [...]
November 13, 2012 About 10:00 am Alayne went into surgery this morning. She was full of spirit and ready to get her back nice and straight after so many years of pain and discomfort. The surgery was slated to take around 4 hours. It took about 1 hour to prepare [...]
4:30 am I was asked to check in for surgery at 8:30 am. I can’t believe today is the day. After 15 years of tears, pain and struggles my back is finally being stretched out and straightened. Less than just a few hours I will be heading up to primary [...]
