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My friend Leah Vickery is back in ICU on a ventilator. SHe made such strides in the disability arena, understood what it was like to be so ill and now she is fighting for her life.She was out for 2 days and they sent her ack in

Just good thoughts and prayers are needed and the rest is up to the Dr.'s and the Almighty.

Thankyou
jodeIm sorry to hear that Jode. Will keep her in my prayers.keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.All the best wishes for her. 

How is your girlfriend doing today, Jode?I'm still praying JodeI'm so sorry Jode, I'm keeping you both in my thoughts too. 

Thank you so much. They called family and friends, they have to make a decision on a trach. She has one son near my son's age and he was to be there last night. I cannot leave till this weekend to go down there to see her if needed. It is torture watching someone you have known for nearly 20 years become so ill in such a short time...you can thank neuropathy for that. I voted for the trach and ventilator for now. I told her caregiver and best friend that I wasn't ready for her to go....obviously it is what is best for Leah, but something tells me she would want to see her grandbabies and spend some quality time with her son before anything is removed. The Dr's will not allow Leah to make the decion because she is on Propofol and they only bring her out of it for a few minutes so it is up to the family. The family wants input from her friends so many of us were called. If she remains on the vent w/trach she will have to be place in a nursing home for the duration which they est. 2 months...........:(

Agin, thank you all for your prayers, that is about all she has right now but I know from experience that prayer helps.Well the weather has hit...Leah is much more like a sister to me than anything.....but I proba can't get down to Indiana till next week. Such is life. IF I get a phone call that she has worsened, I will go regardless, but till then I am waiting for th eweather to clear. The RA is the pits this time of year as well....the drive gets worse each year and my daughter cannot really take off to go right now, plus finding someone to take Jarek for a couple days might be hard cause we could not take him. And yes, it makes my RA and fibro and mitral valve seem like a cake walk, but it is still all relative.......it is the craps getting old and having a disease! But you guys already know that. Thanks for your support, it means a lot to me.Jode, how heartbreaking!  I can feel the sadness in your writing and I am so sorry.  Bless you, Jode and you as well as your friend remain in my heart.  Again.....thank you so much. GOt a call today, she mad eit through the surgery for the trach, mostly she is uncomfortable, in qnd out of consciousness but she did make it throught the surgery, it took the docs 1 hr.

TIme will tell. Can't get there to see her, major snow storm the entire way there and here we have around 5 inches of snow. Takes a lot of patience that is for certain.

jodeSending lots of love and hugs your way, Jode. I hope the weather breaks so you can get to your friend. She's lucky to have you!
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