The Move and Settling In At Home …

It’s been about 3 weeks now since we brought Trina home. So glad to have her home and yet the transition did test us.  Many things changed for Trina that had been customary for us all in a hospital for a year … and so it seemed as though her little system just couldn’t handle it all initially … from her throwing up on the drive home … to us having to have her feeding tube replaced 2 times – to having difficulty with her system adjusting to the new feeding material and digesting it – the first 2 weeks was adjust, adjust, adjust.  However, the good news is that HOME is HELPING her.  For us, it will be a complete joy to have her cognitive again … but she has a new peace about her – more smiles, more movement and we can tell she knows she is HOME.  For Steve and I – we realize we must re-teach her everything.  She is like a 3 month old baby and she is trying – deep inside – she is in there, we trust this.  We trust God to continue his miraculous healing.  Getting home is just the first step.  And, now we are doing literally anything and everything we can research or skills we learn from the physical therapists, etc. for progress.  It is a 24/7 job but she is worth it.  Life is worth it.  My three older daughters have been awesome, too – they come to see Trina as often as they can and we have all become close in this tragedy.  Thank you all for your prayers as they will always be needed.  May all go well with your families and God Bless!  Trina’s mom, Sandy

4 responses to “The Move and Settling In At Home …”

  1. God be with you Trina, as he has been…. and with your family during this transition. I wish i lived closer or had the money to come and see you Trina. Sandy, you have to get that plaque for her wall “Home is where your story begins” I seen it a million times in the stores and think of Trina all the time…… Praying that something triggers her memory enough to come back……i love you Trina, God bless you and keep you in his arms…..it’s a long journey home but you have the strength to make it………….

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    Tracee Fletcher

    Your such an amazing mother. there are mothers out there that wouldn’t do what you are doing and you deserve a big praise for that. Even though i only met trina a few times through carly it still hits home and is crazy. Me having seizures at one point not knowing why to watching my dad in the same situation the fact you said she is realizing where she is is amazing. You and your husband are amazing and have so much dedication for her and that inspires a lot of us moms out there

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    1. Thanks so much Tracee. Sorry for the delay in replying but truthfully I did not know how this word press worked til now … that I could reply!!! We appreciate your compliments greatly. I guess I thought all moms would respond the same. Glad to feel special. Take care and God Bless and keep in touch. Sandy

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  3. I see how you guys are reacting to this overwhelming situation, and compare it to others I’ve known who’ve been in similar situations…the one thing that really hits home is that you have HOPE. In the case of some non-believers I know, they survived on desperation and adrenaline for awhile, but eventually, when things didn’t go the way they wanted, when they were forced to understand things were never going to be the same as before…they just lost what little hope they had. They’re hearts withered, and died. They spent their remaining years going through the motions, the burden of their situation having stolen their beautiful gift of life. This is not His plan for any of our lives, regardless of the circumstances.
    “Father, thank you for your unbelievable love for us; for never EVER leaving us, even when the worst thing we can imagine ever happening…happens. Thank you for your Word, which is alive in every challenging, heart-wrenching situation we all live through in our lives. Thank you for brothers and sisters which cannot shoulder the agonizing grief for us, but who love us with everything they’ve got, and who, like Jesus with skin on, also never leave us. Thank you for the perseverance you have given Sandy’s family, which in its daily heartbreak, and glorious victories, has imprinted on their hearts that most necessary of human emotions, hope. Thank you for creating Katrina, such an elegantly beautiful young woman, knowing full well what would eventually happen in her life. Thank you for being RIGHT there with her now, never releasing your grasp of her hand, leading her through what has to be a puzzling, trying time in her life; having every single step planned; leading her through this new season in her stay on this earth which – like for us all – is not her true home. Truly, she is walking with you now – she is your beloved daughter, whom you will never let go. Thank you for giving her a family who loves her unconditionally, just as she is, no matter what each day will bring.
    In Your Son Jesus’ name,
    Amen”
    Mike

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