Bet some of you didn't even know I was gone! This week has been a busy one. Where to start...
Well, My Nan has been in the hospital for two weeks because of her heart. Last Saturday I got a call from my mom and dad saying that the family had been called in because she wasn't going to make it. I haven't seen my nan for 3 1/2 years and I just really felt like I wanted to be there for the funeral. So I booked a flight to leave on Sunday night for Newfoundland. My brother decided to come as well and we ended up (as well as a cousin) coming on the same flight. My parents came to pick us up and we made the 4 hour journey home from the airport. Half way home we got a call saying that nan had turned for the worst and we had better hurry up and get there. So off we went. We got to the hospital expecting the worst but as soon as she saw us she perked up.
As the week went on she kept going from bad to good. One minute we thought "this is it... she's going" and then the next she was sitting up in bed eating! She is a very strong women! Anyways, to make a long story short, she is still alive! When we left to come home yesterday she was sitting in bed eating breakfast! Its absolutely amazing to me!
She is not out of danger by any means. She is still very week and tired and now the last couple days she's been hallucinating (some of the things she sees is very funny! She even laughs at herself!). While we are all not really expecting her to pull out of this, part of me is not giving up hope yet. I won't be surprised either way. When we left yesterday we dropped in to say good bye to her and she was able to give us biggggggg hugs and said a few words of wisdom to my brother and I. She told me that I will have a baby soon enough and that it would be a girl! Let's hope!
Please keep Nan in your prayers and especially all my family that are in Twillingate. They are all taking shifts being with her 24/7. It's very tiring on everyone. Pray for strength for them all. Also pray that the doctors and nurses will know what to do... she has surprised them all! ( I don't think bacon and eggs has ever been delivered to the palliative care room!!)
Beyond all of that, our friends Krista and Ryan are coming to visit today! I'm so excited! It should be a fun, but busy week. Also, on the baby front, We missed out this month because I was gone to Newfoundland. Part of me is kind of relieved... to have another month off.
I think that is about it. I will keep you updated on my nan and what to pray for. Thanks everyone!
Shannon
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A place where I can share my thoughts and feelings on infertility, adoption and loss and all of its struggles and joys. As well as a place where I can find support and prayers from my family and friends.
About Me
- Shannon
- Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Our Journey So Far...
Jeff and I met in 1999 at Bible College in Winnipeg. We were married there in April 2002. We didn't start trying to have a baby until 2004. After a couple years of trying on our own we went to our Family Doctor to see what our problem was. After much testing it was discovered that we were dealing with male factor infertility. In November 2007 we were told we had a 1% chance of conceiving on our own and that IVF would be our only solution. We weren't able to afford IVF at the time and so did one round of IUI in April 2009 which was not successful. In the midst of this we decided that Adoption was something God was calling us to and we began looking into what that would be like. in July 2009 we met for the first time with our social worker and began our homestudy to be approved for adoption through social services. In May 2010 we decided we would pursue an adoption of a little boy in Zimbabwe. This eventually fell through due to complications with immigration. While this was going on however we were also hopeful about adopting another little boy from Alberta. In August 2010 we received word that we had been chosen as the adoptive parents. We were ecstatic! In September however, a couple weeks before we were to get him the adoption fell through leaving us heartbroken. Because of this adoption heartbreak, in February 2011 we decided we would pursue IVF again. In June 2012 we traveled to Vancouver for our first (and probably last) IVF treatment. We were able to transfer two day 3 embryos and freeze five day 5 blastocysts. On June 26th for the first time in 8 years of TTC I saw my first positive pregnancy test! We were so happy! Unfortunately a couple weeks later on July 12th we miscarried our precious little ones whom we named Esme (meaning Loved) and Zane (meaning God is Gracious). We were heartbroken but thankful that God saw fit to bless us with their lives even for a few short weeks. In October 2012 we traveled to Vancouver again for a FET. We transferred one sweet little Blast and were blessed to find out we had conceived again. All too soon though little Gabriel (meaning God is my Strength) went to be with Jesus and his Brothers and Sisters on November 15th. We miss our children and look forward to the day that we are reunited with them in Heaven.
And the journey continues...
And the journey continues...
List Of Abbreviations
BFP - Big Fat Positive
BFN - Big Fat Negative
TTC - Trying To Concieve
AF - Aunt Flow (aka Period)
DPO - Days Past Ovulation
BD - Baby Dancing (aka Sex)
POAS - Pee On A Stick (Pregnancy or ovulation testing)
2WW - 2 Week Wait (From ovulation to expected period)
CD - Cycle Day
LP - Luteal Phase (time between ovulation and period)
LPD - Luteal Phase Defect
DH - Dear husband
SA - Semen Analysis
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
BFN - Big Fat Negative
TTC - Trying To Concieve
AF - Aunt Flow (aka Period)
DPO - Days Past Ovulation
BD - Baby Dancing (aka Sex)
POAS - Pee On A Stick (Pregnancy or ovulation testing)
2WW - 2 Week Wait (From ovulation to expected period)
CD - Cycle Day
LP - Luteal Phase (time between ovulation and period)
LPD - Luteal Phase Defect
DH - Dear husband
SA - Semen Analysis
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
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3 comments:
Hey Sweetie, I am glad you are back...I have lot's to tell you and I miss you lot's!
We will be praying.
Another month off eh? Shannon, really think about what you are saying here!! LOL
Of course, I am kidding, cause of course I do hear what you are REALLY saying!
Your gran sounds just like mine was! So stubborn, loved to pull everyone from all over the country to her deathbed, and then she would 'pull through'! She lived to be one month short of 101!!
Lovely, snippy, sweet, crazy! She left quite a great legacy and I am glad that I made it many times to her death bed!! I pray that your baby 'girl' will get to experience her!
Love ya, Brenda
Hi Shannon, You can add this latest trip to your scrapbook of blessings. You were very fortunate to have made it back to see her again. I wasn't as lucky or fortunate, but knowing that so many of her grandkids did make it back was comforting to me, as it must have been to her.
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