Have you ever had an event or two throw you completely off track from doing something that you really wanted to do? That happened to me. Christmas turned into New Year's...turned into projects at work...turned into mid-February. Somewhere in the blur of all that, I only got to visit LaShunda Rundles once (early January).
Today, I finally got off my duff and called her. I couldn't go down to the hospital, but wanted to re-establish contact and find out how she is doing. I've received many inquiries from people seeking updates, understandably. (If that's you, this posting is your update.)
LaShunda had another surgery on Friday. I don't even know how many surgeries she's had since entering the hospital, but my guess is that it's now in the double-digits. I asked if she got any sort of sense from the doctor on whether he was cautious or optimistic. She said that he was optimistic, even commenting that he would get her a list of names of his medical team, so that she could include their names in her book.
I don't know if she is actively planning a book, but she should. I view his statement as carrying an implied "you are going to make it" undertone. And that's definitely a good-good.
She sounded, overall, to be in pretty good spirits. She mentioned that while she is still in the ICU, she's in a bigger room that has chairs so that her visitors can sit. At least one of them folds out into a twin bed. She told me that her teenage son spent the night there with on Valentines Day. Not only that, but it was his idea. If that doesn't touch your heart, you'd better check your pulse. I'm sure that the significance of that isn't lost on LaShunda. (Sounds like speech material to me... <smile> )
LaShunda will undergo testing either tomorrow (Feb 19) or the next day to determine how well the surgery worked. If you've been praying for LaShunda...keep it up! I'll post more when I know more.
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