Friday March 14
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8:00h Esther is getting ready to go to work, as suddenly
she gets a very strong pain in her head. She vomits and breaks down. Emanuel,
Esther’s friend, called for the ambulance and an emergency doctor. App.
10 minutes later the ambulance came. Esther looses her consciousness Esther
had a cerebral haemorrhage. (in her Cerebellum) At the hospital she gets
operated soon. The bleeding was very strong so that it grew into a big “blood-mushroom”
and would not stopp. The doctors needed to go through her body with a catheter
up to her brain to take the pressure, through an embolisation
out of her blood-vessels before they could start to operate on her head.
(11:10am)
After some more tests the real operation started 3:37 pm. This “second”
operation lasted more than 7 hours.
The reason for the bleeding was that a deformed blood-vessel burst, which
she had since her birth. The operation went well. Now Esther is lying in
artificial “deep-sleep”. Her state is stable but critical. Anita could visit
her about midnight. |
Saturday March 15
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A quite night. All counts are ok. We visit Esther before
noon and try to take up contact with her. We have a feeling, that she is
reacting on our presents. As Gerhard is touching her arm and whispers in
her ear, the blood-pressure is rising. With the repeated CT (computer- tomography)
scans the doctors can see, that the brain is swollen and that the brain
activity is reduced. This is disquieting. It feels good to be close to Esther,
to hold her hand and to pray for her. In the afternoon we have been with
her again for some hours. Uncertainty easily takes over. To know that many
friend pray for Esther give strength. She is in Gods hand! We leave Esther
with prayer at the intensive-care unit.
God! Please protect Esther
Ps 91,11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee
in all thy ways.
In many churches people are praying for Esther.
Many friends are calling wanting to be informed so that they can pray specific.
It is a great blessing to know about all that covering. |
Sunday March 16
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In the afternoon we have been with Esther again. We saw a
great change within a short time. Först we had the impression that
she felt our presence. But then she even did hold Anitas hand at one instance.
The doctor said that the brain functions are back to normal again. The brain
would be ready for the “wake-up”, but a new complication appeared. Esther
was sick the last weeks and had some serious trouble with her lungs. Now
it looks as if she got pneumonia. So she shall stay in artificial "deep-sleep".
She has fever and twice as high pulse as she should have. Yesterday she
had 66 today 136. When she wakes up we want to be with her. The doctor made
a notice to call us in advance so we can drive to Vienna when they plan
to wake her up. The wake-up will cause new stress, as she doesn’t know yet
what has happened to her. She is getting artificial respiration. To wake
up with a tube down ones throat is shocking. Especially if you do not know
where you are.
The waking will also cause stress for the brain again.
How good and quick her brain situation has improved
is a great answer to prayer
Please pray for Esther but also for her boy-friend,
Emanuel. It is getting really close at him! |
Monday March 17
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The infection counts are still too high, but the fever has
gone down and the pulse is normal. We thank God for that!
Because of the infection-counts they will not let her wake up today yet.
Emanuel informed us tonight, after he has been with Esther; The situation
is unchanged but stable. Esther is spontaniouly breathing again on her own,
but she still gets breathing support. Her artificial sleep is no longer
so deep. She is reacting positiv on her medication.
We are grateful and see it as a sign of Gods love, that so many people
in differnt countries pray for Esther!
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Tueday March 18
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Everything looks like yesterday. Esther has some fever (37,6°C).
She doesn't sleep so deep anymore! Esther is fighting the tube in her windpipe.
I believe that she wants to breath for herself and wake up. The infect in
her body still is a matter of great concern.
7 o´clock pm
We just came from Esther. Today all her counts are great
(exept for the little infect).Esther is half awake. Sometimes she's reacting.
Gerhard said something wrong to the nurse and Esther did shake her head
straight away. As Emanuel came into the room and she realized it, she tried
to sit up immediatly. Her hands are loosly tied to the bed, so she would
not tear away any of the many tubes.
Sometimes she is sad and cries a little. She hardly knows anything about
what has happened to her. She is not realy awake.
She is fighting the breathing tube, which also hinders her speech. She might
wake up tomorrow completely. Because of her asthma and the infection the
doctors want to wait with the removal of the breathing aid.
We could talk to one the doctors which operated Esther. Now we know what
really has happened.
Esther had a haemangiom in her brain. It is
something like a birthmark. It has no funktion and many people have it without
ever knowing about it. It's size was about 5cm and it was full of arteries
and veins. When it burst open it flooded its surrounding and made pressure
on the brain.It would not stop bleeding by itself.
The doctor said that Esther was very lucky
1.Within one hour she was in a special hospital where specialists taking
care of her.
2. The Haemangiom could be removed without causing any damage to the brain.
3. Normal negative side-effects after an operation like this are missing.
With Esther everything looks good and positiv.
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Wednesday March 19
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12:00 noon Esther
was awake earlier today. She had good contact with the nurse. The nurse
had to explain Esther, why she has to keep the tube in
for now. Around 10 o'clock she got som help to sleep again, so that her
body can recover better. Please pray to God, that everything works fine
when they take away the respirator-tube. We have the impression that the
doctors are very nervous because of Esthers asthma.
7:00h pm The afternoon with Esther
was very encouraging. She clearly recognizes her visitors. Esther is awake
very often and answers correctly to questions by nodding. She even could
communicate to Anita tha the sticker on her nose was itching.
The medical doctor said, that her neurolocical test result are good but
that the lungs are causing concerns because they contain to much water.
Not enough to puncture her lungs but they count on Esthers youth to desintegrate
it on her own. The doctor said further, that they plan on removing the respirator-tube
tomorrow. |
Thursday March 20
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10:00 am The doctor
informed us right now, that it is planned to make an Angiography today.
Angiography is a special X-ray procedure that takes pictures ("angiograms")
of your blood vessels. It is usually done by inserting a catheter into an
artery or vein in your groin. The outcome of the Angiography will be the
basis for the decision, if the tube will be removed today or not. This wil
be a hard day for Esther.
19:00h The Angiography
revealed som suspicious spots. Therefore will they repeat it tomorrow with
a more fine instrument. There could be some more shortings (direct connections
between an artery and a vein) which could burst. They will close those "connections"
through the catheter, if they find some.
Esther is anwering very well. She even did laugh as good as she could, when
I told her, that by getting a ticket, I found out that the area she is living
in a "parking fee area". |
Friday
March 21
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11:00h The doctors have changes
they mind. They did not do the second angiography. The tube has been removed.
Esther is fine. We will go to see her in the afternoon.
18:30h We have been with Esther.
The Doctor has said that the condition of her head was not that acute,
that the 2nd angiography could not wait 3-4 weeks. Esther shall recover
first.
In respect of the situation Esther is fine. She asked why she is at the
hospital, which Anita explained to a certain extent. Shortly after that
Esther remembered that she had felt sick and asked if the ambulance had
already come.
Esther has 38.6°C fever and things are getting mixed up for her.
Please pray for her lungs. She has some water in her lungs and an infection
in her body which makes her very exausted.
She had difficulty to concentrate on her visitors and even asked us to
leave a few minutes earlier because she was too tired and wanted to sleep.
Esther asked us, to pray for her.
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Saturday March 22
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10:00h We have just called the
hospital. The temperature has not gone down much 37,6°C. Too much
for the morning. Esther sees things which are not there and she has problems
to orientate herself. There is not change with the infection and her lungs.
Esther asked that only three persons should visit her.
Thank you for praying!!!!
18:00h We are back home after visiting
Esther. She still has fever 38,1°C. She is very tired. Today she ate
her first few spoonful of soup.
Our visit was very exausting for her, so we left earlier. Now we have
to plan the visitors. No more than 3-4 persons a day, but with a break
in between.
A Physiotherapist startet today to teach Esther to breath correctly.
It is not possible to say anything about consequences of the bleeding.
We have to wait and see some more weeks.
Esther is very observant. She hears everything and answers very straight
forward. To speak is very difficult for her. No wonder after 7 days with
a tube in her throat.
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Sunday, March 23
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Esther asked us, to send her greetings to you all. She is feeling much
better today. We have talked with her about the things which have happened.
She remembers everything. It is wunderful to see, that she is coming back
to live and daily bussiness. Nobody knows, least of all Esther, how long
it will take before everything is back to normal. The most important thing
for her is to recover her strenght and to have patience with herself and
her situation.
What concernes the doctors (and us) is a "liquor - congestion".
It can happen with operations like the one Esther went through that swellings
can come about, which cause such a congestion. This can lead to complications.
It is possible to do something about it, but it is preferable to let the
body itself solve the problem. The important thing is, that the doctors
are aware of the problem. This "liquor - congestion"
problem is a prayer request.
We hope that Esther doesn't need to go through more operations.
We are back in Steyr now and plan to visit Esther again in a few days.
The daily informations will continue.
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Monday, March 24
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9:20h I just talked to the angiography
specialist. He said that all "shorting" have been taken care
of. It was a wrong interpratation of his collegues. The "liquor -
congestion" problem he expects will solve itself. In the worst case
a little operation must be done. He was very calm about the whole situation.
We shall pray anyway that the developement will continue as good as it
did until now.
We are gratefull that everything works out as it does. Thank you for your
support as we pray for Esther. We need you.
12:30h I have heard just now that
Esther has left the intensive care station and been moved to a normal
station this morning.
14:30h Esther made her first try
to get on her feet again made a step and is sitting now in a chair.
She could sit 30 minutes in the chair. She will practice to walk again
this week.
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Tuesday, March 25
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7:40h Esther is doing
fine. She still has some headache but is confident!
Her condition improves continously. |
Wednesday, March 26
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8:40h Esther is busy training.
She can drive her wheel-chair on own. She is still very weak, but the
improvement is progressing.
Here comes a greeting from Ether ( by telephone dictation:
Dear people!
Beautiful greetings from the neuro-surgery. You cannot imagine how good
it is to visit the toilet again on you own.
Emanuel has printed the complete Visitors-bok. I have read it and could
spill tear over and over again how nice it is.
Now I'm waiting for my sweet physiotherapist, then I shall learn to go.
Schöne Grüße, Esther
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Thursday, March 27
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When we came to Esther today, she was sitting on her bed meeting us with
a smile. It is unbelievable to see her in such a good condition just 13
days after the operation in her head.
Esther is still very week, but full of energy to conquer live! Gerhard
and I have the feeling, that we want to say to her: “Take it easy.
Give yourself the time you need.” One of the doctors said, that
she may go home coming weekend. It sure would be nice to be home again.
As we talked with each other we agreed, that Esther needed more time to
recover first. The doctor in charge shares this opinion.
She can walk a short bit, but gets dizzy and exhausted VERY fast. She
made the same discovery as Galileo Galilei did, hundreds of years ago:
“The earth is moving!”
She still does have the swelling in the back of her head and neck, which
causes the liquor-congestion. We hope that this will have gone before
she leaves the hospital.
After leaving the current hospital she probably will come to an other
hospital in Vienna, which has a new rehabilitation-ward.
Esther is overwhelmed that so many people pray for her, take up contact,
inquire about her and care
Every day she is reading in her “Visitors-bok” from the web,
which Emanual prints out for her.
She said: “When I think about it, I have to cry, it is so unbelievable
for me!”
This afternoon the stiches were taken away. Tomorrow some more checkups
and test will be done.
Praise God for his caring kindness, and continue to pray, that Esther
will soon have her strength return.
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Friday, March 28
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Today is one of those days. Her spirits are low, Esther is very tired.
She needs a lot of sleep, and tehre is not much calm time available in
Hospital.
Examinations, Doctors round, meal timesUntersuchungen, theraphy and more.
Esther is pretty much exhausted.
To get rehabilitation training Esther will not be moved to another hospital
but only to an other ward to where she is now. The neuro-surgeons want
keep her close at hand.
For now our girl needs a lot of patience and perseverance. She may for
now let go of all things and just think on herself.
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Saturday, March 29
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Esthers E-Mail address EsthersMail@gmx.net
works again. I made a mistake with a link-entry. Please forgive, if this
I caused confusion.
Now plans have changed again. Next Tuesday, Esther will be moved to the
other hospital, I mentioned earlier. There they have a new rehabilitation
ward. This is also the same part of town where she has her apartment.
We talked to Esther by phone. Even today she is very tired. But she says
also, that it is good to sleep and collect strength. Her spirits are low,
but this is not an easy situation.
She is worried how she will manage to be taken to the other hospital on
Tuesday.
Our prayer for today is that Esther will not loose her confidence.
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Sunday, March 30
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Everything is steady. Something like the last two days. Coming
tuesday we will report the next time, or sooner if something serious happens.
Thank you for your support. Gerhard |
Monday, March 31
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12:30am Esther has called and told us, that she will
be operated again today. The liquor-congestion did not disolve yet. As
Esther sneezed, something in her wound has burst and some liquor has come
out. They will open the wound once more this afternoon. Esther, Anita
and I are very anxious about the uncertain thing waiting for her. After
vi talked for one minute Esther said vi had to stop talking or her head
would burst. Naturally Esther will not be moved to the other hospital
tomorrow.
8:30 pm Esther has not been in surgery yet, She has
been waiting all afternoon. There has been an emergency so her turn will
probably come tomorrow morning. The planned operation seems to be bigger
than expected at noon-time. Gerhard and I are in Steyr, but Emanuel, Susanne
and other good friends have been with Esther to support and comfort her.
Some minutes ago I called Esther to say good night. She is unbelievable
calm and secure. She knows what will be done, but she trusts the doctor
and asked that we should pray for her. She said: "I know I am in
Gods hand!"
We hope that Esther can sleep well and gets new strenght for tomorrow.
Now we can pray and trust that everything will work out to the best, and
that Esther will not come to intensive ward, starting all over again.
Esther you are a wonderful person, I love YOU!
You are in Gods hand!
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Tuesday, April 1
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10:30am Now it is starting. Esther is on her way to
surgery again.
The surgery took 2 1/2 hours. After that I have spoken with Dr. Dietrich
who has done the operation. Because the wound had been leaking liquor
it had to be opened again and closed afresh. At the same time they put
in a drainage so no more liquor-congestion will occure.
Esther is back on her room and sends greetings. Naturally she is tired
and exhausted.
We are praying, that she may get the peace she needs to recuberate now.
In spite of all of this, we are grateful that those complications happened
as long as she was in this Hospital and not after she would have been
moved to the other place.
Today the provider on Tokelau, Oceania (www.ivanovits.tk) was down. I
hope this was only a temporary disturbance.
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Wednesday, April 2
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9:00 pm Anita is sitting in a train on her way back
to Steyr. She has been with Esther this afternoon
Esther is very weak. She cannot eat and has very stong pain. We feel powerless
but we admire Esther for being so brave. The doctor said that they att
first have to get in control over Esthers pain. The greatest danger is
over now.
Emanuel is lying in bed with a very bad cold. He thinks he has pneumonia
again.
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Thursday, April 3
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Esther had a bad night. She slept bad because of her head-ache. She is
not doing so well.
Dear Friends,
we are worried and do not real know how Esther is doing! Gerhard is just
now driving to Vienna. He will be with Esther tonight and will make the
update so soon as possible.
Tanks for praying!
Now we know some more. Last week Thursday the stiches were removed. Saturday:
After coughing Esther felt something wet in her neck. The nurse just said
that it only came from swetting strongly and cleaned it. Monday: Through
sneezing the wund burst and liquor run out. Only on Tuesday she was operated
again. Now we know, that she got Bacterial Meningitis from Saturday to
Tuesday.
Esther said: Yesterday I was mor dead than alive. Her head ache is a
little better now. The inflamation count are 50% less than yesterday.
Esther can speak some more today.
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Friday, April 4
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10 am. Now I (Gerhard) am going to Esther to help her
to eat. Because of the Liquor-drainage Esther is not allowed to lift her
head more than 10 cm during 2 -3 seconds.
The poor girl must be lying on her back. She may move her arms and legs,
but that's all. She is very positiv, talks a lot (just like her parents)
and has started to really eat again today. Sie kept all food inside. Esther
has no fever but gets twice a day antibiotica. Time after time her strong
headache comes through, when she cannot bear it anymore she gets an injection
against it straight away.
In summary: I am very happy to see how she is improving although the doctor
said that her meninigitis count are not good at all.
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Saturday, April 5
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The situation is similar to yesterday. Esther just seemed to be more
tired. Even the smallest sound hurts in her head. Liquor drainage gave
yesterday 150 ml liquor today it was only 75ml. Everyday shall they lift
the "pressure-chamber" a little higher. This regulates the level
of pressure. So they can regulated the pressure. I understood that at
the end no more liquor will come out. Then it will run through the normal
canal into the spine.
Care and treatment have taken a positive turn yesterday.
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Sunday, April 6
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The Situation is the same as yesterday
Esther is very sad. Lying on her back like that gets harder.
Shie can hardly bear anymore the complications, the constant head-ache
and the uncertainty about what is coming next and for how long.
For the Medicals, Esther had:
on Wednesday Cell-count of 5000/3 in the Liquor
On Saturday 140/3
Today Sunday170/3
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Monday, April 7
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I just spoke to Esther by phone. She may (should) sit some.
3:00 pm Esther is sitting in a wheel-chair. She says,
that she is pulling the breaks, but that the room doesn't stopp spinning.
Anita is going to see Esther today. Tomorrow Esthers birthday will be
celebrated! 25 Years since her first birthday! Some more happened the
last weeks!
Esther could sit in the wheelchair for an hour.
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Tuesday, April 8
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Today is Birthday Celebration!!!!
Esther is 25!!!!
Anita is in Vienna with Esther
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Wednesday, April 9
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The Cell-cout has risen some (200). According to the doctor
this has no impact on the improvment. We pray anyway. We take nothing
for granted anymore.
The Celebration Esther mastered good. Her improvement continues.
Esther needs courage. The future is something big uncertain.
Anita will be back from Vienna this afternoon.
First shall they take away the liquor drainage. Anita wants
to stay until this is completed.
Esther had her first contact again with her physiotherapist.
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Thursday, April 10
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Today training started for real. In the morning Esther had
her first session. She fainted, to start with. Blood-circulation was not
really up and going the way it should. But this cannot stop a Wiking Girl.
She enjoyed her sleep at noontime!
The afternoon training was already better. Only the balance feeling makes
some problem
Esther is confident!
She really enjoys to sleep because of being beautifuly tired.
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Friday, April 11
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Eating goes better. Esther can keep the food.
The stiches were removed again
Esther has enough of this hospital. After 4 week she wants to move.
She hopes to move soon to the other hospital close to her home, where
she will continue her rehabilitation.
For observation reasons she will also in the other hospital be in the
neurological ward.
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Saturday, April 12
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Esthers health is improving. Eating and digestion works
nicely.
But she has problems with the fine-motoric of the left side of her body
She can go alone tho the bathroom to take a shower, although she is going
bend to her right side.
Esther is very discouraged. She hardly can bear the inactivity.
She's waiting very hard to get to the next hospital to start working on
her come back
Die Doctors are very cautious and are still giving her a lot antibiotica
Tear are sitting quite loose these days.
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Sunday, April 13
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We are very desparete
Esther has got temperature again. It was 38°C at 2 pm.
We do not know what the reason is
The day started very nice. When I arrived Esther came to meet me. Together
we went to the dayroom for some minutes.
We even repeated that later on.
After lunch she slept for half an hour. After that she
shivered and the temperature rose.
The Nurse and the doctor are very concerned.
Now Esther is tired and needs to rest.
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We talked about Ps 23,4
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadows, I will fear no
evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
No - promise to get out of it easy and fast, but a promise to be comforted
and protected.
We also talked about the words from the korean girl, Lindsay
Thomas: "Experience is a hard teacher, it gives us the test first
and the lesson later!"
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Monday, April 14
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During the night the temperatur increased to 38,5° C.
But this morning it was down to 36,2°. This feels good!
Esther is confident even though she also is very tired.
4 pm Esther started to shiver again. Her
temperatur is rising (38,2°)
Esther got a bed in the other hopital and should have been moved coming
Wednesday. The transfer has been canceled now.
New basic examiniations are started again, pulmonary X-Ray, CT, blood
tests and more....
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Tuesday, April 15
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This morning again no fever.
Esther is very tired after a night with high temperature (39°C).
In the night, as she was guided by a nurse on her way to the toilet, Esther
fainted.
Nurse and doctor became very busy. Esther did not hurt herself.
This morning temperature was gone.
The newest information is, that Esther will be moved tomorrow to an other
hospital close to where she lives.
Also there she will be on the neurological ward. An application to get
to the rehabilitation hospital has be filled in by the doctors. Now it
only needs to be approved be the insurance company.
Please pray that this will work out.
5 pm A New Information reaches me: Esther
got a rush on her body, the doctor asks if she has had measles before.
She is still going to move to the other hopspital tomorrow.
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Wednesday, April 16
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Now Esther has moved to a quite newly-build hospital. She
likes the place and is looking positiv at live.
She has not seen so many doctors and had so many checkups since she left
intensive ward
She feels that she is very well cared about. Her rush is gone.
On her way to the new hospital, Esther saw that springtime has arrived
and she told us about a blooming tree outside her window.
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Friday, April 18
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Today the doctor had a talk with Esther.
He said that there are good possibilities for her to restore the fine-motoric
abilities of her left side, but that he could not promise anything, and
that she probably will not become a tightrope walker.
Esther may stay in the hospital until she can take care of herself when
she gets home. But she will have to wait for her place at the rehabilitation
hospital at home.
Esther said: ”I’m not sick anymore, I’m just damaged!”
Today she practised to walk stairs.
She gets Ergo-therapy for her left hand and Physio-Therapy for the rest
of her left side. For whatever she need a hand to do, she has to use her
left hand to train it up.
Everybody in the hospital knows her already, she is the youngest - the
well of youth!
I have just talked to a friend of Esther. She told me that she has been
today with Esther and Emanuel in Coffee shop. Esthers first outing. Back
up she had to take the elevator - her strenght did not last that far.
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Saturday, April 19
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Today Anita and I have been with Esther again.
She is doing fine. She is busy training herself but still gets tired very
fast.
We have been to the garden and to a cafe-shop. In was beautiful in the
garden even tough it was humid and cool.
Only the fact that we together with Esther could go injto the garden is
a marvelous thing. She goes the stair by herself but has to hold herself
by the wall.
The room is good equiped and pretty for a hospital-room. It even has
a fridge.
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Easter Sunday, April 20
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It is great to be alive. To be able to get up and take a
shower. To see the flowers bloom.
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Monday, April 21
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Today Esther was permitted for the first time to take a
shower all on her own. She only called for the nurse to help her get her
back try.
After that she went for a walk with the ladies in her room.
Esther pushed the wheel-chair. One of the ladies (70) sat in the chair,
the other one (89) held herself at the side of the chair. Then they went
down the corridor and back.
Esther thinks that time goes very slowly. Visitors mean a lot in this
time. It is so still.
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Tuesday, April 22
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Today with her trainig hour, Esther had to try to stand
on one leg with her eyes closed. She was succesful and is in good spirits.
For the coming weeks we will only make notes a couple of
times a week, except something extraordinary happens.
Please pray for Esther to het a rehabilitation place soon.
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Friday, April 25
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We can see progress. The muscles of her lower legs are very
sore. In training she has to stand on one leg which is hard work after
all these weeks
The fine-motoric of her left hand is still strongly handycapped.
Coming sunday Esther is having a day off from hospital.
We will go with her to her appartment.
Rehabilitation has been granted. On Monday she is moving
to the rehabilitation center. Praise the Lord!!!
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Saturday, May 3 |
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| Ambitions were too high.
We only went to eat ice-cream, looked by our old swimming-lake and visited
some friends.
Esther could not take all impressions. Everything is too fast and to much.
A little walk around the house, maybe into the park behind the house is
more than enough.
Yesterday I brought her a guitar. It was her own idea to train her left
hand.
Yesterday she also got spontaneous a new room again. This is both good
and strenuous - now everything is the wrong way around in her room. Life
is just too strong and too confusing.
Esther has training everyday one hour before and one hour in the afternoon.
This is enough for now. Yesterday a last stich has been removed. It had
hidden itself and hindered the wound to heal completely.
On Thursday Esther saw her wound
for the first time on a picture.
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Monday, May 5 |
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| The world looks much better today. Esther
could rest during the weekend. She found her confidence again in planing
the near future. |
Saturday, May 10 |
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| Now the time for the little steps has come.
Esther works with accepting that she is “sick”. Her brain
and nerves have to heal. She cannot swim, because her belly-muscles do
not work properly. Her left hand doesn’t do automatically what it
should. Her balance has some disorders. Esther has to learn a lot she
could do before.
The doctor said to her, that some things she cannot force right now. She
first has to heal.. Her brain and nerves got a lot of pressure and irritation
during the bleeding, the surgeries and the meningitis.
But Esther is optimistic. Next Saturday a colleague marries and she shall
be there. Friend will help that it work out.
Mai 25 Esther shall be released to go home. This will be exiting and a
test about what she is able to do and what doesn’t work yet.
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Monday, May 19 |
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| Esther is doing much better. She servived
the wedding of her collegue very well on Saturday. Also the first test-night
at home went well. Yesterday afternoon she went to her church in the Krummgasse
for the Sunday-service
She visibly enjoyed it.
In the evening the "therapeutical weekend-outing" was over and
Esther went back to the Reha-center.
Last friday Esther found out that there is a possibility to prolong the
Reha-training. We encouraged her to take all help she can get.
Please pray that Esthers sence of ballance will be restored. Problems
occure when she changes from lying down to a sitting or standing position.
The fine motoric function of her left hand and foot are not good yet eihter.
Swimming works again, although they are very cautious so Esther will not
submerge. |
Tuesday, May 20 |
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| Anita had a good time in Vienna (May 15-19).
This days she had the chance to see Esther more often.
Yesterday Esther visited her work at the Day Nursery for school-children
again. This was the first time since March that she saw “her”
children again.
For the children it was not easy when she suddenly was gone. (Not long
ago Esthers former boss died, and some children still remember how she
suddenly had been gone).
The joy was great and there were many hugs. Esther explained what had
happened to her and one could tell that she has not forgotten any of her
pedagogical skills.
Esther also took the chance to see her bank and to do some little shopping
on her own. All went well.
What Esther is practicing right now is the fine-tuning of her movements.
This progresses very slowly and she needs a lot of patience. Much of what
she is learning right now is not so visible. Esther says, that she sees
more of what she cannot do than what she is able to. Naturally this is
strenuous, but on the other hand it is a sign that Esther is taking up
responsibility again.
One special prayer-request at this point is that Esther again may learn
to play her guitar.
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Friday, May 23 |
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| The extention of the rehabilitation program
has been approved. Esther may stay at the NRZ on Rosenhügel until
June 22.
At the computer she is alowed now to use the mouse. |
Saturday, May 24 |
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| Anita and I picked up Esther för an
outing. We went to a close-by Village. Esther did some shopping, went
to the bank and to round it we all had a gyros for lunch.
After that we went by car to central Vienna for a walk inm the Botanical
Garden at the "Schloss Belvedere". To get a little overview
we drove up to Kahlenberg a hill north of Vienna. Here we sat and looked
down on Vienna.
To finalize the day we decided to have some ice-cream in the city. We
missed our way and parked a little bit too far off from where we wanted
to go. So we had quite a bit to go in the center. Through Kärntnerstrasse
- Stefansplatz and Rote Turmstrasse to get to the ice-cream-shop. There
were huge crowds of people who all wanted to be there at the same time.
Esther managed the whole way. This sure was a crash-test - but Esther
did fine. |
Friday, May 30 |
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| Today we shall go to Vienna again
We shall pick up Esther to go to a birthday paty of a very good friend,
who became 50. Pictures will follow. |
Saturday, May 31 |
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Hello! It’s ME, Esther. Today I am on day-release and doing some
keyboard training at home. Yesterday was lot of fun, I only get tired very
fast. Than I have to go back to the center. Basically I’m quite happy
to be able to continue the training but slowly everything gets too much.
Sometimes, when I think that I need patience, I become aware of how much
there is that I and my trainers have no influence over. Evil left hand!!!!!!
But I refuse to give up, especially now, after all this time!!
When I walk I do no longer need to hold onto something, not even climping
the stair!
I greet you all, who have foillowed my progress.
Esther |
Sunday, June 01 |
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| Today there was a premier in Vienna. Not
at a theater but a happening ur drama "living live".
Esther went home by bus - subway - and tram all by herself. A successful
premier!
For Esther it was a great step and means a lot for her self-confidence
to be able to come and go without needing help. Anita is in Vienna and
decided together with Esther to make this attempt. Of course was there
the comfort to be able to call by cell phone if it would not work out
and Esther had to be picked up somewhere on the way.
Esther did just fine.
The first time to wash her own laundry and to sort out a lot of things
at home. You could see how glad Esther is that live start to approach
"normal" again. She also took the advantage to surprise some
friends with E-Mails and Phonecalls. Right now as I (Anita) am writing
this , Esther is sitting with Annette and Gerald in the living-room drinking
coffee.
Esther and I delight in our time together and share the Joy of having
each other. We just realize that things which look "normal"
are in no way to be taken for granted!
Tonight Esther we will bring back Esther to the reha-center Rosenhügel
(Rosenhügel = Rose-Hill) and tomorrow the fight, to bring the left
hand into obedience will continue. In all of that we do not want to forget
to give GOD the honour for all HE has done and for all protection during
the incident
We may not forget that it is only 2 1/2 month since Esther had the bleeding
in her head - and that she even had a very bad meningitis since that.
Its a miracle!!!
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Lördag, June 14 |
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| First of all shall we send greetings from Esther - she is
doing fine.
Last weekend Esther spent two nights in her own apartment. She really
enjoyed it. At last she could do things she can do during three days.
At “training-centre” she is always brought to her limits and
learns what she cannot do.
Now she has to endure until June 22, then she will be released home.
Today it is 3 month that Esther had her cerebral haemorrhage. It was
a very intensive time. We thank God that He kept His hand over her!
One more week and Esther will be home in her own place! She looks forward
to start living again under “normal” circumstances. Most of
what she does right now is “for the first time again”...
Yesterday evening Esther was together with Emanuel at the cinema. Today
she will go shopping with two Reha-colleague to Naschmarkt in the city.
It is great seeing that Esther starts enjoying doing things. Things which
are trivial and normal for us, Esther experiences as big steps and her
joy over little things which start working is unbelievable!
Her first week in “freedom” Esther will be at home in her
own flat in Vienna. Only when she is home alone she will see how much
really is working. Just this thing with her clothes. When she got sick
in was winter-clothes, now we have more than ~30°C/~84°F and summer,
and there is not much which still fits her. She is of good courage and
says that all things are possible if she only may do them in her time.
She likes to quote her grandmother who said when she broke her leg: “It
should not bother anybody how long it takes!”
In the beginning of July Esther will be staying with us for some days
in Steyr. We look forward to caring for her those days.
Thank you for supporting Esther and us these last three month. |
