Tag Archives: UCLA
Some Unexpected Good News
A few days ago, I had a follow-up appointment with my vocal cord surgeon. Honestly, I think he is extremely good at what he does (ok, like the best out there), but let’s just say his clinical bedside manner and … Continue reading
Upon More Reflection …
I’ve had a few weeks now to process my big appointments from a few weeks ago – all the doctors’ info/advice/insight. First, I must tell you what I forgot to tell you in light of the aneurysm news. In the same week I visited Dr. … Continue reading
Annual Dr. Gonzalez Visit
On Tuesday I had my annual MRI exam (major “unlike”) and then yesterday I had my follow-up with results from Dr. Gonzales. For those who haven’t been reading from early on, Dr. G was the brave surgeon (and guardian-angel/Holy-Spirit-inspired-genius!!!) who performed my … Continue reading
Passing on the Comfort
Many of you heard Joni Eareckson Tada’s radio program about my story that aired last week. It was so touching to hear from folks all over the country that heard the program and were moved to contact me. If you did … Continue reading
Broken Leg Updates
These are not exactly new updates, particularly if you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, but for those of you interested in the current status of my broken leg, here goes… As I have referenced on here time and again, … Continue reading
A Case of the Mondays
This past Monday, I had the unfortunate pleasure of spending the bulk of my day like this… My new and improved palatal lift is still getting fitted just right. Even after about 2 hours of fitting it, surprise, surprise, … Continue reading
Getting Better
It’s honestly been a rough couple of days since my surgery. I suppose the pain has been more than I anticipated. Hopefully, I will be out of the worst in the next day or so, but until then, I have … Continue reading
Post-Surgery Update
Katherine finished the surgery, which her doctor said went very well. She is resting at home now. {this was PRE-surgery — how cute does she look in her little hat} She is in a lot of pain as … Continue reading
Vocal Cord Surgery Today
This morning, Katherine will undergo surgery for her paralyzed, right vocal cord (more info here). She was just wheeled into surgery. It is interesting; this is her 7th surgery post-AVM rupture, and instead of getting easier, they somehow get a … Continue reading
Some Heavy Lifting
Lest you think I spend most of my days going from one cupcake and coffee to the next (though I wouldn’t complain if that were the case!), I wanted to give you a little medical update from Monday. In this … Continue reading
