regular room

Today jenny was moved to a regular room. she will be able to get some rest finally. No more curtains for doors. She will have walls and doors. I know she is happy to be out of icu. I will post her room number as soon as I find out. she still has the tubes in her colon that are draining the bile that leaks out the tears. She has gotten out of the bed a couple of times and sat in a chair. Anyways that is what is going on with jen lately.

january 26 update

Jenny was moved back to shock trauma. She has a staff infection. Her colon still has two tears. Right now their main concern is they can't get the drain that is draining her wound to stop leaking. I know that is a short update but its still all the same emotions everyone is having as before. Jenny is upset a lot. But that is expected.

Please continue to pray for her.

central line

The drs had to take out jennys central line bc it was infected. That was how she was being fed. She is able to eat soft foods until they are able to put it back in. Its almost like a surgery. She has to be asleep for them to put it back in. I am sure they will put it back in the next time she has surgery. Since the night the xray tech made the packing protection come open or whatever you would call what happened, jens meds have been bumped up more. So she is actually comftorable and been able to rest. Before she hadn't slept that much.

Anyways just wanted to let everyone know how jen was doing and what was going on.

an update for y'all

Saturday Jenny had surgery. The drains they had put in to suction both tears in her colon were not working at all. So they went in and actually put the tubes in the tears. They are not suctioning. They are just draining naturally. That is working. Thank goodness. That was the first time in a week that it was working. Well last night someone came in to take an xray of her chest. They have to slip the film under her. Well when they did that she started screaming and saying that something was hurting her. Well turns out that the packing they had over her stomach wound had busted and her wound had broke through the gauss and stuff. So this morning she had emergency surgery to go in and wash her stomach wound out and replace the packing and proctection they had over it. I feel for her. Right after the xray they also came in to change her sheets which didn't help.

Jenny is now running a high fever. It's like 102.5. Which means she has an infection. They are waiting on her blood work to come back to confirm for sure. Poor Jen. I know she is ready for all this to be over. We are all. But on a good note before the packing on her stomach came off they had managed to control her pain. They had finally gotten her pain medicine right where she wasn't hurting and was able to sleep for the first time in a couple days. I hope she isn't in a lot of pain from this and if she was I hope they got it taken care of.

anyways I just wanted to give everyone an update. Just remember since she is back in memorial Hermann you can send her an E greeting again. She still hasn't read ANYTHING anyone has sent her but we are still keeping them for her. She's in room smicu 833. So send her some she is going to know she is loved and supported when she is ready.

emotional toll

I am sorry I have not been updating everyone like I should. I am at my emotional limit. This has taken a toll on me emotionaly, more than I ever would have thought possible. I am the kind of person who can sit and literally think about what's going on for an hour. Just be in a complete daze. Thinking about what's going on. My mind will start to wonder and I start to think about all the possibilities of the future, and then I snap out of it sick to my stomach with all of my finger nails gone. Literally, ask anyone who knows me well. And lately my nails have been bleeding if u get my drift. I find it hard just to wake up each morning and find out any update. But I have to remind myself that jenny is going through a lot worse. Fifty times worse.


Ok to answer everyones questions.....jenny's colon has ripped which is part of her intestines. Not her bowel like we thought at first. Its her colon. It has ripped in a spot they can not get to. They can not make another incision and cut into her stomach. She is burnt to badly where the skin is still healing and won't be able to sew back together, also her abdominal wall is too weak. Also her body has done what it can to protect itself. Her organs have hardened some to protect them from further damage. So that makes it impossible for them to move her organs to fix something else. Because of where the tear is and because of how her body is this makes it impossible for the surgeons to fix the tear. So they have put in two two things that are suctioning the bile as it drains from t

the tear in her colon. They are doing surgery every other day to clean her inside and Clean what the suctions missed. They are also seeing if the hole gets smaller, bigger or if her colon rips at another spot. She is not able to eat nor drink and have put in a pic line to feed her fluids and the nutrients she needs.

So that is what is going on right now. But unlike before she is awake and completely coherent for it all. I just can't believe this has all happened. This is horrible. To sit here and watch what this is doing to each member of my family including jenny has been hard. I feel like I absorb everyone Else's feelings and stresses around me. I know everyone is worried about jenny. I am too. I apologize for being distant and not as informing as I have been. I am going to try to update this every day.

jenny angels window stickers have come in. If you want one let me know. They are ten dollars. All money will go into her benefit fund.

To send jen a e greeting go to memorial Hermann's site click on patients tab. Enter her name. She is in room 333 in smicu. She is at the hospital in the medical center.

overwhelmed

I am overwhelemed with all of this. I am angry this has all happened to my family. So angry. Jenny has had to go through so much. Yesterday she had surgery. Her colon was out of her stomach wound and ripped. They were not able to get to the tear bc it is on the bottom. They put two suctions in to drain the bile leaking. They are hoping that will cause the tear to suction and close. Its a very small chance. Like 1%. If not they will have to figure something else out. They have had to put another pic line in to feed her that way. She isn't aloud to eat or drink anything. They aren't sure for how long. Today her drainage bag inside her started leaking. All of this is so frustrating. I have a hard time going to her room bc it makes me have flash backs of the first night she was here. I am ready for this to be over. I can't stand to sit back and watch her go through this any longer. Its killing me.

Jenny is needing prayers

I know it has been a while since I've updated everyone. I am sorry. i have just had a lot going on with the holidays and everything.


Jenny has been moved from the Triumph hospital back to memorial hermann. She is in ICU. She went for a visit to memorial Hermann on Thursday. The Dr.s said her wound was not being taken care of like it was supposed to be. They had to peel the scab off and start over. Then on Thursday night she was trying to use the restroom and something popped out and started bleeding really bad. They transferred her to memorial Hermann yesterday. Turns out it was her bowel that had popped out. It is swollen and if it swells anymore it will bust. If it busts there is nothing they can do and she'll die. The Dr's said that there is a 90% chance it will bust.

This is so hard for me to grasp. She has been doing so well. She is awake and talks. Friday Talan got to see her at the Triumph hospital before they moved her. It was an emotional encounter. I have been afraid for Talan to see her and be scared. Or say things that might bother her. But her went in there and gave her a kiss, and talked to her like she is the same jenny she has always been. She does look different and her arm does look bad. It touched me heart that my son can understand something so complex. It's like no matter what she looked like he would've still acted the same. I was very proud of him. He understands that she was in a wreck, and has BO Bo's on her face. He was so sweet. He asked her if she felt better. He told her when she gets better and gets out of bed he wants to play baseball with her. I stood back and watched...and cried. It lifted her spirits to see him. And he was so excited he got to see his aunt Jenny. At first she was feeling anxious about the move, and everyone coming in and out. But then I think she realized she wanted to see him. That must have been tough on her. She hasn't picked up a mirror since she woke up. She doesnt want to. I think she is scared. So for her to open up and let someone ,especially who might say things that could hurt her feelings, in to see her was a big risk for her. I didn't know if I was ok with him seeing her for both him and her, but I am glad he got to. I am surprised he was ok with getting that close and giving her multiple kisses. Like I said I am proud of him.


But right now Jenny is fighting a battle. She needs all of us to be praying for her, for her strength, peace, and for god to take over and heal her. For the doctors to have the knowledge and equipment, for her family to have peace and strength to be there for her, and for her to have the energy to beat this. Everyone please pray for jenny. she is needing it right now.

I will keep everyone updated. We are waiting to hear from the doctor and his team.

happy new year

Happy new year to everyone. Jenny is ding great. The other day they had her sitting up in a chair. I am sure that felt good after 60 days of laying down. She actually felt good enough to talk to talan for a little bit on speaker phone. Her spirits seemed good.

I am still planning to have jennys benefit. I have just been so busy with the holidays. I have it all planned out and starting to set it in motion. I am excited to see and hear all the positive feedback I am getting. I am also excited to see the turn out. It is warming to know so many people care.

This wasn't a long post. I just wanted to let everyone know she was doing great!

Thanks again everyone for everything each of you has done for the ryan family.