Rough road to recovery

On the morning of December 29th 2019 as my wife and I were having a normal morning conversation. Suddenly she told me that the “left side of my body feels weird”... I proceeded to ask and figure out what’s going on ? When my wife tried to respond all her words were mumbled together and made no sense, as we went to stand i lifted her and her right leg and arm were not moving. I immediately called 911. When paramedics arrived they told me that my wife was having symptoms of a stroke! My heart immediately went to the bottom of my stomach as i thought how dangerous strokes can be and on top of that my wife is already battling heart failure. We rushed to a local hospital where they ran tests and told me that my wife had a blood clot in the left side of her brain. They informed me that they would need to transfer us to John Hopkins hospital because the blood thinning medication that they wanted to give my wife would not be effective at all because my wifes liver was weak. They said if they give her the medication then it would cause more bleeding being counterproductive. After a 40 minute ambulance ride from Columbia MD to Baltimore MD John Hopkins Hospital. We get to the hospital and everyone is moving so quick, the emergency team greets us at the door and they are rushing my wife to the operating room to remove the blood clot. Minutes into the surgery as i am in the waiting room a dr approaches me and tells me words that i will never forget... “i am sorry but your wife has gone into cardiac arrest, her heart stopped... we are trying everything we can to bring her back...” i was speechless as tears rushed down my face and the thoughts of me never sharing anymore memories with my wife again crossed my mind. I began praying God this cannot be, i cannot go into 2020 without my best friend...minutes later the drs rush back into the room to tell me that they brought my wife’s heart back but they cannot finish the surgery because she is ruled unstable due to her heart stopping! Meaning the blood clot is still in her brain.... about 24 hours later the Drs and i speak, they said that her heart rate has been stable and they would like to attempt removing the blood clot again! I was happy and nervous at the same time as the listed out all the risks associated with the surgery and an increased risk of death because of her heart already stopping once. The dr told me that surgery takes an average of 2.5 hours. While waiting i see the dr walking my way, i check the time and only 1.5 hours have passed by. The dr tells me with a smile that everything went well and he had no problems at all removing the clot. He then mentioned that he wasn’t sure how much brain function she would have left, that her kidneys were failing, her liver was weak, she would need to be hooked up to an oxygen machine to do the job of the heart and a feeding tube for nutrition. This was all true for a few days. After about a week of my wife being hooked up to all these machines things began to change! First the our dr informed us that she no longer needed dialysis because her kidneys were well. Second, A day later the dr told us that she no longer needed the oxygen machine because her heart was starting to do the work. Third, a couple days after that the dr told us that her liver was starting to get better and the next day the drs removed her tube feeding and my wife began to eat solid foods again. Today we stand victorious because of his Grace, mercy and love ! ❤️ we are so grateful to be going HOME .  It’s been a long month and it could have easily been a longer stay if God had not accelerated us through this whole process ! It’s amazing to see his work right in front of my own eyes! My faith has been lifted, my look on life itself has been changed, and my heart has been filled ❤️. Amen Glory to God !

During this recovery period i have  Taken off from work, to be present with my wife providing as much assistance as i can. During this time we are facing many hardships financially due to my inability to work at the moment. All donations are appreciated! ❤️

Thank you for all the prayers, support and love!