Feb. 8, 2017 -- Facebook
Update: Loving Cedee First of all, let me start by saying I am so sorry that we haven't kept up with her page in such a long time. I sit down to do updates, and I swear I have PTSD or something. I start to feel so overwhelmed and can't breathe very well, and usually I just freeze and stare at a screen for a while before giving up. I'm not sure why today is different, but I will take it! Second, as I'm sure
many are wondering, Cedee is doing amazing! She is a walking, talking
miracle. We all witnessed it. Her voice is almost 100% back. It's just
got a little raspier tone now. She is doing physical therapy and occupational
therapy only one day a week. We finally got to meet her neurologist
the middle of January. He was amazing and answered a lot of questions
for us. He determined that though she may have some neuropathy in her
right foot, it is more likely a pinched nerve in her knee from when
she was so swollen. He said it can take up to 6 months for nerves to
start to heal themselves. He also helped us realize that she has no
feeling on the outer part of her right side. Her face, arm, hand, and
part of her leg have no sensation on the outer edge, yet... This may
come back, but if it doesn't, it isn't a life changer. She never had
the surgery to get the internal defibrillator, as of now, insurance
still hasn't approved it. Maybe they will, but if they don't, we are
pretty confident that if we can keep her potassium levels in the safe
range, she will be ok. We have had to take a few trips to the ER, but
they never needed to keep her overnight. It's almost funny how amazed
the doctors and nurses are when they read her records! (Only because
of their reactions, because we are so used to it now, and it IS shocking
to people when they find out her story.) She is working on making it
to her 6 month post-trauma so that we can talk about when she can start
to drive again. Her neurologist changed some of her meds and the new
ones make her an emotional roller coaster sometimes. She is adjusting.
Sometimes we totally disagree on things, sometimes we whole heartedly
agree, sometimes we just roll our eyes at each other. Things feel pretty
much back to normal for me, personally. I hope she can get there soon
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Loving
Cedee (Facebook)
-- ~9:30am Tues 10/4/2016 -- (regarding Mercedeez Collins -- 2017 CHS
Senior) For all you you that don't know what's going on or only bits and pieces Saturday night Cedee went into cardiac arrest. She had been at the fair with her family and friends and was perfectly fine. Tyson and Cedee left the fair when Cedee started gasping for air and then stopped breathing. Tyson who is so smart and fast acting called 911 and they walked him through everything to do until EMSA got there! Which is the reason she is still with us now! She at one point didn't have a pulse and was not breathing but the paramedics got her heart beat back and rushed her to the emergency room at St John in Tulsa where she is now. They have done lots of test cat scans, an EEG, a heart cath, and probably many more things. The doctors do not know what had caused it so we are still trying to figure that out as of now. The doctors had to get her temperature down to 33 degrees Celsius for 24 hours to get all the swelling down and to basically reboot her body. That process finished and they started warming her body up yesterday (Monday October 3rd) they got her up to the temperature she needed to be where she is now. Cedee is on the 3rd floor in the C.V.I.C.U. If anyone wants to see her or the family. They don't have the results of the EEG yet but we will give you an update on that as soon as we know. The heart cath that they did yesterday checking her arteries and her heart came back great with no blood clots. When they did the EEG she was heavily sedated so the results might come back abnormal or not 100% accurate. As of about 4:15 am this morning They took her off of her sedatives and are just waiting for her to filter it out of her system. And she was needing 100% oxygen yesterday morning and today she is only needing 60% and that's where we are as of now. The Collins family is very appreciative of all the friends and family that has came by and for everything everyone has done for them!! As they are very busy with doctors, nurses, and the amazing friend and family that are coming up to visit they aren't getting back to everyone as they would like so we will keep you guys updated on here as soon as we know something new so you can know as well!! If you want to post about how much Cedee has touched your life, or share what an amazing person she is, pictures, and prayers please do so!! She and her family greatly appreciated it! |
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