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21-Therapy, therapy, therapy!
Brianne's days were filled with all kinds of therapies, most of the time it was trying to recreate the learned memory of movement,

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Aug 11, 20203 min read
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20-Can Dad's be Super Heros?
Guess who was finally back from China?!?! So grateful that Dale was back safely and able to continue this journey with us! Of course, the...

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Jul 24, 20202 min read
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16-Focus on others... magic!
everyone at the hospital had challenges and hardships, no one was here for a relaxing "getaway"... OH HOW I WISH.

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Jul 9, 20202 min read
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17-Can you be defiant when paralyzed?
How many people enjoy an extended stay in the ICU for a month? We do not recommend it, however, we are grateful for their help and support

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Jun 20, 20203 min read
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15-Come on, just one little smile...
coming out of a coma is exponentially different than anything I imagined. Brianne still could only move a couple of fingers but trying to ge

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May 29, 20201 min read
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14-Brianne was having twins? Wait... what?!
Joking during a challenging time is needed to relieve that constant reminder of what is sooooo heavy but it also helps keep our stress at a

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May 29, 20202 min read
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12-Startling talk by the doctors at her bedside.
Most mornings walking into the hospital it felt like I was on autopilot, the same scenery, some of the same people, same path, same...

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May 23, 20203 min read
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11-Grandparents and chocolate chip cookies
This gave me the opportunity to get much needed rest, sometimes she stayed late so I could go home by dinner rather than be there until way

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May 18, 20201 min read
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10-"If this was my wife..."
Over the first couple of weeks (then on to the next month and a half,) we asked...we begged... and then... we asked again, for *Alex to come

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May 12, 20202 min read
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9-First time to sit up!
she would finally get the tube out ...YAY! Although I never thought I would be excited about her getting a tracheotomy :)

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May 12, 20202 min read
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35-What is growing now? And what did we do?
Jump forward ...two years from Brianne coming home... we had another 🤛punch in the stomach. The remaining piece of tumor (the...

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May 1, 20205 min read
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7-Waking up from a coma doesn't look like the movies.
The only things that could keep my attention were studying the scriptures, this brought so much...

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Apr 29, 20202 min read
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6-Walks of ... What?
During that day and beyond, I started to practice massive GRATITUDE. I made a deal with myself that while I went for walks, I would think of

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Apr 29, 20202 min read
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5-What does Opera have to do with therapy?
The days wore on and still, nothing changed with her coma. Doctors, nurses, techs, assistants, specialists, therapy came in and out of...

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Apr 29, 20202 min read
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4-She would never go home...ever!
Brianne complained off and on about still not feeling well but didn’t say much more as far as details. She is a very calm and non-dramatic..

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Apr 29, 20203 min read
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1-The paralyzing phone call that changed everything
Have you ever received a phone call with news that had you paralyzed in that moment? Sept. 21st, 2016 is etched forever in my mind!

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Apr 8, 20203 min read
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