We have a date! After almost 4 months in hospital, it looks like I'll be going home on Thursday 14th May 09. If the latest blood tests (taken today) is positive, it means I am free of the chronic and severe bone infection that I lived with for the past 8 years. The next goalpost will be to ensure that the wounds heal completely or at least to the point where a skin transplant can be done. The challenge is to find a way to continue with the specialised wound treatment called VAC therapy that has so far helped to reduce the wound size considerably.
Since I have only a hospital plan, the medical aid will most likely not pay for continued use of VAC therapy when I go home. My wonderful doctor and wound sister is however busy motivating for the granting of cover for at least the next 2 months. But we have also thought of a Plan B: writing to the company supplying the VAC therapy to consider sponsoring the completion of my required VAC therapy. And in return they can then use me as a case study in their promotional material to show the effectiveness of this type of therapy to promote wound healing. So your positive throughts, intentions and prayers to help one of these options manifest will be greatly appreciated.
The second daunting, but also exciting challenge will be to raise enough funds through my trust fund and other means to cover the rest of my medical and living costs for the next 3-4 months. You see, with the wound healing as priority, I need to focus on getting enough rest and building my strenght through eating a protein rich diet and continuing with my daily physiotherapy. They weighed me last week, here at Medsac and I am now weighing 37kg while a normal target weight for me is closer to 50 plus kg's.
By the end of this week, I'll have a clearer picture of the fundraising target and strategy which will form part of the adventurous experiment which I want to call: "Accessing the Power of Now". So thanks again for all the emails, calls and facebook messages!
Have a great week
Jeanne
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Hi Jeanne,
ReplyDeleteWow I did not know that you have been going through all of this. You are inspirational and so positive. I will spread the word so that we can get you "back on your feet".
Keep up the blogging and it will also be great to see you twittering so that you can inspire others with jolts of energy....
Hello Jeanne, good to hear from you…
ReplyDeleteEach day you pull yourself through the eye of the needle
To have that clear vantage point from your spirit peaks,
Surveying your purpose from the crags of your eagle heart.
Bless you my sister...your song is strong.