Jenney Journal, part 26
Looking for words to describe the past couple of weeks; stressful, joyful at times, peaceful, some frustrations, a lot of gratitude. Overall Jenney continues to recover from her second craniotomy remarkably well.
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Dead and gone are the aspirations of self
a new career
selfish desires
a life of control
Born anew into a life of service and care-giving to
my God
my family
the body of Christ
Grieving for this loss
the time to adjust - incalculable - has begun
Gratitude for all that I gain
grace and peace
a new life grunting and growing
maturity and strength
everlasting life and joy
A new spirit enters as
my soul given over to the incarnation
acceptance over struggle
trust over control
satisfaction over anxiety
generosity over accumulation
I am undone, and glad of it
Jenney Journal, part 25
Yesterday was a joyous day! For the first time in over 2 weeks my family was all reunited under one roof again. God is good, all the time.
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Jenney’s second craniotomy is complete. The operation took over 7 hours. There was some complications in that they lost a piece of cotton during the operation and had to open her back up to search for it. They spent over 2 hours just doing that. It never showed on the X-ray and they never found it, so we hope and pray that it’s not still inside. If it is, there will be complications. But so far, Jenney has woken up and is speaking in full sentences. She’s ok. Praise the Lord!
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This has been one of the hardest weeks yet. Jenney continues to have memory issues, and trouble controlling herself. Sometimes she won’t take her meds, but the steroids are at least helping. She’s confused a good bit of the time, and she needs help with personal care. She can shower on her own, though at one point she turned off the water before conditioning her hair. Small things. Yet last night she read a whole book to the boys for bedtime, and prayed with them.
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