Update on Me!

Yes it is me, Cyndi! Can you believe it? I am sorry that I can not respond to every one of you posts, but there are just too many! I love you all and appreciate you so much! Thank you Jeff, Mom and Jess for keeping the Blog updated!

I am doing better and better every single day. Yesterday was better than today, but after staying in bed most of the day. I feel good this evening and even sat outside for a bit. I am trying not to push it when I do feel good, so I don't set my self back. As long as we stay on top of the pain and don't get behind the meds I do pretty well. I went to Dr. Gilham today (My surgeon said I could see him and not go back to Denver for a check up). Everything is healing well, he took the bandages off so the incisions could get some air because I am allergic to the adhesive and have rashes and scabs around each incision. He said that he knows he tells us this everything he sees us, but he really shouldn't have taken the original biopsy's, everything really looked good. Because he did that we caught the cancer so early. I told him it was a miracle and we are so thankful. He said he was thankful too, that he listened to the nudge from above. I cry every time I tell this story. How amazing is our God!?!?! He has preformed so many miracles for us since Aidan's accident in December.

**Side note if you don't know: In December Jeff accidentally dropped Aidan (about 6 ft, in our kitchen). Aidan was flown by helicopter to GJ. Then in the following 2 months Jeff had 2 Grand Mal Seizures and couldn't drive for 3 months.**

And now God has healed me through the amazing talent and wisdom he gave our surgeon. The Montrose PD and all of Jeff's co-workers have so great!

I can not tell you how much each one of you bless us! The out poring of prayers, love, support, food has been overwhelming! No words can tell you how grateful and thankful we are to you! All we can do is pray that God will bless you as much as you have blessed us! I pray that we can help Him to do that!!!! Sweet Dreams!
The picture is of Aidan ready to blog!

Guess Who is 11 Months Old?

You are right! AIDAN!! How did you know? Our boy is such a joy! He is so so funny and sweet! He loves giving slobbery kisses!! He is walking around everything. Not by himself yet, but close. Here are some picts from today.

I'm So Proud!!

Here are more picts from the Garden. I have like 40 pumpkins!!!!
There are also some picts of Grandma (who is blessing us by staying here this week), Bobo and Aunt Rachel. Then some of Aidan kissing on his Aunt Jo.

Happy to be Home

We got home last night around 9:30pm. It was sort of a late night but much easier than having to travel across the mountains in a car. Cyndi's Aunt Rachel met us at the airport in GJ and let us take her car home to Montrose. It was so nice to be able to sleep in our own beds. Thanks to everyone for taking care of our home and yard while we were away.

Cyndi is doing pretty well. Yesterday was hard, thank God (and the Bromley's) we didn't have to drive. Cyndi actually slept through the night, which was good but it set her back a bit on pain medication. Her incisions are hurting quite a bit, the surgery was definately was more than an appendectomy (she has 5 incisions on her abdomen). I'm just so glad that she is out of the hospital.

Cyndi also wanted to me to remind you that commenting is really easy and she really enjoys reading them. Just click on the "comment" link at the bottom of each post. You can also read older posts by clicking on "older posts" link at the bottom of the page. We have been posting so often that "older posts" aren't really that old. And if you want to view any pictures bigger, just click on them.

Aidans Room

I took some pictures of Aidan in his room and decided that many of you haven't seen it! So here he is in his room.

Coming Home

We packed up (Aidan played) and came home! Our friens Matt and Email (Email and Cyndi have been best friends since 5th grade) bought us plane tickets to fly to GJ! It was such a blessing! It would have been so hard for Cyndi to drive back! Emily and Cyndi got to spend lots of time together this last week.

What a Doggie Says

Aidan learned what a Doggie says and loves to do it! Everytime he sees or hears a dog (and even when he doesn't!) he barks! He was even panting one day like a dog after spending quality time with Violet (our cousins, the Haynes, baby bulldog). He also loves to wave hi or bye bye to anyone and everything (even a car driving by).

Our Time in Denver

Here is a slide show of our time in Denver, both before and after surgery. I am so glad Cyndi is out of the hospital. I think I told her that 10 times today. Aidan was also happy to have her back. We are planning on leaving our home away from home (which has been such a blessing)and heading towards home Saturday. We are not sure if Cyndi can make it to Montrose in one day so we may not be home until Sunday. I think that lots of people do not comment because you think it is too hard. All you have to do is click the little link at the bottom of each post that says comments (it has a number before it) and type you note then either sign in or choose anonymous. It is that easy and Cyndi loves your comments. We also love to see the counter on the bottom of the blog go up. We have over 1200 hits! Thanks for all your support and prayer. Jeff
P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB!

Getting out of the hospital!!!

The injections have provided the releif that Cyndi needed. They are going to release her from the hospital today. She showered for the first time, this morning, and is ready to get out of here. The shower pretty much wore her out, so she's resting as I write this. She's going to have to take it easy for a while of course. Please help her to not push it! She likes to do to much to fast! It's good that she has so many around her to help take care of her. I hope that you all know that we (Cyndi, Jeff, Greg and Chris - Jeff's parents and Scott and I) appreciate your love, prayers, and help too.

Last night was a little eventful. Cyndi woke up with her roommate pushing the curtain back and standing at Cyndi's bedside staring at her a
nd talking in coherntly. Oh my goodness. It scared her so bad. Imanaging the picture makes me laugh (seriously, if you could see her roommate you'd laugh too - it's a really funny picture - Cyndi all wide eyed with this scarey woman standing over her), and that may be one of the reasons that Cyndi says that I'm not a good nurse. I truly can't imagine her saying that about me. Rude! She says that I'm a good mom and advocate but not a good nurse - thats why her sweet mom-in-law was here. She took care of the nursing stuff. And Cyndi had the pleasure of two moms taking care of her.

Well, I have to get her ready to go so I'm signing off for now (I doubt she'll ever let me have control of her Blog again so I'll send my love to you all now). Suzan - Cyndi's incredibly thankful to God for His faithfulness, provision, and care, Mom

Still at the hospital and at Cyndi's Sue's bedside...

God answered our prayers regarding the "snoring and rest request" we all petitioned Him for. We don't really know if there was any snoring or not. They gave Cyndi a sleep aid at midnight, and boy did she sleep. She was still asleep at noon! In and out but mostly OUT of it.

This afternoon: They injected Cyndi, with some sort of numbing stuff, at specific "trigger points" on her face, scalp, neck and down her back. The doctor said that this will give the nerves a rest for a while (it could be for minutes, hours, days or possibly weeks). We don't have any word about when she gets to leave this wonderful place. Pray and pray that it's tomorrow! She is so ready to get out of here and get to sleep in her own bed - or any bed, other than a hospital bed, for that matter. Poor little Aidan has come to the same conclusion (yes, he's talking well enough to tell us that - actually it's the screams that we understand). No, he's been incredible. He'll be even better when those little teeth come in. He gets so excited when we walk into Cyndi's room and he sees his mommy's face - he dives for her arms and buries his face in her shoulder. They snuggle and watch 'Signing Time' for a while.

P.S. Happy Birthday Dad Haifley (yesterday) and Bobo (today). We love you.

Prayer Request...

PLEASE PRAY...this is from CYNDI...she has been assigned a roommate with a serious snoring problem. Please pray that Cyndi is able to sleep and the roommate does not keep her up all night. Her original Doctor...Dr. G is back and in charge. She is very encouraged by this and really trusts him. I will update tomorrow.

Update from Suzan (Cyndi's mom) while at Cyndi's bedside...

Cyndi Sue is in room 619 at U of C Hospital. They are controling her pain with the med's. Yesterday was a long one. I (Suzan, Cyndi's mom) have grown to not like the ER here very much (I had the pleasure of spending the night in there the night of Cyndi's surgery - it appears that I have worried myself sick. That makes me kind of mad at myself.) Ok, back to the ER - we are SOOO glad to be out of there, but honestly, were so thankful for the relief from the pain that they provided for Cyndi. Aidan is doing better. He's drinking pedialyte. He's sleeping in his stroller beside his mommy's bed right now.

20 minutes later...
The "Pain Team" (including the anaesthesiologist who did Cyndi's surgery) came in to examine and talk with Cyndi. It sounds like they they are now leaning toward her needing a "blood patch" to patch a leak that may have happened with the epidural. They have gone to consult with the cheif anaesthesiologist and will get back to us later. We feel like we finally have someone who is listening to her regarding the amount of pain she is in and that help is on the way. Thank You God.

15 minutes later...
Things are happening fast now... thank you again Father. The Anaesthesiologist came back. She has instructed Cyndi to drink all the caffine that she can for the next 24 hours as well as laying as flat as she can - as much as she can. They will keep her another night for sure and then we will see what happens tomorrow. Cyndi is sad and really needs to rest. The pain has kept her from resting for the most part. She just wants to go home. We love you and are thankful for your prayers.

Thank you all for your prayers, Cyndi was able to get some rest last night. There is still no EXACT reason for the pain, they are working to see if it is a nerve or muscle issue. She was able to get up and take a short walk today, which she wasn't able to do yesterday. He's in control of all this, we have to remember that.

Admitted Tonight

It's a bit after 9pm and I just got at call from Suzan. They are just NOW admitting Cyndi to the hospital. The update on the MRI is that it didn't show any spinal fluid leaking (if any very minor). Everything looked right so they consulted the anesthesiologist who administered the epidural in Cyndi at the time of the surgery. His notes said the original placement of the epidural needle hit her bone and was then move a bit to left and went in well. The pain may be a result from the needle hitting and bruising the bone. During her time in the ER she was on an IV for pain and was still in extreme discomfort. The reason for staying at the hospital is to control the pain. They will be giving her some oral meds through the night and if those don't work they will have other drugs as a back up.

...sidenote...Little Aidan is having a rough time with teething. He's not eating or drinking much and is back at the house in Denver with Cyndi's dad.

I will continue to update as I hear more. I know they are very grateful for your prayers.

Please Pray...

Cyndi has had so much pain in her back and also head aches that they decided to take her into the ER. The pain has gotten worse over time and even the pain killers are not decreasing the pain. Everything in the actual surgery area is tolerable/normal discomfort, but it's her lower back that is putting her in agonizing pain. They think it has to do with the epidural site. As of right now the hospital is working on controlling the pain in order to get her in for a MRI. Once they know more, another update will come. For the time being, please pray for her and wisdom for the docs there to know how to handle this situation.

At Home Away From Home...

Cyndi made it to their friend's house today. The 20 minute drive took a bit of a tole on her. They are leaving the departure for Montrose up in the air until they know how she will do in the next day or so. Again, thank you for all your prayers and support. Aidan is loving having his mom close where he can sit with her on the couch and "tell" her about his day. As far as the pain goes...it's pretty painful. If she stays on the meds, she does well...otherwise she's really sore. I hope to actually talk with her tomorrow, if that happens I'll post a more detailed update. She sends her love and appreciation.

I (Jess Pollard) just got an update from Cyndi's mom. She's out of the recovery room and into a private room (919). She will be there until tomorrow and will then spend a few days resting at their friend's house in Denver. If you are interested in sending flowers, it would probably be best to wait until she gets home and can enjoy them there. Also, Suzan said Aidan was VERY excited to see his mom. They thank you all for your prayers.

UPDATE...

PRAISE THE LORD...
Dr. Gonzalez just gave us good news about Cyndi's surgery! He found one small tumor (1.7 cm) on the tip of her appendix. So Dr. Gonzalez took her appendix out. He said that he checked every inch of her stomach, liver, kidney, bowel, colon...The only other thing that he found was two spots on her uterus that he took a biopsy of. He showed the spots on her uterus to a Gynecologist and he said they didn't look bad but wanted a biopsy done anyway. Dr. Gonzalez also said that besides the two spots on her uterus it looked good and that her ovaries looked good too, which is great news for Aidan to have siblings!

Dr. Gonzalez didn't treat Cyndi's abdomen with chemotherapy because he didn't think there was any reason to, which is great because he would have had to do a very high concentration of chemotherapy. If Cyndi had to be treated with chemo it would have made the recovering longer and harder. He was very excited that he only found the one tumor. Cyndi will have to have follow up CT scans done every 3-6 months or so to make sure that nothing else pops up that they didn't find.

Dr. Gonzalez said that if she felt well enough that she wouldn't have to spend the night in the hospital, but we're going make her so that she can rest! He said that if the tumor would have been over 2 cm he would have also removed her right colon. The surgery stayed laparoscopic, which means that she only has a few tiny incisions instead of having to open up her entire abdomen. The surgery only lasted about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, which was encouraging.

We are so excited that something was found and that it was removed without having to be very extensive. Thank you so much for all your support and prayers, it made a huge impact for us! We were overwhelmed with the blessings that we have received during this time from everyone. We're jumping up and down with thankfulness and joy! God is good and he is faithful. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

My Last Post!

I am having surgery today (in 7 hours)! I check in at the hospital at 5:45am and surgery is at 7:30am. I am amazingly calm! God has really given me a peace that passes all understanding, not to mention a fantastic support system! My family and friends are so so amazing! I couldn't do this without them! We are blessed! THANK YOU! On Tuesday some great friends helped me clean my house, watch Aidan and then prayed for me. It was so precious! The cleaning helped so much, but the prayer and fellowship were so refreshing. There are hundreds of stories of support, you all take such good care of us! I really am at a loss of words! You all just astound us and bless us so much! There is so much I want to say but don't know where to begin and once I do how would I end!?! So I will just say good night and I love you. I thank Jesus for putting each of you in our lives and what a gift each of you truly are to us! We are praying that our testimony when this is done will change lives and hearts toward Jesus, and I can't ask for more than that! He will take the bad and use it to Glorifly Him and I praise Him for that wonderful fact! Won't it be magnificint to see what He does with this!! I can't wait! How exciting! Thank you for continuing to pray for me, Jeff, Aidan, my family and my Dr's! All my love!

FUNNYNESS!!

We are in Denver now, staying at friends house. They are out of town and blessed us with their home! It is so nice and much better than a hotel! We are so comfortable and feel so at home here. We wish they were here to hang out but we are having fun seeing their kids who we love so much, playing games and taking theses crazy picts! Thank you Pagetts!! We love you!

What a Wonderful Wednesday

We planned Wednesday to be a great relaxing day! My cousin Todd flew us to Rifle! I love flying! It is such an amazing perspective! He even made me fly! I was so stressed out! The Mesa is starting to change colors just a little! My cousin Brian picked us up and we got to hang out with him a little. Then Mom and Dad met us and we went swimming in Glenwood Springs. Then we met a friend and her family (Laura, Ted and Hagan. Laura and I were neighbors in 1st grade and haven't seen eachother in at least 16 years!! It was amazing to see her! I love her family. I didn't get a picture and I am so mad! What a great day! It was a huge blessing and the whole day was a gift from God!

Juice Plus

I will be in Grand Junction for a wellness presentation anyone is welcome to come and I would love to see you there!

Comments

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Aidan Jeffrey Discovering the Joys of a Kitchen!

Aidan learned how to open drawers and cupboards today! He is having so much fun and keeping me busy! Oh, I love this boy!

Our Garden and Yard

Our yard has come a long way! It still has a bit to go, but we are proud of it! We have had lots of help and appreciate all of it so so much! Jeff's parents helped lots with design, building the garden boxes, lots of weed pulling and his Mom helped me put in the garden. They gave us lots of hands on and over the phone help! My dad and brother helped Jeff put in the sprinkiling system. Courtney and my Mom helped with ideas and weeds. Our cousins Todd and Maya own Haynes Excivation and I can't begin to tell you how much they have done!! All the beautiful rocks for the back wall and the front island are from their property. We couldn't have done this with out them!! Thank you everyone!! I am so proud of my garden! It is so rewarding and fun to grow and eat your own veggies!

Swim Day

I took Leah and Aidan to Jodi's house for a swim day. Tiff, Jacob and Libby met us there. It was so much fun. I am just getting to know Jodi and I love her and am so thankful for our new friendship. She is also Tiff's cousin so we are almost related! :) It was so fun to hang with the girls and get to see Tiff and the kids too! I wish I had picts of the girls! I didn't take very many but here are some of the kids.

Aidan and Leah Playing in the Fort

These two are so funny!! Leah just loves this boy! She calls him her baby. She was in the fort and would call his name and he would crawl in and then right back out. Then they would crawl around the perimeter of the fort and it would all start again and they did this for like half an hour!! It was hilarious.