Heidi - June 28
Hello everyone
Such is the nature of Heidi’s illness that one day her health is really good and promising and in fact she had hoped to be home early this week. Read the news from Ronny.
Heidi would welcome visitors but you should check with the ward first. Please remain loyal to your prayers for her, that she will continue to grow in strength and her recovery complete.
Blessings
Don
Greetings all
We arrived home safely from Johannesburg last Friday and Heidi was taken straight to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for her continuing treatment. She handled the flight reasonably well but her accompanying doctor was somewhat concerned about her condition upon arrival. Next day, there was better news - she was doing very well and coming home to us on Tuesday. Tuesday arrived and we were confronted with the fact that she now had pneumonia (although later that evening her X-rays showed that her lungs were clear). This morning she sounds a little better and she has been put in a four bed ward and maybe coming home on Friday??
We are told, it will take a long time for Heidi to recover completely and she will need to work very hard and with determination to regain her strength and mobility. This terrible condition (HUC/TTP) (or HUS/TTP? - Ed) can recur at any time, which puts the fear of dread into us, as you can imagine.
Again, we thank you all (including the many, many friends of Heidi’s who responded through her BLOG) for your wonderful and generous support through messages, flowers and particularly prayers. The medical experts in Joburg and here are amazed at how quickly she improved and was able to return to OZ. We ask for your continued prayer for her as her body has been so traumatised and still needs much healing - and not only physical.
As for Michael, Kellie and me - well, we are just plain “beat”!
With much love
Ronny
