Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay on the update about Charessa. Yesterday was quite the emotional roller-coaster. Wifey and I didn’t get home until after 11, it seems. This is the latest news I have. Charessa is recovering wonderfully. After the procedure, the doctor met with everyone. His first words were, “I’m not gonna lie. That was [...]
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Quick update: CHARESSA IS OUT OF SURGERY! The doctor said she did incredibly! I don’t have any more details than that right now. Stay tuned…
Bob and I just got back from a walk. On the way out, we ran in to two of the surgeons that were working on Charessa. They said that they are very pleased with the progress. After 1.5 hours, the aneurysm is 16% coiled. At this rate, they should be finished by 8PM. The doctors [...]
Aid just came out and said the second coil is in and she still doing great.
Hey everyone, here’s an update from Bob: They have taken Charessa back and have begun the procedure… She is still her strong self which is good because I need it… We’ve been told that this procedure takes anywhere from 2 to 4 hours, but could take longer, depending on what they encounter when they get [...]
‘t was the night before the procedure and Charessa was all doped up! Hey everyone! Wifey and I just got back from spending the evening with Charessa and Bob at the hospital. I have to say, for someone in her situation, Charessa’s in incredibly high spirits. She was joking around, giggling, looking through tattoo magazines, [...]
Just got to my computer so I could send an update. This is from Charessa: The decision has been made. The surgery is too risky. I would like to live. We are going with the coiling tomorrow around noon. It should take 2 to 4 hours. They said that my anatomy is perfect and my [...]
Hey everyone. I spoke to Charessa’s mom and dad earlier today. Man. This is rough. Okay. So after several hours, Charessa finally made it through the angiogram. That went really well. This is what the doctors are now saying: They knew the aneurysm was large, but they believe this to be what’s classified as a [...]
An update on Charessa
Posted: August 8, 2010 in Original ContentTags: Charessa Wilkinson, coil embolization, endovascular coiling
Hey everyone! I spoke with Charessa on and off all morning. It was a pretty rough night. She said there was a crazy man on her floor screaming the whole night and at 230 this morning, she got a roommate along with the roommate’s whole family. There were so many people in the room, Bob, [...]
Thoughts and Prayers for Charessa
Posted: August 7, 2010 in Original ContentTags: Brain Aneurysm, Charessa Wilkinson, Folks I Read, Prayer Request
Typically I use my blog to journal my thoughts about God or politics or I’ll post from another blog that I find interesting, but this isn’t about any of that. Earlier today, Wifey and I went for a walk up the mountain for a bit of fresh air and an experiment in exercise. On our [...]
