Never a Dull Moment

     Last night at around 11pm, Mr Ed (Ed's Dad) was taken to the ER for jaw pain and shortness of breath. He had a small heart attack and is now in ICU at CRMC. He is stable and hopefully will be discharged sometime tomorrow if all remains well. He is such a strong man and has been through so much. Please continue to pray for him and his healing.
    On a completely different (and lighter) note, we are having some landscaping done on the house today that I am super excited about. I am working, and not there to supervise, but hopefully when I come home, our yard will be transformed. We are having some large (around 30 feet) Live Oak Trees moved into the yard with a HUGE tree spade. I will be sure to post pictures when I get the chance to take some, however I am working all weekend so I won't see any daylight until at least Monday. Look for pictures around then.
   I am working a 12 hour day today and the next 2 days, with only about 2.5 hours of sleep last night and 1.5 hours the night before. Pray for me....and my patients. Thanks!

Baby Shower- Jan. 22, 2011

I had a baby shower last Saturday! It was hosted by my sister, SIL, and all of my best friends from throughout my life. Unfortunately, no one reminded me to get a hostess picture. :( It was given by Rene', Megan, Crystal, Jessica, Kacie and Georgette. It was so much fun and I got lots of necessities and really cute clothes for Adelyn! Here are some pics from that day...

Thank you sooooo much to the hostesses and everyone that came! The food was delicious, the company even better! :)

Let's Try This Again!

I'm BACK!! At the not so gentle urging of my favorite red-headed sister-in-law, I decided to give blogging another try. With the fast approaching arrival of our new baby girl, Adelyn, I decided members of her fan club that live far away might could use this as a way to see her little face more often! :) So...here I am.
  I will not even begin to try to update you on all that has happened in our lives since my last post! We would be here all day! I will just say that there have been a lot of great additions to our family in just the last few months including this little guy...

Meet Presley James Warfield!! Born November 12, 2010! This precious little bundle belongs to my sister, Rene' and her husband Patrick. He and our baby girl will be the best of friends. Around 15 weeks apart in age, they are going to have so much fun together.
   
      Shortly after his arrival, we got another new family member!

Remember that red headed sister in law I mentioned, this would be her!! Megan married my little brother Zach on December 18, 2010 and officially became a Presley! You should check out her blog to keep up with their new exciting life in Hoover, Alabama!

    Next up, we are awaiting the arrival of Adelyn Jules Norman. She is due to arrive sometime around the end of February or first of March! We cannot wait to see her little face in real life, until then....here is a preview to hold you over.

I will do my best to be a more faithful blogger and keep you up to date on our lives! With Megan's gentle reminders, I am sure I will do better than I have been! :)

More News from The Norman's

Well, lots has happened since my last post. All is still well with my health reports, I go for my 6 week surgical follow up this Wednesday and I expect that all will go well. On March 4 (my 26th birthday) at about 11 pm, Mr. Ed (Ed's dad) had a stroke. He has been in CCU in Thomasville since that time. He has right sided paralysis and is unable to speak more than a few words. He is having some trouble swallowing and has a feeding tube in place. He is getting lots of therapy, speech, physical and occupational, to regain some of his function. It will be a very long time before we know exactly what the lasting effects are going to be. We are praying for significant recovery of his independance and speech. He was moved yesterday into a regular bed and out of the unit. We are hoping that the window in the room will help him to readjust his time schedules. His sleeping patterns had gotten out of whack in the CCU. Our next step is to try to get him into the Inpatient Rehab Center at Archibold. It will be a few more days before they can evaluate him and determine if he is strong enough to be a candidate for this type of intensive reab. Pray that he gets accepted into this center, as the more therapy he gets, the more likely he is to regain function. I plan to keep updating this as much as possible to keep those interested in the loop. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts through our MANY recent trials and tribulations!

Pathology Report

Most of you probably know this by now, but in case you don't...The path report was negative. It showed no evidence of any dysplasia. No precancerous cells or anything. I am not sure I can explain this. I have an appointment to meet with Dr Trescot tomorrow to get his take on how the first biopsy showed severe dysplasia and the cone showed nothing. But no matter what the reason, this is good news. The treatment plan is the same, repeat paps every 4 months to make sure things stay normal. But no more procedures and no more worrying. I will let you know when I talk to him if he can give me any answers to all of my "whys?".

I DO NOT HAVE CANCER!!

Ahhh....the joys of living in a small town. Rumors, rumors, rumors. Apparently word is out, and as things usually do in small towns, the truth got twisted. I do not have cervical cancer. I have pre-cancerous changes on my cervix that if left untreated would have turned into cancer many years down the road. I would appreciate it greatly if those of you who read this blog would help me in setting things straight. I understand that my Hopewell family and my New Bethel family have received word that I have cancer. I appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers and would like to clear this up. Thanks so much!

Surgery's Done

Well, I had the surgery yesterday. It went well. Procedure only took about 45 minutes. Woke up feeling great. I haven't had any pain at all. I am laying on the couch for the next 3 days, only getting up occasionally to go to the bathroom and stretch my legs. We won't have the pathology reports for 8-10 days. That is what will tell us if he got everything bad out. He seemed confident that he got it all, and that if he missed anything it was something that could be frozen. He doesn't think we will have to do this procedure again. So, I feel fine and am doing great. I appreciate all the prayers and thoughts. Thanks so everyone who called to check on me, sent flowers, and brought food! I will continue to keep y'all updated as we hear more. Thanks again! :)