Goodbye West Tower, Hello Rehab!

Goodbyes are always hard. For over 6 months our family has dreamed of the day that we would get to say goodbye to the West Tower of Ochsner’s hospital. I’ve said over and over “I won’t ever miss this place and don’t care if I ever see it again”. Although most of that is true, this goodbye is still hard. It isn’t because any of this journey has been fun or even enjoyable, it’s because the people we met along the way are ones we’ve come to love. We can not thank the staff of Ochsner enough. The Love you have surrounded our family with will never be forgotten and you will never be forgotten. You will forever be a part of our family. From the constant medical care to the “Holla if you can Swalla” parties to the Sunshine Therapy and “beauty bucket” gifts, we are blessed. We will never be able to repay you for the Love you’ve given my Mom and family. I wish so bad I could list out each one of you, but I couldn’t because I can promise I would forget someone. Just know that you guys are forever in our hearts and we love you so so BIG!

Today we celebrate because the prayers we’ve said and begged the Lord for have been answered. Mom is moving to rehab today. Emotional can’t even begin to explain me right now. A miracle. A complete Jesus performed miracle is what my Mom is. Through her, Jesus has shown the world just what He is capable of. We read stories in the Bible of the Lord raising the dead, the lame to walk, the blind to see, parting the Red Sea... but how often in today’s world do we get to see with our own eyes a complete unexplainable miracle? I can say that I have. I saw with my own eyes the Lord touch my Mom’s body and completely bring to life limbs that were dying. He’s steadied a heart that was beating too fast and out of rhythm. He’s stopped a bleed that couldn’t be stopped on its own. Y’all.. I could go on for days. What Has been done in her life can only be explained by Jesus, and the best thing about all of this is I have complete faith that He’s NOT done. We have so much more of Him to witness. Thankful. I’m so thankful.

Back when things were really rough with Mom. I was sitting on the floor in the ICU waiting room and I said out loud to the room full of people “If the Lord will just heal my Mom, I promise I will spend every waking moment of my life telling the world of his Faithfulness”. Recently, I’ve thought about that moment a lot and wondered if I’m living up to the promise I made Him.
I want everyone who ever reads this blog to know just how much Jesus loves you. I’ve always known He loved His children, but this experience has brought the greatness of his Love to a whole new light. I want you to know, that no matter what you are going through you never have to do it alone. Allowing Jesus to hold you in your worst and best times will be the best decision you’ve ever made. That is fact and something I can whole heartedly promise you. If you don’t know Jesus, I’d love to help you get to know Him. Please call me, text me, message me or just show up at my house. I’m never too busy to share with you about His Love and I promise I could talk about what He’s done in my life for hours. He’s so good y’all, and like I promised Him back in December, I will spend the rest of my life shouting His goodness to the rooftops!

Mom will be starting her rehab at Ochsner’s rehab for the first few weeks to be sure she is 100% ready. After she gets comfortable and Our Lady of the Lake gets trained in LVAD care, she will be transferred to Baton Rouge. The next few weeks will be extremely enduring for Mom. Rehab is gonna be hard. Please continue to pray for her strength and that we don’t encounter anymore complications. Mom still has a long road of recovery ahead of her. I have no doubt, though, that she’s got this and so does God. We love you all so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you!