Prayers needed and answered

I have tried the past 3 days to write down what happened to Cali here on our blog and I just can't do it.  Either I get too emotional, or I just get the urge to touch Cali to make sure it's real that she's still with us.  Either way, I could never write as eloquently as Josh's sister, and she has kept the info up to date so I think for the whole story I will ask you to go here and read the details, and I will add the little antidotes that kept us laughing through the tears, and helped us realize it really is the little things that matter.  I will also share a few pics that will be repeats from Erin's blog, but I wanted to have them here as well.

Sunday afternoon; Air Med with Cali as the patient landing at the U of U.

First glance we got of Cali late Sunday night.  So many tubes and meds.  She was completely unaware we were there.  In fact, she still doesn't have any memories (as of Wednesday night) since Saturday evening at the lake by their home.

This is only 5 hours later on Monday morning.  We all had left and got a little sleep.  It was this morning that they had finally decided her problem had been a cardiac arrest caused by an amniotic fluid embolism.  This is also the morning we got the news that the baby would need to be sacrificed to save Cali's life.

 

And this is today!  Bad picture quality, but the therapists got her sitting up, standing up, shuffled over to a chair and then sat in the chair while the bed was remade.  Then they got her walking around the bed to get back in.  Quite a difference from death's door!

 

These are Cali's 3 heroes; Windi, Josh and Amanda.  These 2 ladies were incredible on Sunday night and have continued to show their support to Josh and Cali. 

We can't thank the emergency crews, the air med staff, and all of the hospital staff enough for their talent, their kindness and support we have felt and witnessed these past few days.

Now for a few of the little things that make the difference;

*  JO NOLAST - This is Cali's new nickname.  When a trauma patient comes in they are assigned a name and the blood bank reserves blood for them under that name.  Cali's name is Jo Nolast (we think the Jo comes from JOsh and the Nolast is from no last name).  But through this whole hospital stay, even on her arm tag, it says Jo Nolast.  It took us all about 12 hours to realize that this Nolast person was really Cali.  We just hope that Jo Nolast gets all the bills, too!

*  TOOTY FROOTYS - As it says in the other blog, Cali and Oakland were taking a nap together when the cardiac arrest occured.  It took Oak a few minutes to wake up but when she did she said, "Dad!  I need Tooty Frooty's!"  And if you know Oak, you know she can be pretty insistent.  Thank goodness, a kind neighbor gave her her cereal while she waited for Granny Goose to pick her up.

*  HOW YOU DOIN'? - If you have seen the TV show Friends, you know Joey.  I didn't know until last night at the hospital that Joey is Josh and Cali's bishop!!

I know there are other things I wanted to put in this blog, but I'm exhausted.  This is a quick run through and I will add more another time.

Thank you all for your prayers!  Miracles happen!

 

Original post by Natalie