Jo's mom is currently in a normal ward. Her condition has stabilized and she is going through physio. She has some problems eating and walking, and the doctors think that the aneurysm has affected her eating and walking functions. It's also likely she will have to go physio and rehab at AMK Community hospital in the long run. Jo has a slight cough over the last week, please pray for her to recover too. Thanks guys. :-)
Wes
We went to see Jo's mom yesterday. She's fully awake but not talking yet. The breathing tube has been taken out and she's in pretty good spirits also. She is not out of the ICU yet, might be pretty soon, don't know. Jo's dad had a headache this morning, the chinese doctor said his blood pressure is up. Please pray for him too.
Wes
Update: Jo's dad is feeling better. Been resting a bit. Jo's mom has been transferred out of the ICU! She's lucid, can't talk yet but able to communicate through gestures. :-)
Jo's brother saw her mom this morning. She's sitting up, can't talk yet coz there's a tube in her windpipe to aid breathing. She might be out of the ICU tomorrow! (instead of 9 days time). There's less pressure in her brain blood vessels and her blood pressure is way better. We visited our GP today and he said it's quite a miracle that she survived coz mortality rate for aneurysm are pretty high. Thank you and thank God. :-)
Wes
MSN between Jo and Wes
Jo says: (12:11:59 AM)
mommy did another scan today, her blood vessels are easing up =)
Jo says: (12:12:08 AM)
so that's good news
Kar-Wai Wesley says: (12:12:16 AM)
you know i was just thinking about what your mom said to your brother. she's coherent, that a GREAT sign
Jo says: (12:12:26 AM)
ya
Kar-Wai Wesley says: (12:12:35 AM)
means reasoning skills are intact. that is great news. must update
Jo says: (12:12:35 AM)
doc also say she is quite awake
Jo says: (12:12:42 AM)
ya
Kar-Wai Wesley says: (12:12:45 AM)
cool. i put on blog
Jo says: (12:13:06 AM)
also her lungs are clear. only her lower lobes of the lungs got fluid
Jo says: (12:13:17 AM)
so tmrw they will draw the water out
Jo says: (12:14:17 AM)
actually they were afraid of deep vein thrombosis resulting in blood clots at her lungs = lack of oxygen. but today checked and its ok. so thats another good good news.
Jo says: (12:14:41 AM)
doc says once 21 days over, her condition should stabilise
Jo says: (12:14:58 AM)
today is day 11
Wes
My mom had a brain scan done today. As we greatly feared, her vessels are constricting quite a bit. The doctors have said that there is nothing further they can do. In fact, there is nothing my mom can do either. So now, we just have to wait and see what happens.
The issue with the constriction of blood vessels in the brain is that it may cause another bleed or stroke, which she might not be able to take in the current state she is in. So please pray for God to heal. My prayer is that now, when no one else on the face of this earth can do anything more, God, you have to come in and do something. My sis and I have been praying for a miracle. And we really want to see that come to pass.
My sis is in the hospital now. My mom is running another fever and there seems to be a strange swelling above her left brow. So that is causing some anxiety. I have still not spoken to her since I got back. Neither does she know I am home. Please pray for strength for us, in all aspects.
So that's how things are now. Thanks for praying. We will update you again.
Jo
Hey all
Jo's mom is doing better. Her fever cleared last night, thank God. But the blood vessels in her brain is still constricted, this is not good. She is a bit distressed at her situation on waking up. Jo's dad, brother and sister are taking turns to visit her at the ICU. Jo was pretty fatigued last week coz she didn't have time to recover from the jetlag but she rested yesterday. Jo, her cousin and her cousin's wife have been clearing out the spare room to prep for the maid that could be coming in.
Thanks for praying guys.
Wes
Hi all,
We are back. Jo is staying at her mom's and helping out with cooking and cleaning. She's been up since 3 coz of the jetlag. Her mom is still in ICU and still recovering. They are keeping her under sedation for the time being. She is doing ok according to the doctors but it's still early in the recovery stage, so can't tell anything. She opened her right eye this morning and Jo's brother was there. Today is Day 4 for her and it's important that she doesn't contract anything coz her immune system is low. From today till Day 11, it's a crucial time for her. Please pray that her body will gain strength, also for Jo that she can overcome the jetlag quickly. Jo and her dad also has 3 kids to contend with during the day so she really needs the energy and patience.
Jo is likely not to answer phone calls. That's about it guys, sorry nothing else at this point. I am at my mom's place and running some office related errands, will be seeing her in 1 or 2 days this week.
Wes
Jo's mom had an anuerysm on Sunday morning (singapore time) today and had to admitted to the hospital. She is in a coma now has to undergo surgery to live. We are trying to book the flight out of Paris for tomorrow morning and will be back in Singapore for about a couple of weeks, maybe till end of January. We are not sure about everything else and will update you guys as soon as we can. I know this sounds rude but please don't call Jodie or me coz everything a bit luan now. We will keep the blog updated with info when we are back. Please pray for her mom. Thanks guys.
Love
Wes
Update: 2pm Paris Time - Kat just informed us the surgeon operated and cleared the anuerysm. 2 others were found and 1 was cleared. The other was too small. Jo's mom will be in intensive for the next 3 days. We are confirmed on the morning SQ flight back from Paris - Singapore. Thanks for praying guys. We are really stoned now coz we didn't sleep the night and there some things to pack.
We just found out yesterday from 2 friends at prayer meeting that in the french vocab, there is no term for the word, "Malay". And we found this out after like half an hour of trying to get a French-Cambodian lady to understand what we are referring to. The conversation went something like:
Kar Wai: What do you call a Malay?
Friend: Malay? Ah! From Malaysia? Malaysien...
Kar Wai: No, I mean like a Malay.
Friend: Oh! The country? Malasie..
Kar Wai: No, no...like I am from Singapore but I am Chinese...or you are from Cambodia, but you are Chinese also..
Friend: No! I am Cambodian. I come from Cambodia!
Kar Wai: Yes, yes, but what is your race?
Friend: Race?
Kar Wai: Yes, like I am Chinese.
Friend: But you are not from China?
(Jodie gets bored and goes to toilet)
More mumbling outside
Jodie returns shortly
Kar Wai: So you see, I was born and raised in Singapore but my race is Chinese.
Jodie: You guys are still at it?!
Friend 2 (also from Singapore): Erm...actually, from what I've read, this concept of race may be a very Singaporean thing. The rest of the world probably just understands what you are as where you come from.
EUREKA!
So you see, we are Chinese coz we live in Singapore and the rest of the Singaporeans think that way. But if you say you are Chinese elsewhere, they automatically think you are from China.
I tested this out on my American friend today. She says that most of the time in the States, since they are, too, an immigrant population, they just ask, "What's your history?". But they will call themselves Americans....pretty much the same way we firmly say we are Chinese, Malay, Indian or Tamil, rather than to automatically say we are Singaporeans (which btw, says something too).
Now I know why every time someone mentions China in the bible study group, everyone looks at me like
I am supposed to know or say something. Most of the time, I just go, "err...ok."
I gotta go find more people to ask. This is getting interesting.
Jo
