Monday, August 07, 2006
Randy's Memory
I forgot to post one thing last night. Yesterday, I was asking Randy questions about recent events to try to gage his memory loss. He doesn't remember anything from the day of the accident, even things that happened earlier in the day. He doesn't remember the party that he and I were planning for Cass (we had been planning it for about 3 weeks and it was suppose to be held the Saturday after the accident). When I asked him which office he worked out of, he said Renton, though when I reminded him of the new position, he did remember doing through the interview for it. I don't know if these memories will come back or if they are just gone.
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HI!
THIS IS LINDA TROY FROM THE TOPPENISH CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER ME FROM YOUR VISITS BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU EVERY DAY SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND I CHECK THE COMPUTOR EVERY MORNING FOR UPDATES. IT IS SO EXCITING TO SEE GOD WORKING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES!
WHEN I READ THIS MORNING'S REPORT IT REALLY PROMPTED ME TO RESPOND. MY HUSBAND,DEAN HAD A COMPLETE CARDIAC ARREST OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. HE HAD NO PREVIOUS HEART PROBLEMS, ONLY IN HIS LATE 40'S. I JUST FOUND HIM UNCONCIOUS, NOT BREATHING AND BLUE. THEY TRIED REPEATEDLY TO RESUSCITATE HIM WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PARMEDICS WERE READY TO STOP BUT ONE OF THEM, A FRIEND OF OURS, WANTED TO TRY JUST ONE MORE TIME. THANKFULLY IT WAS THE TIME THAT GOT HIS HEART GOING JUST ENOUGH TO GET HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORTER, HE WAS UNCONCIOUS FOR DAYS AND WHEN HE DID COME OUT OF IT, HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE COULD REMEMBER THINGS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD AND UP UNTIL THAT DAY WITH REMARKABLE ACCURACY. HE REPEATED THE SAME QUESTIONS (EXACT WORDS)OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL WE WERE READY TO MAKE A TAPE RECORDING! TILL THIS DAY HE HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS. HE STILL HAS DIFFICULTY REMEMBERING AND LEARNING NEW THINGS. ALTHOUGH OVER THE YEARS HE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AT DISGUISING HIS MEMORY PROBLEMS, HE STILL STRUGGLES WITH IT. MOST PEOPLE JUST MEETING HIM WOULD NEVER REALIZE THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM. THOSE OF US CLOSER ARE THE ONES WHO REALLY NOTICE IT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT HE IS STILL HERE WITH US, STILL ACTIVE AND ALERT, AND STILL A TESTIMONY TO GOD'S GREATNESS AND LOVE. SO JUST HANG IN THERE. I KNOW THERE WILL BE TIMES OF GREAT FRUSTRATION ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, BUT LIFE DOES NOT ALWAYS REMAIN THE SAME. IT REALLY IS A CHANGING PROCESS AND IS AS GOOD AS YOU MAKE IT. THANKS FOR KEEPING US POSTED ON RANDY'S PROGRESS.
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