Weekend update from Alicia
I just wanted to give you an update regarding our weekend visit to Bonnie.
Kelly and I had planned on leaving last Friday evening on the redeye to head to Minnesota. While getting ready that evening, I got a surprise call from Charlie stating that her hubby had come home early from a business trip and now was able to come with us. As Kelly picked me up that evening in a cab to head to the airport, I had Charlie first surprise her… it was a great way to start our trip! We all headed to Minnesota that night and arrived at 5am, found our way to the apartment the Tonneson’s have rented for their guests, and took a little nap. We rested up and after getting all the “plane germs off our bods” (a serious must) with showers, etc., we arrived at the University of Minnesota around 1030am. (Bonnie still had no idea that Charlie was with Kelly and me.) We went up to her floor and knocked on our buddy’s hospital room door and after a few screams, laughs and smiles, we gave Bonnie another good reason to smile.. Charlie made a grand entrance!! We were all so happy to see our friend, Bonnie… there were tears of joy… and I might add, that it was torture not to be able to hug her immediately….we blew her lots of kisses from afar and took our seats and began lots of hours of story-telling and laughing. I might add that, despite the hell she is going through and feeling horrible, looked beautiful and had such a great attitude.
After quickly getting caught up, we learned that the Doctor had just been in that morning and they confirmed that they are definitely going to use the third cord that they have reserved for her. I think that the transplant is going to happen sometime at the end of the week…we all need to keep her in our prayers.
We had the most wonderful day together…We literally just sat like the three amigos about four feet from her bed and told stories and laughed all day. It was a priceless day. We were sorry to say good bye that evening, but after many hours of quality time, Kelly, Charlie and I left our friend to rest… she had her Aunt Lia and Uncle Mark in town, so we changed shifts with them and headed out.
The next morning we went back to see our gal-pal, but unfortunately Kelly wasn’t feeling 100% so they wouldn’t let her on the floor… they are very strict, as to be expected. IT was a bummer for Kel, as she had to say goodbye on the phone to Bonnie and fly home early. L Thank goodness we all had such a great visit the day before. Kelly left L and Charlie and I visited all day with Bonnie. It was a nice relaxing day.. we knitted, chatted, etc… it was just PLAIN GOOD to hang out with Bonnie.
We blessed her with Holy water that my step daughter had brought back from Lourdes, France… We had an incredible few minutes of prayers together, Bonnie finishing her prayers with, “Please God, I want to live.” It was quite emotional… it was a very powerful. Once again, the day came to an end and we had to leave for the airport…we did sneak a hug in on our girl… we just kissed the top of her head… J
Bonnie continues to stay strong and positive…she is so inspirational. It was so great for Kelly, Charlie and I to see her… it was such a wonderful weekend… we can’t wait to go back and see her when she is out of the hospital after this next transplant is a success.
Love, Alicia
Kelly and I had planned on leaving last Friday evening on the redeye to head to Minnesota. While getting ready that evening, I got a surprise call from Charlie stating that her hubby had come home early from a business trip and now was able to come with us. As Kelly picked me up that evening in a cab to head to the airport, I had Charlie first surprise her… it was a great way to start our trip! We all headed to Minnesota that night and arrived at 5am, found our way to the apartment the Tonneson’s have rented for their guests, and took a little nap. We rested up and after getting all the “plane germs off our bods” (a serious must) with showers, etc., we arrived at the University of Minnesota around 1030am. (Bonnie still had no idea that Charlie was with Kelly and me.) We went up to her floor and knocked on our buddy’s hospital room door and after a few screams, laughs and smiles, we gave Bonnie another good reason to smile.. Charlie made a grand entrance!! We were all so happy to see our friend, Bonnie… there were tears of joy… and I might add, that it was torture not to be able to hug her immediately….we blew her lots of kisses from afar and took our seats and began lots of hours of story-telling and laughing. I might add that, despite the hell she is going through and feeling horrible, looked beautiful and had such a great attitude.
After quickly getting caught up, we learned that the Doctor had just been in that morning and they confirmed that they are definitely going to use the third cord that they have reserved for her. I think that the transplant is going to happen sometime at the end of the week…we all need to keep her in our prayers.
We had the most wonderful day together…We literally just sat like the three amigos about four feet from her bed and told stories and laughed all day. It was a priceless day. We were sorry to say good bye that evening, but after many hours of quality time, Kelly, Charlie and I left our friend to rest… she had her Aunt Lia and Uncle Mark in town, so we changed shifts with them and headed out.
The next morning we went back to see our gal-pal, but unfortunately Kelly wasn’t feeling 100% so they wouldn’t let her on the floor… they are very strict, as to be expected. IT was a bummer for Kel, as she had to say goodbye on the phone to Bonnie and fly home early. L Thank goodness we all had such a great visit the day before. Kelly left L and Charlie and I visited all day with Bonnie. It was a nice relaxing day.. we knitted, chatted, etc… it was just PLAIN GOOD to hang out with Bonnie.
We blessed her with Holy water that my step daughter had brought back from Lourdes, France… We had an incredible few minutes of prayers together, Bonnie finishing her prayers with, “Please God, I want to live.” It was quite emotional… it was a very powerful. Once again, the day came to an end and we had to leave for the airport…we did sneak a hug in on our girl… we just kissed the top of her head… J
Bonnie continues to stay strong and positive…she is so inspirational. It was so great for Kelly, Charlie and I to see her… it was such a wonderful weekend… we can’t wait to go back and see her when she is out of the hospital after this next transplant is a success.
Love, Alicia
posted by gbiddle616 at Monday, September 12, 2005
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