When it rains, it pours

This is Cheryl, guest blogging for Lori this week. It seems she has a good reason for not updating her blog since Monday (other than the daunting task of caring for a newborn and 2-year-old, all while healing from a c/s). I will let Lori give whichever gory details she chooses once she's back online, but for now I'll give the abbreviated version.

You may know she was in a lot of pain for days after coming home from the hospital. On Tuesday of this week, the pain became unbearable. Josh had been ill for a while, struggling with a bad cough too. So they called 911 to get Lori to the hospital. During the ambulance ride, it was assumed based on her history that her uterus had ruptured again. (Side note: did you know ambulances feel like they have virtually no suspension? Can I hear a collective "OW!!!" for Lori???)

Lori had emergency surgery on Tuesday to repair what turned out to be a ruptured bladder. Not sure when exactly the rupture happened. While she was in the ER, she was told that Josh was there too, but as a patient rather than a visitor. It seems Josh has pneumonia. What a romantic guy -- he'll do anything to have a date with his lovely wife. :) After a couple of days in the hospital, Josh is home now. Let's wish him a speedy recovery.

Pre-eclampsia has also reared its ugly head again. Apparently this is a mystery to everyone, including her docs, as this is typically seen during pregnancy, not after. She also has a cardiologist, since she has had issues with her heart rate and possibly some fluid around her heart. Hopefully they'll get some answers on that soon.

The best estimate from her docs so far is next Monday is the earliest she can go home, and possibly mid-week instead. When I talked to her this morning, she was in very good spirits for going through all that she is. She has an incredible group of family and friends who are helping take care of Livie and Quinn.

I know we all wish Lori (and Josh) a very swift and full recovery. Hopefully Lori will be home with her family soon, and will be entertaining us with her sharp wit and pictures of her beautiful kids. :)