Janieruth's Fabulous Fund

I talked with my mom today... she sounded sleepy but glad to be eating some of my grandmother's cooking! She is there with her now while my dad is at the Family Reunion for his side of the family. Continue to pray for stamina as she will continue in rehab therapy this week. We are so appreciative of all prayers and support!

Regan

Yesterday, Jane went to therapy again. She had to work harder but I think that she sees the goal behind it. We go again tomorrow. i hope that the prism for her glasses is ready tomorrow. I think it will help her dizzyness and double vision. It hardly seems like it was only 5 weeks ago tomorrow when she fell.

Tomorrow, we are going to Jasper to see Janes mother. Jane constantly called for her those first days after the accident but her mother couldn't come up there. I'm glad we can finally get together. We will be returning home Sunday night.

I think that life at home has been interesting for Momma and Daddy. Daddy feels a lot of aprehension about leaving her alone, and Momma feels that she is okay to be left alone. After all that we have been through, I tend to agree with Daddy, but I certainly understand Momma's desire to be independent... a dilemma to be sure- Getting back into rehab tomorrow will certainly increase her independence... and her stamina. As it stands, simple things continue to tire her easily. I talk to her on the phone each day and a thirty minute phone call wears her out- Thinking is hard, but it is wonderful to be able to talk to her- more wonderful than you can imagine... To think that one month ago today we were in the ICU wondering if we would ever have conversations again is truly mind blowing to me....

Last Friday brought good news, although it was tempered by news of more waiting... Dr. Benkwith said that the 'fourth muscle' of her left eye was crushed when her brain swelled after the accident. The muscle will have to heal (which of course will take time) in order for her focus to return. In the meantime, he provided a stopgap measure which seems to be helping a lot. He prescribed a prism to put on the lens of her fancy Rock Star glasses which helps her to focus. She is reading (as many of you may know, Momma is an avid reader) and that is helping as well. Good news!

Pray that she will feel like getting on the computer again soon... so far, I think that she has been overwhelmed by the idea of the computer. I have cleaned out the email (I am deleting a LOT of spam and forwards... sorry if you are a forward sender! I am nixing them!) There were 582 messages when I started the process! I am also trying to figure out what to do with the ebay account for now - we had the store closed, but some folks still managed to buy some of her 'fabulous to funky finds' and now Daddy and Christopher have to find those finds to send them off! I know that a sure sign she feels better will be that she is on her computer again... even if just for a little bit each day.

From what I can tell, a day in the life of Jane right now is very restful, just what she needs... it is also full of her boys- her cat boys that is! Her cat boys were so lonesome without her and now feel that they are her protectors and are sure to be her healers.... Winston, Lamont and Oliver are not going to let anything else happen to their Momma.

Thanks again for all of your love and support. Please continue to pray for her eyes. Please also pray for motivation, stamina and a feeling of 'feeling good' during the day. She needs to be motivated to do good stuff during rehab and needs to see that there is a reason for all of the silly stuff they make you do in rehab... Please pray also for Daddy- for patience, for his stamina... pray for the time she has with folks who come to stay with her and please pray for Christopher and Julie who are in Montgomery and will also be spending time with her...
We love you all!
Regan

Today we got up and went to see Dr Greene. He examined Jane and stated that with her her initial prognosis, she was doing well. We are to go to Health South tomorrow for them to evaluate her, then go to Dr Benkwith Friday to examine her eyes. I think her eyes are causing a lot of her problems.

Jane Reding

2109 East Aberdeen Drive

Montgomery, AL 36116

We're home. I was quite a trip. All went well untill we reached Birmingham. Hertz website said they had an open store on US280, Not> Jane's brother graciously drove me back to the airport where I rented a car. This allowed jane to rest. We unpacked the explorer and packed the renal and headed for Montgomery. It was dark and raining when we got home but we were home.Sabrina and Tina, my staff attorneys were returning from San Francisco. They waited in Atlantafor 6 hours and finally decided to drive. Christopher was stuck in Chicago. His phone was off this morning so maybe he is flying now. this has been a difficult 3 weeks but has been made so much easier by my friends in chicago, Tom Vaughn and Marilyn Marshall.Of course, the doctors and staff at Northwestern and the Rehabilitation institute of Chicago were great. But, i hope that our next trip to Chicago will be a little less tramatic. We begin seeing doctors and therapists tomorrow. Jane is doing so much better than expected but still has a long recovery. Please continue to pray for her.

Finally, I want to thank all of you. Your prayers, cards and gifts have lifted us up every day. When I was going over the mail last night, i found 20 or more cards that Nothwestern had forwarded. Thank you so much. I will try to keep you updated about Jane's progress.

They are on their way! Please pray for safe travel as my momma, daddy and Aunt Teresa travel home to Alabama today and tomorrow. Pray also for Christopher and Julie as they travel back to Alabama (Christopher) and Julie (Las Vegas.) Christopher and Julie went up to help out yesterday...
I talked with Daddy as they were driving through Chicago- Momma wanted 'real food' and a dish from Harry Carry's... That is the restaurant that she and the Rock Stars went to prior to the accident- I think it is a good one! I think they will stop at the first Cracker Barrel they see for a good breakfast!
Thanks so much again for all the prayers...
We will keep this updated as she continues to progress so keep checking back-
Love-
Regan

Well, one day to go. This morning started like the last two. Jane felt bad and didn't want to do much. However, when i went to the Life Center, things changed. First they took her to x-ray to look at her abdomen. Then, she went to the top floor to practice getting in and out of bed, and getting in and out of the shower. When I got back she was gone. She came back in a short time feeling better. They had given her a pill for her nausea and it made her feel better. PT was the best it has been since Monday. I got her discharge papers late this afternoon with all of her records. I cant read them. It's hard to believe that it has been 3 weeks since I flew up her. It really seems longer. We are looking forward to returning but there is some fear on my part. I want to make sure that I do everything to insure that she is safe and can continue to heal. While we have seen miracles already, she still is a long ways from Jane 22 days ago. God will continue to work in her life. I just dont want to cause any problems along the way. Please pray for both of us.

Cleve