After another 24 hours of hell, we are home. Again, we’re knackered so apologies for the ramble: Yesterday morning Eira woke up saying that her head really hurt, and she had a temperature. We went into hospital and had another CT scan- her third in just over two weeks. The doctor was concerned . . .
9th Eira update – readmitted to hospital
Today Eira woke up saying that her head really hurt and seeming lethargic- we took her temperature and she had a fever so Patrick took her straight to hospital and I messaged Mum to please come back home from yoga ASAP so I could go to the hospital too. We had been told that a) we were supposed . . .
A Change In Perspective & What Our Kids Wished For Today
How Eira's accident & the Bali earthquakes changed our perspective If you don't know what happened to Eira, click here to read about the accident and what's happened since. For an update on the Bali & Lombok earthquake click here. Today we took the girls, including Eira, to a local kids’ . . .
8th Eira update & tentative plan
NB: All of our updates on Eira's accident and recovery can be found > here < Hi everyone, We have been very busy the last couple of days so apologies for not updating. I had to do some work and then met up with a friend and took Esmae for a date- it’s the first time I’ve got out since the . . .
7th Eira update & immense kindness from strangers
Hello everyone, Sorry for the ramble but I'm just brain-dumping everything relevant that I can think of to update you. Today Eira was due to have an appointment at the hospital but did not feel well enough to go this morning, so we have two appointments arranged together for tomorrow. She . . .
6th Eira update & general update
Hi everyone, The first and best thing that I want to share is that Eira is recovering exceptionally well. She has eaten a lot today and complaining less about the noises that were bothering her, and she is happy (apart from taking all her disgusting medication which she is being exceptionally . . .
5th Eira update, Bali earthquake and tsunami warning
Hi everyone- just an update on the never ending nightmare: (We have written several posts about the accident & Eira's journey here, click > here < to see them all. ) - We just had a ‘severe’ earthquake in Bali, the centre was on Lombok island and was 7 on the Richter scale. It was . . .
4th update on Eira and the hideous nurse
Edit: We have written several posts about the accident & Eira's journey here, click > here < to see them all. Yesterday Eira had her third CT scan after the first failed one (when she vomited) and the subsequent one. The scan showed that there is still air in her brain- we were not . . .
3rd Eira update & issues with her care
Edit: We have written several posts about the accident & Eira's journey here, click > here < to see them all. It is 10.40am on Friday 3rd. Yesterday was up and down- we were told Eira could go home but then she vomited twice and became sleepy and unwell so we are still . . .
2nd update on Eira
Edit: We have written several posts about the accident & Eira's journey here, click > here < to see them all. Hi everyone. First of all thank you for your continued prayers, thoughts and messages, they are deeply appreciated. This morning we saw the neurologist again and he said that as . . .