Kyle’s updates from Facebook 5/24/2010 (Monday) @ 7:52 am

Had a bit of a scare last night with Brynn. She had been complaining of chest pain all day so we had to take her to the ER. Luckily it turned out to be nothing. But going to the hospital is no fun for either of us.

Brynn’s updates from Facebook 5/24/2010 (Monday) @ 8:52 am

Long night in the ER...everything is fine. I have a touch of pneumonia (sp?) On atibiotics now, GREAT!!!!!!

Brynn’s updates from Facebook 5/22/2010 (Saturday) @ 7:21 am

So...I walked with the baby from our room all the way to the living room. Survived the sleepover and drinking coffee. Life can't get any better!

Brynn’s updates from Facebook 5/21/2010 (Friday) @ 8:44 pm

Hanging out with Ann...and having a sleep over with 5 girls and 4 boys! WHAT WERE WE THINKING????

Picture's from DC

Some of the wonderful Nurses

Brynn & Kyle's Speech Given on Monday 05/17/10 in DC

Good Morning Everybody. Brynn and I are both very pleased to be able to be here today to honor the incredible nurses that cared for Brynn. But we are also very pleased to be able to be here to honor all of you.
You are remarkable and special people…each and every one of you. Every single day - you go to work and you walk into one painful and difficult situation after another. Not only that, but you can’t leave. You can’t escape to your office or to another patient in another part of the hospital. You are there for twelve hours with your patient and their grieving family. You stay, and deal and help patients and their loved ones through the most difficult times in their lives.
And so, we are very honored to be able to be up here right now. We get to be the ones to say thank you.

(BRYNN SPEAKING)
First and foremost, Thank you for choosing to be nurses. You all have the brains and skills to be doing so many other possible jobs…jobs that might even be more financially rewarding. But you choose to care for people.

(KYLE SPEAKING)
Thank you for being so good at what you do. Let me tell you, there is nothing more comforting to a family than a competent nursing staff. The fact that you are here at this convention shows that you are active in trying to improve the care in your hospitals. Thank you for taking the time and effort to learn new techniques and methods.

(BRYNN SPEAKING)
Thank you for being so Damn smart! And putting all those incredible brains to such good use.

(KYLE SPEAKING)
Thank you for having the courage to share your ideas with Doctors. They are smart and educated but they do not know everything. You have a wealth of experience and knowledge. You too can make a suggestion that will make a difference in a patient’s outcome. And if there are any doctors in the crowd, thank you for respecting the wisdom and experience of your nurses.

(BRYNN SPEAKING)
And thank you for doing all the extra things…the things that are not included in your job description yet you do them anyway.

(KYLE SPEAKING)
Thank you for doing range of motion exercises with your patient, even though the Neurologist is telling you she is in a coma with her eyes open.

(BRYNN SPEAKING)
Thank you for taking the time to bring a grieving mother a hot cup of tea.

(KYLE SPEAKING)
Thank you for washing your patient’s hair, and braiding it and giving her dignity as she lay helpless in a hospital bed.

(BRYNN SPEAKING)
Thank you for going above and beyond, because it is with the little extras that you begin to do more than just treat illness. It is with the little extras that you can treat a dying hope and restore a lost faith.

(KYLE SPEAKING)
Thank you for not giving up. Thank you for giving us a chance at life…even if it was a snowball’s chance.

(BRYNN SPEAKING)
We know that what you do is difficult. You have chosen a career in which the sacrifices that you make far outweigh the acknowledgement that you receive.
I am here to tell you that You matter. You make a difference. I do not remember much about being in a coma, almost nothing in fact... The only thing I remember…The voice of one nurse….the eyes of another. They took care of me and they took care of my family and for that I am forever grateful.

We are fortunate enough to be able to be here today. But there are some people back home in California that have something to say. (They put in a little good bye from everyone.)

Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Dear Friends and Family,
It is early in the morning, but I needed to write this. I have done this a couple of times in my head, but now it is time to write it down. (Kyle's the writer, not me, so bare with this!)

THANK YOU! Through this entire ordeal you have been there for me and mine. Sierra Vista brought dinners for months. It was a gift for me knowing my kids were well fed, and also for my family who was there. There were always leftovers for the next day too! 3 months of dinners-3 days a week- there's nothing that I can say but thanks. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Thank you Laura for being the go between girl,thank you Olga for the movies and the entertainment, and the list goes on, BUT the family forgot to write down the names, and I know I would forget someone.

THANK YOU for everyone across the world who prayed for me. From Africa, (Fr. Martin), to China (Dadd'ys co-worker) all acorss the Untied States we had prayers flowing to us. It is YOUR prayers that I am here today.

IT IS BECAUSE OF GOD AND IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU that I am here. I get to hear my children laugh, watch Anthony blow spit bubbles at me, hug my husband, kiss my family and friends. Words cannot describe how much you have touched me. My prayer is that I won't lose this wonderful gift God has given to me. HE has given me a second chance.

I still have a very long road ahead of me, and that's okay. I am not going to give up. I will walk someday, I will carry my baby from the bedroom to the living room. I will do laundry and take it in from outside. I will do dishes, cook, clean, vaccum, etc. I will drive again. I will not take my children or my wonderful husband for granted. (I might not get the spelling back, but who needs it!)

Thank You!
Love,
Brynn