Category Archives: Bernadette

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 23, 2015 1:07am I’ve been sitting here for almost five minutes trying to figure out where to begin.  Oh I remember now, I left off with Sarah just showing up to do the first night shift.  Just as we suspected, Bernadette was up all night and kept Sarah a littleContinue reading “Today’s angel came disguised as Mary Jane!”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 21, 2015 1:41am So I hear I have a little competition when it comes to blogging and that Johanna was able to add a little needed sunshine.  Ah… I taught her well, huh.  🙂  Just kidding. The last two days have been better for Bernadette when it comes to painContinue reading “How much is too much Morphine?”

By Johanna Dansereau — Jan 19, 2015 4:14am Midnight Journal updates, so much fun! (Yes, all sarcasm intended 🙂 I am Johanna, and this is what I find my self doing at 2 in the morning. I know you don’t ever see updates from me but I had a sprout of inspiration. Weird sort of thing,Continue reading “Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs… I mean Rain.”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 19, 2015 2:08am Today Bernadette blessed me with the words I honestly didn’t think I’d ever hear, “Mom, it’s nice that my hair isn’t in the way. And it will grow back won’t it?”  She said it with such peace and contentment that it was a small miracle in itself that IContinue reading “Words I honestly didn’t think I’d ever hear…”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 16, 2015 10:37pm As I try to collect my thoughts and share with you all that happened today I find myself at a loss for words.  We had many silver linings today but around heavy clouds that produced a lot of rain. My first silver lining was a call fromContinue reading “Partly sunny with 100 percent chances of rain.”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 16, 2015 1:00am I’m writing this in the few minutes while Bernadette is sleeping.  That nap I was telling you about yesterday that I hoped would last 15 hours, well it lasted only one.  Joseph said she had a good night though and slept on and off.  Today when MaryContinue reading “Still praying for sleep….”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 14, 2015 4:42pm I’m sitting here on the couch beside Bernadette’s bed with the timer set for 10 minutes.  If she’s not asleep after 10 minutes of laying with her eyes closed then she’s allowed to watch something.  Johanna just spent almost two hours playing Mario Brothers in an attemptContinue reading “Once again sleep eludes us….”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 13, 2015 2:48pm Daddy did the night shift with Bernadette last night to give Joseph a night off for his birthday.  She said she really enjoyed staying with Daddy for a change.   When she was in the hospital for the two weeks Daddy stayed with her almost every night.  She enjoyed those nights.Continue reading “When little things become BIG things”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 12, 2015 5:30pm I’m sitting here beside Bernadette’s bed as she finally sleeps.  She’s been awake since 7:00pm last night and just fell asleep a few minutes ago.  How does she manage to stay awake for so long at a time is beyond me.  esh.   Last night when I wentContinue reading “To sleep or not to sleep – again!”

By Patti Dansereau — Jan 11, 2015 11:23am Well, the saga of the itching continues, I’m sorry to say.  Actually it has subsided a little for now but yesterday was brutal.  The itching was so bad that Bernadette actually ASKED for a dressing change. Now that is bad.  When I took the dressing off allContinue reading “To itch or not to itch, that is the question.”