Sunday 28 June 2020

Povero Mary

In the early hours of Friday morning Mary was admitted to Manchester Children's Hospital, Burns Unit.  Both her and Kath had enjoyed a lovely beach BBQ tea with some friends the night before but unfortunately Mary had stood on the stone where the portable BBQ had been placed.  To make matters worse when she then stepped back her foot was placed in the sand and the heat was sealed in.  A lady from a nearby caravan came out with a bucket of cold water whilst they were waiting for the ambulance.  The nearby hospital recognised that this was beyond their expertise hence the move the Manchester.  Mary has been very brave (and Kath too!), fitting the specialist dressing and cream was pretty harrowing but thanks to a sedative and morphine Mary cannot remember what happened. Her pain levels are under control and thankfully she is in good spirits. 






22 comments:

sustainablemum said...

I am so sorry to hear this San. It sounds like she is getting the very best care she needs. You must be so worried about them both. I do hope Mary continues to heal well and there is little long term damage to her foot. Thinking of you all at this difficult time xxxx

Sandra Ann said...

Thank you for your kind words and for thinking of us. She currently has no feeling in her foot which is a bit worrying.

Eva said...

Poor Mary! That must have hurt! How long does she have to stay in the hospital? It must have been a great shock for everybody.

Sandra Ann said...

It’s a really serious injury. We are hoping she will be discharged today but Kath might have to travel to Manchester every other day for a dressing change (two and a half hours one way) unless the community team can visit at home. It’s been a worry for everyone for sure x

elli said...

Oh no!!! Oh, San, how sorry I am to read this! Poor wee girl! Prayers ascending for Mary, and for her medical team, and for all of you. XOX

Sandra Ann said...

Thank you 🙂. She has been given the all clear to go home today with a weekly return for dressing changes, thank God ❤️

dorinalouise said...

Dear San, I'll keep Mary in our prayers for good healing and to soon have a strong, well foot. Kath must have been frantic, and poor dear Mary . . . it's a lot to go through. Thank goodness it's a weekly return for the dressing change. I hope both Kath and Mary are breathing more easily and feeling a bit better now that Mary can be home. Sending all of you a big hug. xoxo, Dorina

Sandra Ann said...

Spoke to soon :-(. She’s still in hospital, she was unwell yesterday, not eating and refusing to get out of bed. She was sick last night. Another visit from physio this morning and possible pain team, it’s really hard for Kath and your prayers are appreciated x

Eva said...

Could the morphine cause the refusal to eat? It is a wonderful pain killer, but can cause major digestive problems. I know this from myself.

Kezzie said...

Oh my goodness!!! That's dreadful! I hope and pray she will be better soon!

dorinalouise said...

Loving you all from afar. We hope and pray she'll be better xoxo

Eva said...

Wonderful!

Sandra Ann said...

She’s home thank God!

Sandra Ann said...

She made it home yesterday thank God 🙂

Sandra Ann said...

She is home ❤️ Thank you for your prayers and your brilliant email, when I have access to the computer tomorrow I will write a reply. You are a ⭐️

elli said...

So good to hear she is home. Prayers continuing!

dorinalouise said...

Hello San, We're so glad she is home! xoxoxo

Eva said...

How is she doing now?

Sandra Ann said...

She has made good progress, had a dressing change on Monday and the consultant was really impressed with the healing and Praise God no infection 🙂.

Eva said...

Great! She was lucky.

elli said...

Prayers continuing for ongoing healing! xox

dorinalouise said...

It's good to hear that she is continuing to heal well xoxoxo