So I posted this on FA a few days ago, forgot to post it here
So a lot of you have already been made aware of this, and I'm tired of telling the story but here we go...
Tuesday morning (11/21) at about 4 or 4:30 am I woke up and didn't get a reply from Arty who I assumed was still awake over discord. I sensed something was wrong and found her unconscious on the floor of her office, moving and breathing but unable to be roused. I immediately called 911 and she was promptly taken to the hospital. After a grueling couple of hours waiting, I was brought in and told she had had a very serious bleeding stroke due to an unknown period of untreated high blood pressure. She has not been to the doctor since we've been married in 2009, having had no known health problems the entire time.
I went through my blame throwing phase and I'm well past it.
So she has been on a breathing tube since Tuesday, and the prognosis was... quite grim at first. They have placed a tube into her head that has been draining off her spinal fluid in an effort to reduce the pressure caused by the bleed. I was told it was quite possible she would not wake up. However, she has had an incredible outpouring of support and love from her friends and family. Her mom and dad were due to visit from the UK for Thanksgiving this week anyway, and I had to deal the blow of telling them she was on her way to the hospital for as-then unknown reasons as they boarded a 10 hour flight across the atlantic, unable to receive further updates until they landed Tuesday evening. Her sister also almost immediately booked a flight to come over once I let her family know. She is also here now.
I have done my best not to go to pieces over this. My entire world has been upheaved. I believe I have succeeded in keeping it together, despite a great many very intense, but also very brief breakdowns over her condition. I have been told I have done an amazing job learning about what's going on with her and keeping so many people up to date on things.
And her condition has indeed improved since she arrived. Her swelling has started to go down, and the hospital staff here have been nothing short of absolutely amazing. Today she actually woke up and despite being in an enormous amount of pain from the tube in her throat and her head being a trainwreck, she expressed excitement and happiness to see me and her friends and her family. I one hundred percent believe she will make it through this, and even as I start to cry again now, I know how strong she is, and how much she cares for all of us. She is trying her damnedest to come back to me, I know it.
This is just our latest adventure as a couple. We will see each other through it, and be stronger from it.
I love you all. And I don't care what you pray to, I would appreciate it if you pray for us.
For the latest updates, you can add me on discord (tesseractparadox) I use my status there to keep everyone updated. Right now, Arty is doing better, she actually said "I love you too" yesterday which helped me out a lot. She is getting better.
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