Greetings from The Seawright's...This week has been crazier than normal. I went back to work after taking 2 weeks off to care for Will, and it did not take me long to remember how tired one's body could be after working 12+hours in the wildest ER in South Carolina...Thursday, the last night I worked...I had a Duke's Ham&Cheese sandwich thrown at me!!!! All I can tell you is, if that sandwich had landed in my cherished Venti Mocha Frappuccino with extra chocolate, I would be in jail right now...Nobody comes between me and my Starbucks!! And I boldly told the patient that before sprouting devil horns and fiery eyes. Enough of that...Will and I returned to the Augusta Burn Center on Friday and had his leg re-checked. All the way there...all 3 1/2 hours all he worried about was having 2 tiny staples removed. I tried to explain to him that it would not hurt but that was like talking to a brick wall. When I realized that he did not trust me..I called my best friend Jodi, and talked to her for about 45 minutes. She was doing her favorite household chore...the laundry!!! Once we arrived at the Burn Clinic, I realized that Friday's must be the most popular day...the lobby was full. Will was already stressed out and this made him stress out even more. He hates to wait and he just knew that it would take hours to be seen. He was ready to get those staples out and waiting just made it worse...I finally gave him some Benadryl to chill him out!!! After about an hour of waiting, they finally called his name and you could see the relief on his face. Will's nurse came into the room and he immediately ask her about the 2 staples...was it going to hurt? Will it pull my skin off? How are you going to take them out? Are you going to give me something for pain? I finally cut him off and when I turned around the nurse had her mouth open!!! She could not get a word out before he ask another question. Finally after about 5 minutes, Will settled down and they took the bandage off his leg... and it looked great. I was so happy to see how well it had healed up. The nurse and Dr.Mullins was greatly pleased as well. Then the time came to take out those staples...the room fell silent and Will's face turned to fear. The nurse brought in a hand full of supplies and Will thought she was going to need all of them to take out the staples. I thought he was going to hyperventilate!!! You would have thought the nurse brought in a chain saw to take them out. I sat down on the bed with Will and before he knew it she had took out the two little staples that had tortured him and me all the way to Augusta. All of a sudden Will said "that was it?" That did not hurt. I was speechless...I could not believe the words that just came out of his mouth. I tried to say "I told you so" but my brain was froze. Then the best news of all came....he could take a bath/shower next week. Will has not had a bath/shower since February 3rd and he has been miserable. He has used Comfort Wipes to clean up, but that is not the same. So guess what??? That is what he talked about all the way home...taking a long bath with bubbles. Lord you just can't help but love him!!!! Next week, we will see the Physcial Therapist and Dr.Mullins will take off his bandage and look at his donor site. Although it has been a long process, I am thankful that Will is making great progress. Still keep us in your prayers..

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Y'all are not going to believe me when I tell you the kind of weekend I had...I still can not believe it myself. My life took a 360 degree turn on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. I was visiting my best friend Jodi's parents at the hospital when I got a call from Will, my youngest son. He was at school and had a welding accident while job shadowing at a Career Center. I was half asleep when he called because I worked the night before and I had not been to bed...I was actually going out the door to get my taxes done. EMS was called and he was transported to the hospital. At first, his leg did not look that bad, but 24 hours later it looked like a piece of raw meat. We followed-up with the ER Doctors on Thursday and they advised me that he needed to see a burn specialist. So the next day we traveled to the Augusta Burn Center in Augusta Georgia. Will and I were expecting them to work their magic and put some type of burn cream on his leg and we would be on our way home. Boy!!! we were shocked when the Dr.Hussan came in the room and took one look at it and said"get him ready for surgery." I could not believe it. We were totally caught off guard. By the time I called my family and friends, Will was in surgery. Once Will was out of surgery and in recovery, I spoke with Dr.Hussan and he advised me that he needed another surgery. Right now he has cadaver skin on it..Needless to say that freaked Will out knowing he has a dead person's skin on his leg. On February 12th, Will had a follow up appointment in Augusta and we were both prepared to have his second surgery, but his leg was not "ready." They scheduled another appointment for February 19th and we were on our way back home...That is when my luck changed for the worse!!! Sit back and relax because you are not going to believe my weekend starting Friday 13th. First, my Yorkie Simba, who would have been 16 years old on Saturday,February 14th died sometime during the night in his sleep on Friday 13th. Saturday, Will and I were on our way to get our hair cut when I hit another car from behind trying to help him open his medicine. Will and I were not hurt (just my pride) and my Tahoe had to be towed. The lady I hit called EMS and she went to the hospital with neck and back pain. Her Mom came out the scene and drove her car home. After I got home from all that chaos, I realized that Robert, my husband was sick. He was in the bed with fever,chills and body aches. I took him to the hospital and he tested positive for the FLU!!! My Gosh...could anything else happen. Needless to say The Seawright's stayed in the bed all day Sunday...Nobody left the house. Can you blame me? I was ready Calgon to take me away to the Bahamas. Instead, I put my big girl panties on and continued being a wife,mother, and nurse to my family whom I love dearly.

Saturday, February 14,2009

Hello...My name is Leigh and I have no idea what I am doing. I got a wild hair to create a "blog" page from my best friend, Jodi and her best friend, Angel. Late at night when I can not sleep I read their blog page along with other blogger's from their page...so I pretty much know all about total strangers from them. So let me tell you about The Seawright's. Robert, better known as Daddy just retired from the SC Highway Patrol with 25 long years of service. I still can't believe that he is getting a retirement check at the ripe ole age of 44. For those of you doing the math, Robert had 22 years of active service and 3 years of qualified time to retire. Next is Taylor. He is 17 going on 30. He thinks he knows everything...sometimes I feel like I am the child and he is the parent. He is so strong headed...just like his mother and we clash like "Rams" several times a day. Will is 14 and so fun loving...again just like his mother...What good DNA I have!!! Last but not least, Me, better known as Mom...that is to my face. Lord know what my teenagers call me out of ear shot. I currently work at Greenville Memorial Hospital as an Emergency Room Nurse and I love it...talk about trauma and drama all the time. For those who know me very well, this is the job for me. I run around that ER on 3rd shift like a kid on "crack." There is never a dull moment and that's what keeps me going 12 hours on 3rd shift. With that being said...I am truly blessed to have my "men" in my life. They are truly a blessing from God.