I am writting up a letter about all that's going on medically the past almost 3 weeks I have been in the hospital but need prayers bad right now and can't use my right arm at the moment so taking longer. 

First I want to say our hospital has been amazing with me, better care and kindness I've ever had at one. I owe my life to Dr Friar and Dr B but Dr Friar solved it. 

I went to the ER on a Sunday been almost 3 weeks now, for my breathing i have been dick since right before Thanksgiving and in January it turned to pneumonia at the er my lungs were awful. Found out yesterday I was at the point they were talking a ventilator.  Dr B was on the first couple days and was not accepting i was that bad from pneumonia. He knew something else was going on. My oxygen saturation was 64 percent when it went to the er on room air. When Dr Friar came on as my hospitalist he had a nagging feeling about blood clots. Could not see any at that point but a 40 year old suddenly can't hold oxygen levels is not normal. 

Dr Friar kept doing tests even repeat cat scans with different types of contrast and as my pneumonia clears up still nothing. One clotting test was off just a tiny amout and it was not sitting well with him. They got a new machine to do picc lines thr ultrasound part of it etc I have smaller than average veins so harder to get a picc line e in. This was last Friday. Right after they successfully got the picc line in they did a new catscan they kept it ready to scan me immediately after the picc line was in and with the picc line the contrast it stronger at showing up the images it was successful.  Before I even got to my room they had the clot blater iv ready to go. You can't get out of bed for anything with it if you'd fall you'd die that's why they can't use it unless needed. I had multiple massive pulmonary embolisms in both lungs. So glad they get that updated machine when they did. 

Dr Friar said I should have on the medical side not have lived thru this. Its not possible but I did. When he came in the room the next night before leaving for the day when he saw my oxygen was down to 10 liters and I could take deep breaths etc he gained 20 years of life I had really scared him and everyone.  He showed so much relief.  Now I been on a heparin iv and transitioning to warfarin. One nurse said they call me their miracle patient. 

I can not use my arm that the picc line is in because the clot blaster caused a bleed so now my arm the top and near elbow area is one massive black bruise and the pain is extreme. Dr B yesterday tried moving my arm and i almost screamed. The one thing were struggling to get pain control.  Between my arm leg and back. 

I woke up Sunday unable to even stand. Right now do not have the ability to walk. That scares me so bad. Dr B got me accepted to the Marquette rehab its go at 10am by ambulance.  My leg has a torn muscle bad and huge internal bruise. He said we need to act fast if im going to walk again. He said he's not putting me in a nursing home at 40 unable to walk they don't have the time or skill I need if im going to ever walk again I get one chance. He said me living thru this shows I can do anything I put my mind to and this rehab is where he would send his own family. 

I needlrayers as ma y as I can get and support cheering me on. With my levels of pain this will be the hardest thing I've ever done but he knows I can do it. If we waited I would most likely ne er walk again. Not sure the whole reason I cant but part is the torn leg muscle. BTW guess I gave more detaiI lthan I thought so won't need to write more. My heart has already almost fully repaired it self as well I had 50 pou da of fluid on me

I will leave with this, found out i have lost over 80 pounds in the past year just doing nutritionist and physical therapy and determination the Drs are very impressed! 

Also I f you see or talk to Matt Shoemaker or my mom, I know this is so hard on them as well and they can use encouraging as well!