Thursday was truly a gift from God. My mom arrived later that afternoon. I don’t think I’ve ever been so thankful to see her. The doctors talked to us and didn’t want to give us too much hope, but things were a little bit better. It was the first time the doctors thought he might have a chance, not a big one, but a chance.
When we came out into the waiting after we had spent some time with Blake, God had provided a distraction for us. In the midst of our sadness He sent Bambi. If you were at the hospital you will remember Bambi. I think she might have been just a little crazy. We thought she worked at the hospital because she was sitting at the reception desk in the CCU waiting room. I thought it was a little strange when she drug out her coffee pot and started offering coffee to our friends. Babbett actually drank a cup. Babbett didn’t know that we had no idea who she was. Bambi was there because her friend was in the CCU. Several of our friends stayed the night with us. One of my funniest memories was when Bambi offered to go get Randy Wade a blanket from her car…at that point we began to think she might be homeless and living in her car. Nevertheless, Bambi was a gift!! I’ll mention Bambi from time to time as a remember our time at St Joseph Hospital because she was always there.