Please Don't Pull the Plug!

ISBN: 148018571X

Author: Parsons, Joyce M

Condition: New

Product Description Kristi was a vibrant 30 year old mother of a disabled 3-year-old and a nursing infant son, when she developed hydrocephalus and underwent brain surgery.After many surgeries, her body reacted with severe symptoms and she lapsed into a non-responsive coma that lasted three months. The doctors performed a tracheotomy and used machines to help her breathe. She had a feeding tube to provide nutrients and was hooked up to other equipment to keep her alive. Well-meaning friends encouraged her husband to "pull the plug." A successful shunt implant gradually saw Kristi respond to voice commands, but she now was also dealing with blindness and quadriplegia. The long, painful road to recovery then began. She had several setbacks, including a bout of limb-destroying infection, grand mal seizures caused by IV antibiotics, two broken knees from a short fall, double pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, double hip replacement surgeries, a catapult from her wheel chair which broke her right femur and left knee, staph infection in the incisions, and other serious problems. Kristi's illness had a profound effect on family and friends, and forever changed lives. Please Don't Pull the Plug! is a powerful story about love, loss, endurance, and faith. About the Author Joyce Parsons was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended LDS Business College and Brigham Young University, and is an Accredited Genealogist. After traveling around the world as a stewardess for a national airline, she brought a children's toothpaste to market where it gained a large share. For many years she has indulged her passion for writing genealogies and searching ancestors for herself and others. She has published numerous family histories and donated thousands of hours indexing Irish microfilms at the Family History Library, which have been published in sixteen volumes at the library and are also available on the internet in CDs. Joyce is a teacher, singer, conductor, paralegal, and jack-of-all-trades. She learned nursing in the school of hard knocks. She was widowed at age 49, is an identical twin, the mother of three, and the grandmother of ten outstanding grandchildren. You may contact Joyce by email at joyceparsons70@gmail.com.