Skunks and Coconuts

Kim had another uneventful night. They're doing an EEG this morning to check the electrical activity in her brain. This should show us her ability to recover or lack thereof. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for results! This process of waiting and not knowing is wearing on everyone. Bob and Evelyn are doing well considering the circumstances. Their hearts are breaking and that is so hard to watch. I can't imagine being in their shoes in this process. Kim has been through so much and they are determined not to let her suffer. Nobody wants to let Kim go, but it is also known that Kim would not want to spend her life connected to medical equipment and not being able to participate in her surroundings. No easy answers, that is for sure! We are looking forward to meeting tomorrow with docs from neurology, cardiology, and nephrology to consider her OVERALL situation, instead of system by system. Please pray that this meeting brings peace of mind for Bob and Evelyn as they consider their options.
This blog has been pretty dreary lately, so I'm also going to post something else we've been contending with this week...still related to Kim, but more lighthearted.
I took Kim's car to Wal-Mart last night to pick up some things. A few days before this all started Kim hit a skunk that had evidently spent the last 3 weeks perfecting its concentrated brew of perfume. Her car was well anointed. A carwash didn't help. There was some concern that perhaps that the remains of Flower ("you can call me flower if you want to") were hanging out under the car somewhere. The problem is it has been chilly...actually downright cold, and any carcas would be frozen to be as hard as a cement hippopotamus. (that one's for you, Neeter!) It would not smell. Anyway, while coming back from the store and enjoying the fresh blend of the coconut airfreshener and skunk, I heard a thud. Maybe, just maybe, the little critter released his frozen grip from his hiding spot and kissed the road. Or else a snow booger broke free. Either way the car still stinks. I am hereby announcing that whenever the combined scent of skunk and coconut finds me again I shall think of Kim and she will be honored.