Good news! Kay's surgery went well and there is no infection! The doctors were able to keep the bone in her stomach for preservation!
Kay woke up from the anesthesia and was showing off her dimples! She was a little cranky that she still had the trach in, but that will come out in due time! We know Kay, she's probably dying to start talking! The doctors may start talking about putting a smaller tube in trach sometime soon to make her more comfortable! Small steps, but all in the right direction!
Thanksgiving is usually Kay's holiday to host her family and unfortunately she won't be able to do that this year. No doubt with her amazing progress, she's not going to be able to get out of it next year. Please keep Kay in your Thanksgiving prayers tomorrow and in honor of her contagious spirit share one of your favorite stories about her with your friends or family. Goodness knows, we all have many of them!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We Love You Kay!
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Kay,
This is great news. You keep this progress up and you'll be home before you know it. You are an inspiration to all. Keep up the fight.
Every Thanksgiving day we all sit around the table and say what we are thankful for and this year it is going to be you and the remarkable progess you have made.
HAPPY TURKEY DAY.
GOD BLESS YOU.
Dara
Hi Kay!!!!
So happy the procedure went well yesterday-but your response to any challenge has always been unfailing. You have always tackled anything courageously with your glowing energy and contagious vitality!!! Love you Girl!
Love,
Linda
I have a story.
Growing up I had a thing for scaring my sisters. Not sure why but I grew out of it on or about 1991.
Lets start with Tina. She had come home from school and was walking up the road no doubt bouncing her feather haired head to the beat of a Duran Duran song. She was happy- but not for long. I turned over a few chairs, took the phone off the hook, put ketchup on my shirt and spread out on the living room floor. Poor unsuspecting Tina- she opened the door, screamed and ran next door to her best friend Kristies house (who was probably busy frenching her new boyfriend outside of her house) I ran outside to laugh. Tina started screaming expletives. I got a punch but it didn't hurt.
What about Cindy- Cindy was a difficult one. Everytime I planned out my detailed scare strategy, she was a no show. Most times she didn't come home when she was supposed to and I ended up getting tired and bored with the waiting game. I would go to my room and doze off playing atari.
Ah Kathleen- it started out being a glorious plan. I was still a little bitter that she was able to learn to drive stickshift and now we had another driver to share Blue Steel. This was was going to best scare ever!!! I situated myself under the stairs, skillyfully covered by a comforter. I heard the downstairs door open. My heart was racing anticipating that she was going to pee herself with fright. How Cool! I jumped out and yelled. ***Immediate Darkness and Pain*** Kathleen had kicked me in the face!! Not punched or slapped-She KICKED me-I think it was a roundhouse. Remember this was pre-Crouching Tiger days. It was right then and there as my nose was bleeding that I determined scaring my sisters was no longer fun.
-Stephen
Kay,
Many happy thoughts and prayers to you and your family during this Thanksgiving.
Jean & Ron Fritchley (Danbury)
Feel better Cindy!
Kay,
I am so happy to hear that things went well for you yesterday. As thanksgiving is tomorrow, I am relecting on what I am thankful for......I am so thankful for having you in my life and for the great friendship that we share. I am also thankful for the great progress you are making. Continue to be strong, as you are doing a great job!
Love,
Melissa
I have to say - that story from Stephen made me laugh out loud. Kay has been in my thoughts ever since I heard about the fall - so have all the O'Meara's. Its been quite sometime but I can't think of a dull moment whenever I was hanging out with any of you. Especially at that house which was always filled wih kids! When Stephen mentioned "Blue Steel" I am pretty sure he is talking about that jeep that wouldn't die. Every time I saw that thing crusing around town I was sure to get a wave or a honk from one of the O'Meara's behind the wheel. It sounds like Kathleen is in good hands and she is getting better every day. Although I am sure its a difficult time, I am so happy to hear about and talk about the good things we all remember and are thankful for like good friends, old and new, family and continuing good health.
Love Tara C
Keep up the good work Kay! Keeping you in in my thoughts and prayers. Tomorrow's Thanksgiving has a new meaning for so many... Have a blessed day.
Nicole Cafarelli (Greco)
xo
Dear Kay and Family, We continue to check in and see how everyone is doing. It is great to read about your steady progress, Kay. Thank you for continuing to update this blog. We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. This is certainly a holiday season to celebrate!!! Love, Warren and Kathy McMillan
Kay,
I am sitting here laughing so hard at Stephen's story! Hysterical and I can totally picture him hiding under the stairs.....I remember a lot of O'Meara clan stories, most are not appropriate to tell because I think I would be telling self-incriminating stories and well with dad being a judge and all I'm thinking I am better off keeping those stories to myself! Other than spending many a night sleeping on the floor between Kay and Cindy's beds after a night of debauchery (usually falling asleep to Willy Wonka or something) there is one night that pops into my head!
Fact - the O'Meara clan is tough, no one can debate that, however, there stomachs, not so tough...so here I am sitting in the kitchen with all of the O'Meara kids except maybe Tina, but I can't be sure...anyway, we are all huddled in the kitchen scarfing down pizza and david starts telling some completely disgusting story which leads to cindy yacking in the kitchen sink...I know, gross right? what took me by surprise was the chain reaction that occurred...immediately after Cindy finished, Kay began and immediately following Kay went Stephen....there I am in complete awww at the synchronized spew and david laughing so hard that he is literally crying which of course made me laugh and cry and luckily not throw up....ahhh good times! If you have ever witnessed this before, and I am sure if you have been around the clan for any proplonged period of time that you have seen this, it is simply a phenomenon!
Hey you never know who is going to be reading this thing so I had to keep it G rated....that story was the best I could do...the end of the rest of the stories usually involved us narrowly escaping trouble!
In any event, this Thanksgiving I will be thinking of you all and you as well Devin! My family will keep you all in their thoughts and prayers!
dear aunt kay, i love you. i can't wait to see you soon. i can't wait in till you get better.
mmmwah
i love you
love,
kayla
dear aunt kay,
I miss you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait to see you. I hope you feel better sooooooooooooon. We need to have a dress up dance party soon. Mommy's just not cutting it.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! As they say, gobble, gobble, gobble!
I love you.
Love,
Sarah
Kayla forgot to say Happy Thanksgiving, so Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Love,
Kayla again!!
Hi Kay and Devin We are glad that everything went well today. I hope you have a Happy and Thankful Thanksgiving our prayers are with you both, and your families. Stay strong today was just a small turn in the road.
Love
John and Joann A
Oh My Goodness!
These stories are great!
I am so glad that things are going well and there is no infection.
Like Stephen said, we are all here for you.. but you set the pace.
I will be saying an extra special prayer and thank you tomorrow night at dinner.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all..
Love Kim Costella
Hi Kay,
Happy Thanksgiving!
It's not usually celebrated here in Ireland but this year we reckon we've got cause to set a new trend.
We are so happy that you overcame that wee bump in the road. We never doubted you. Well done girl!
Keep up that fighting Irish spirit and we will keep praying for you, for Devin and all the O'Mearas.
We give thanks for all of you and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.
Fondest love,
Aunty Pat and all the Maloney Family.
Dear Kay and Family and Friends,
Tomorrow will be a wonderful day of Thankgiving and in her own way she is hosting her family giving them the best gift ever by coming back into herself.
I love the stories and hope you guys will keep them coming.
Happy Thankgiving to everyone.
A friend with a lot of thanks for the blessing that you are getting every day.
Happy Thanksgiving Kay, you're in our thoughts and prayers every day!
We love you.
Uncle Frank & Debbie
Kay,
So happy to hear that everything went well yesterday. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we all have so much to be thankful for! Our prayers are being answered! We love you Kay!
John, Josephine, Brianna, Carissa & Jake
Hey Kay!
Turkey is over rated! We all have so much to be thankful for and your beautiful soul has put it all into perspective this year. The strength of your family and friends is amazing...sounds like we are all just thankful to have YOU around this year. Stay safe and sound this Thanksgiving, Kay!
Annie Sorrells
Hey Lady!
Happy Thanksgiving! Cindy shared your spinach and cranberry salad recipe with me that you made for your dinner last year and I make it all of the time because I loved it so much! You and all of your family are in my thoughts and prayers everyday.
The one story that I have to share is the day that you showed up to go out on my bost with Warno and Cindy. Can you believe that we had the same bathing suit on! Marshalls!! Def bargain shoppers! DIVE TEAM!!
I wish you and your family the beat and I hope that all of you have a great Thanksgiving holiday.
Love - Tara B
Kay,
Great news, keep up the strength, you are doing a wonderful job. I want to wish Devon and the entire O'Meara family a very Happy Thanksgiving. The stories are hysterical and show just how much love everyone has for you Kay.
Happy Thanksgiving, you will be in our prayers today.
With all our love,
Aimee & Robert Finateri
kay and devin, so gad the procedure went well.
it is turkey day. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
devin i went down to your moms and got aunt kay to come up with me today. when we got home she asked why i had scratch off tickets at each setting. i told her in honor of kay we are doing this when we say our prayer at the table. i like her tradition and i am a copy cat kay....hope you don't mind. sounds like fun I BETTER WIN....
love to everyone and kay you willllllll soon be talking. feel better and we will see you soon.
to all the omeara's you are amazing and happy thanksgiving to all of you. devin remember, you are still my favorite, but chris is up there with you.....love you guys, doreen and harold
Happy Turkey Day! Gobble Gobble!
I hope you have another wonderful day today! We all know what we are thankful for this year! We will continue to pray for you all day long every day! Keep up the fight! We love you bunches!
Love Always,
Ellen, Michael and Tayah
Kay,
You are a special blessing to all of us this Thanksgiving. Your strentgh and patience are amazing. We are thankful to God that he answers prayers and heals just as much as ever. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Devin and both of your families.
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God" Philippians 4.6
O'Connors
HAPPY THANKSGIVING KAY!
Hi Kay, It's looks like you are making a strong recovery. Thanks to Liam and Jimmy I've been able to follow your progress. Today we are truly thankful for all the blessings that God has given us... our family and our friends. Stay strong O'Meara's!! We wish you all the best.. Happy Thanksgiving.
Love,
Kevin Sheehan
HAPPY THANKSGIVING Kay,Devin and family!!!!
It was great news hearing your procedure went well. You remain in our heart and prayers.
God Bless You.
Love,
Aunt Alice & Uncle Gary
P.S. Happy Thanksgiving Steven and Tina. Tina give Kay a big hug today for us!!!!
Kay,
I am happy to hear such good news!
My parents recently told me what happened, and I was shocked!
My thoughts and prayers are with you Kay, as well as with your family. I wish you continued progress; I have read about all of the amazing strides you have already made in such a short time! Remember this when you get frustrated, and know that everyone is behind you.
Love,
Kathy
Kay,
we don't celebrate thanksgiving here but this year we did, as way of saying thanks that your healing so well and quickly.
also very proud of your reaction to Stephens scaring.....couldn't have done it better myself.
:)
love alwayz,
your lil cuz,
Emma
(da irish one...hehe)
Kay....You know every year we do the "secret santa" on Thanksgiving and "we never tell who has who, right ;)" Well, as usual I'm telling, David got you and you got me, how ironic!!! All I need for Christmas from you is a phone call(preferably 6-12 times a day!!) or in Jan, Feb, Mar, Arp, May....etc., whenever you're ready.
Sorry, I couldn't visit today, I look like a garbage pail kid (you know what that means).
with love always,
Cindy
xoxoxoxoxo
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