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In the Blink of an Eye and Rainbows High

In the Blink of an Eye and Rainbows High

From stroke to critical, and praying for a miracle

by Sue Bloomfield

A true and inspirational story, this book takes you on Bob’s incredible journey.
When Bob collapses at work with a suspected stroke, it is expected that he would make a full recovery. However, when Bob’s condition rapidly deteriorates, Sue finds her husband’s life is held in the balance. As his condition escalates to critical Sue, her family, friends, and the medical teams all find themselves fighting for his survival.
This heartfelt book holds deep, emotional, and firsthand experiences, including many messages and dialogue between Bob’s family, friends, and the medical teams. With so many twists and turns along the way, Bob’s all inspiring journey portrays incredible endurance, faith, loyalty, hope and love by all, for one man’s fight to live.
To anyone affected by a stroke, their family, friends, and medical teams, I hope this real-life true story gives you hope and encouragement to never give up.

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Bob’s brain was continuing to swell and his skull was now running out of room. I was told the whole area is affected and the swelling is centimetres away from affecting the brain stem, if the brain stem is affected then it would all be over. Time was of the essence; Bob needed a lifesaving operation to relieve pressure on the brain or he would die!

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I had no time to text all three children individually, so I phoned my sister Cheryl, I explained Bob’s situation and asked her to phone my children and Bob’s mum and dad. I said, “tell my children that they need to get to the hospital to see their dad as soon as possible. Cheryl, it is critical!”

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When I entered my bedroom that night, after closing the door, I just fell to my knees sobbing and through the many tears, I prayed with all my heart and soul, “Please God, please help us, I don’t want to be a widow and my children don’t want to lose their dad, please help us.”

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Friday 22nd November 2019 would be the toughest day of my life and one nothing could have ever prepared me for! Today, I would be saying goodbye to my husband and supporting my children to say goodbye to their dad. I knew that in my own grief, I would still need to remain strong to support my children in theirs.

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We have always been such a close family and losing Bob would be like losing the engine of a car; he was the heart of our family. But I knew without a doubt I had done absolutely everything I possibly could have done for him and I also knew Bob couldn’t remain in a coma, being kept alive by the life support system. We couldn’t just stay as we were in this black void forever.

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“Love, loyalty, and hope in the ever-changing traumatic events. I have no doubt that this book will inspire and help other people who may find themselves in a similar situation.”

Bob

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“…this book will give help and encouragement to other stroke survivors and a realisation that with love, determination and a good sense of humour, your life can be lived perhaps slightly differently, but to the full!”

John

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“…you will be quickly drawn into this book, sharing with them so many emotions of heartbreak, happiness and love - it’s inspirational and a definite page turner.”

Pete & Anne Marie

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“Written with such honesty and raw emotion, this amazing, inspiring and heart felt book had me reaching for the tissues all over again as it follows the journey of a loving family man’s fight for survival.”

Cheryl

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Sue is one of three siblings, raised by loving parents and attended mainstream education before moving on to employment. Sue met Bob when she was nineteen, they married three years later and went on to have three children of their own.
A stay-at-home Mum until the children were of school age, Sue took a new direction, working within the healthcare and charity sectors, there she spent over fifteen years advocating and supporting vulnerable adults.
Spending time with family and friends is especially important to Sue and has always been her main focus. Sue is a person who wears her heart on her sleeve, which is definitely reflected within this book! She loves walking her two dogs and spending time in her garden being surrounded by wildlife and the miracle of nature including rainbows!
Rainbows have always been signs of hope throughout Sue’s life. She has always thought of these as bridges between the physical and spiritual worlds, a divine connection between heaven and earth, a pathway revealing signs of hope and love for anyone open to receiving them………

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