It is amazing. She was told she would be a vegetable. Well now the vegetable is walking and talking! Graham
On May 17, 2013, at 10:14 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: > Amazing news Graham! Sahar was just asking me if I knew anything more about > Julie. We both read your email with joy. The picture is fantastic. I am so > glad to hear the progress. She is a truly inspiration! > > A big hug from all of us! > > Javier. > > > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Graham Rogers <grahamjoanrog...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Thought some of you might appreciate this update. > >> Joan and I returned home from Philadelphia late yesterday afternoon after >> spending three days with Julie. She continues to make amazing progress >> physically and neurologically. She is now able to walk unaided, forwards >> and backwards, and walk stairs holding the railing. We have been in on all >> her therapy sessions and saw how determined she is to recover. Even with the >> limited ability of her right arm (calcium deposits in her elbow), she >> continues to keep trying to use it, even on her own. She can't stretch it >> out straight or bend it to her mouth but she tries. Her speech continues to >> improve but she gets confused, mixes up names, specially as she gets tired. >> She called Michael (her husband), David (her brother), several times today >> (it's all family!) >> Michael brought the kids in for a day's visit (pic). The last time they saw >> her she was able to smile, laugh a little and hold their hands. Today she >> stood, greeted and hugged them and asked each one how they were (over and >> over). She told them how proud she was of them and she laughed a lot. She >> wants to participate in every conversation but her mind has her saying >> strange things at times and out of context. Then she catches herself and >> says 'that didn't make sense'. Sometimes we could see the connection, other >> times not. She can repeat anything you tell her, it's connecting thoughts to >> words that is the main problem. She remembers nothing of her illness but >> is gradually regaining her memory prior to that. I showed her picture of >> her when she was five living on Guam with two childhood friends. She >> immediately remembered their names and even a Chamorro phrase (native >> language of Guam). >> Another fascinating aspect of her recovery is her emotions. A week ago she >> acted very naive and innocent (it wasn't an act), always smiling and very >> child like, even though she seemed to understand most of what was being >> said. This week she acted more 'preteen', more self conscious, blushing and >> repeating that she was embarrassed. She would cry and say she didn't know >> why. As she recovers, she seems to be going through the child to adult >> stages of life in many ways. It's in days however, not years. She's our >> little girl growing up really fast - again. Graham > <2013-05-15 family!.jpg> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
