That is the most wonderful news! Thank you for the update. Sheryl
Sent from my iPhone-Resistance was futile. On Aug 2, 2013, at 6:31 AM, "Emily McGowan" <emm...@gmail.com> wrote: > From her mother, Vickie. This is REALLY good news!! > > It was a great day today! Mallory actually responded to a command 3 out of > four times and this is coming from the PT people and not just her mom. The > PT held up a stuffed bat that was given as a gift. They told her to grab the > bat. It takes her several second to respond but she did it. I was shocked > This is the first time I have seen her respond to a command. Apparently, she > did it yesterday but I wasn't there. They came out and asked me "Did you see > that? I even had to ask my sister Patti if it was real. I cried. There has > been no way of knowing the extent of any brain damage until now and it is > not something we have really thought about because it was too scary. But she > is understanding and responding. A long way to go but what a wonderful > milestone. We are thrilled. > > Now they are moving fast. They sat her up on the edge of the bed for about > 45 minutes. With 3 of them, they stood her up for 2 minutes. Both PT and OT > gave us exercises to do 2-3 times a day. They had me do them. I was so > scared to hurt her, so I told them they had to reassure me that I can move > her now. After not being able to touch her, talk loud or stimulate her > because of brain pressure problems, this about face is hard to comprehend. > The good thing was I learned the foot exercises before I saw Mal move and I > learned them fine. Well after Mal moved, OT tried to teach the shoulder > exercises. I couldn't quite get them down. Such roller coaster emotions. > Luckily, Patti was there and helped me write them down and remember them. > Tonight, she actually did the shoulder exercises and I watched. > > They will come back tomorrow and teach me again. The foot and leg exercises > we were able to do together. They are talking about moving her soon. She > will eventually go to the Tirr Rehabilitation Center. This is the best in > the country. this is where they brought Gabby Gifford, the politician, after > she got shot. Everybody told me to get her in there, it was the best, even > the guy in the bank when I was putting power of attorney on her account. I > told the doctor that's where I wanted her three nights ago when it was first > mentioned. He laughed, because I don't think he was expecting me to express > my preference so emphatically, but he said OK. Memorial Hermann, her > hospital, owns that facility. For a short time,the Tirr PT is working in > Memorial Hermann so it was Tirr employees who worked on her yesterday and > today. They know their stuff and said she needs to come over as soon as they > clear up the remaining medical problems. She also tracked her eyes in a > mirror and later when the chaplain came, she talked to Mal after talking to > me. She told her to blink two times and Mal did. Say those prayers of > thanksgiving. This was a glorious day. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
