George Paul and I are so thrilled to hear this news. We are continuing to keep her and her folks and Caleb in our thoughts and prayers.
Jen On Aug 11, 2013 8:53 AM, "Emily McGowan" <emm...@gmail.com> wrote: > From her father, Steve: > > Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was > like > a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An > actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition > of > Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him > and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she > responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was > OK. > She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She > was > relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently, > she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover > completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she > needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I > said she'd fully recover in a few months. > > It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the > afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and > down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She > kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point, when > she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I can." > She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much." A > few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few > minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can > appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said, "Well, > that sucks." It was hard not to laugh. > > She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing > well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps > things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't > argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear > what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of > us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT > session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. > Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved > her legs, but they did the actual walking). > > Yes, today was a good day. > Steve > > Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came > in > late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
