Laura is still improving a little day by day. She finally got moved out of the ICU last night into the regular part of the hospital. We're still not sure when she'll be able to come home, but for sure by Christmas. At the beginning she was blind in one eye due to the bleeding behind her eyes, and the doctor's told us they thought she would be blind permanently, but she has already gained most of her eye sight back. It's definitely a miracle.
She is seeming more like my Laura every day, not quite so child like as she was at the start. She practices daily with speech therapists and many others I can't think of right now. She's learning to read, by sounding out words and struggling with letters. Some pictures of objects she has to name she recognizes immediately, others she has to concentrate to remember how to say it. The doctor says she will have parts of her memory that she has completely lost and will have to relearn. But it is definitely hopeful as we see her progress each day. For example she didn't know what a knife was and had to relearn it's purpose. Her kid's got to visit her for the first time in 2 weeks yesterday. They were so excited to see Mommy, and brought her flowers and drawing pictures as gifts.
After many daily CT scans and other tests, we have found out she has ulcerated colidis. She has swelling in her brain, which caused the blood clot (1/2 inch thick and about 2 inches long) and then the stroke. This was all unrelated to the colidis, and will always wonder if it was due to a parasite. They say we will never know.
After she is released from the hospital she will be coming back 3-4 times a week to work with a speech and occupational therapist. Someone will have to be with her at all times for who knows how long, since she will not be able to do many things on her own. It's still surreal to think of everything that has happened in the past 2 1/2 weeks, but we are definitely thankful for all of the blessings, prayers, and fasting that has brought Laura to where she is today.
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Such good news! I know she will have lots of work ahead of her, but you're right in saying she has had miracles -- and I suspect there will be many more. I loved reading your post -- the love you feel for her is so clear. Yay!!
wow, mel. this is amazing, and so sobering. we really don't know what tomorrow will bring. i am so happy that she's improving. i have been praying for her and will continue to do so.
I am so glad to hear that she is doing better. I hope that it continues. Your family is definetly recieving miracles and blessings! We'll continue to keep her in our prayers.
sounds like great progress but still a long road ahead. at least the kids got to come see her. i'm keeping my fingers crossed that things keep moving in this direction.
Big thanks for the update. I have been thinking about you and Laura and hoping things were improving.
I'm so happy things are improving! Those kinds of things can be so crazy. Hopefully she will continue to keep healing. Thanks for the update, and keep us posted!
I am glad she is getting better. It is good to know that she will be better soon to go home. Hope things progress even more through the next little while.
So glad to hear there has been some improvement.
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