Art and Stephanie at Father's Day

Art and Stephanie at Father's Day

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Coming Home!!!

Yesterday we met with Stephanie's neurologist for a followup appointment.  She is doing absolutely AMAZING!!!  The doctor is just blow away by her progress.  He let us know yesterday that her most recent CT scan was free of any fluid accumulation on her left side of her brain (opposite side from her injury).  This was wonderful news, since that had been a concern.  There was still injury showing up on the scan...but he let us know that time should take care of that.
At the Rehab Hospital she is moving through the therapy programs.  She is learning to keep a "memory notebook" to aid in her short term memory.  She is learning how to get in and out of a wheelchair and more amble for her return to her normal life.  Speaking of normal life, we are excited to share that she is TENTATIVELY going to be released next week on CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!  We are so excited that she'll be home soon!!!!  Once she gets home she'll continue to have therapy through "Rehab without Walls".  They'll teach her how to really integrate back into her normal life by taking her through her normal routine and reteaching her how to do everything from her wheelchair and then her prosthetic once she is strong enough to use it.

Specifically, here are some prayer requests for now:
-Healing for the vertigo that she is experiencing that makes her very sick.
-That she would come home Christmas Eve
-That her stump would not hurt (she fell out of her wheelchair reaching for something the other day)
-That she would be patient as she relearns how to navigate through life.
-That we would have love, patients and unending support for her as she comes home.

With her coming home I (Jenn) am looking for a video style baby monitor to      set up in their home.  This will allow me to keep an eye on her when she in in     there by herself and I am upstairs in my home.  If you have one of these laying  around the house, that you won't be using for 3-4 months....could I borrow it?   
**MEALS**
Friends who would love to bring them a meal for two would be much                  appreciated.  Stephanie won't be cooking for the beginning of     her time home, and meals would help out A LOT!!!  I have set up a meal train    with address of people I have.  Please forward and share this train with those     you know who  would like to bring them a meal.  The meal train can be found at:                                
https://www.mealtrain.com/view/?id=qcHDoO%2bT%2fAc%3d                         
                                                                                                                    
You will need to make an account (or sign in if you have never used this             website).                                                                                                       
Thank you in advance for your help!!                                                               

If you are unable to log in to the meal train....please either reply/comment to this post or email Jenn & Jason at aquajenn@sbcglobal.net with the date and meal you plan to bring.

This was taken last night.  We are looking forward to getting 
ALL (13) of the grandchildren with her for a very special photo!!!

2 comments:

  1. This is amazing news! We are so excited to hear that Stephanie is doing so well and will hopefully be coming home Christmas Eve! Such a blessing! Keeping all of you in our thoughts and prayers -Mara and Oliver Russell

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  2. Amazing Such a blessing for a wonderful Christmas Sue Hayden

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