Friday 18 Nov 2011 -homecoming

We left the behind Pitt Memorial Hospital, the rehab team and Greenville today! It is what we looked forward to day after day and now after nearly 2 months, it all feels sorta weird and sureal...we will miss many people and will visit them again. The best news today is that there are no special equipment needs, no handicap stickers, no special meds, helmets or braces. No special diet, home or auto modifications or other supports. Alex will have outpatient PT 2x's weekly and in home classes til next semester. She does need supervision in terms of safety for awhile as a fall for her would be far worse than one for most of us. She will follow up w/an ENT specialist to examine the status of her vocal chords as her voice remains whispery, but otherwise clear, which is not uncommon. Her brain is still healing and will be so for several months...we will continue seeing progress up to a year out, although she has done so well so fast, she does not have much more to go. Thank you for all your prayers and support. Please send out good thoughts for a positive back home adjustment and continued progress.

Monday 14 Nov2011 --New checkout date

Alexandria the Great has done it again! She has improved soo much that she will be discharged this Friday, Nov 18 before noon. Everyone cheer!

Saturday 12Nov2011 Day Pass!

Alex took full advantage of her first weekend day pass --a chance to get out of the hospital--YES!!! We left after rounds this morning about 0750, hit up Starbucks, then had our nasty hair washed and trimmed at the spa, picked up soap at bath & body works, jeans at American Eagle and watched "Jack & Jill" starring my brother Jacob...LOL, We then headed to Winslows for a sandwich, watched the BMX tour in downtown, went to Greenville mall then hit the movies again for Paranormal Act 3 (oooh). Made it back to Rehab clinic just after the 9pm curfew. Alex is now in dreamland..zzzz. For her next weekend(Sat) pass, we will be taking a bunch of her stuff home and letting her spend the day readjusting. She will go back once more and check out for good on 22 Nov. Pray for her ongoing healing, increased focus and improved Short term memory. She continues to amaze us daily.

Monday 07NOV2011 --Update

Alexandria's discharge date has been moved up and is estimated for 22 NOV 2011, exactly two weeks from tomorrow. She begs Dr. Crawl for this every day during his rounds and was hoping for sooner, but honestly, she is grateful, considering this date is already moved up from her original date of 01 DEC --still far sooner than we originally anticipated and this is decision is based on how fast and furious she is progressing. After busy days of PT, OT, RT, AAT speech and school, she is generally exhausted and watches a movie before falling asleep.

Thanks to Jackie & Chip, Thair and Zach who came up this weekend to hang out with Alex. Thanks to Jasmine who spent several days and nights brightening up the atmosphere; thanks to Caleb who came tonight and hung in the Posey with Alex and thanks to her Dad who drove up and read Cat in the Hat to her.

PRAY FOR:
Her areas of effort are now towards focus, increasing her attention span and short term memory, stabilizing her walk and bringing up the strength in her right arm/shoulder and right side generally including the evening/night pain she experiences on this side.

She also needs prayer for the ongoing motivation and energy to get through the long nights and her sadness over being away from home. She misses her own environment and looks forward to being home.

Monday 07NOV2011 -Updates & Recent Photos

Earlier tonight, Sir Caleb visits Princess Alexandria in her royal Posey. We zipped them up so they could not escape :-)

 Sir Caleb and Princess Alexandria chillin in the Posey--

This past weekend, Jasmine and Alex had matching braids and had fun watching a movie and hanging out, til Jasmine was stuck in the little blue chair LOL...

Monday 07 Nov 2011

Alex is doing great!