Courtney's Surgery -Mom

Courtney will be heading to the OR in just a little while (it's 8am). Her surgery will start between 9 and 9:30 and will last about 1 1/2 hours.

We had a very rough start here at BMC with misinformation, missing information and less than the quality of nursing care we've been blessed with thus far. I stayed the night with Courtney to ensure that she was cared for in a way that would keep her recovery moving. Thanks to "Auntie Bean" for always being there to listen and provide sage advice.

Hopefully today will be a better day and we get the heck out of Dodge early tomorrow morning!

Please pray for the skillful hands of Dr. Esmond Brown and his team today.

Courtney's progress continues even though she's not been out of bed since Sunday. She had fruit and yogurt yesterday before leaving Braintree. She is now using both hands to accomplish some tasks. While eating ice chips with a spoon (and help) she put the spoon back into the cup to get more!

She's still pulling at her trach but now she uses her right hand to pull the mask away then the left to grab the trach - and she does this with lightning speed!

Courtney is pushing people away, touching our faces and last night she started playing with my hair. She takes some in her hand and twists it around her finger. This morning when Craig was teasing her making snorting noises she reached up and grabbed his nose!

The complicated thought processes that are taking place to facilitate all of these movements are very exciting and show further healing.

There are stories that other families of TBI survivors have shared with us about the power of prayer. I will try to get a few of those posted over the next 2 days as they are very inspiring.