Mom's Update

Courtney's day was busy with therapy and many friends and family visiting.

Agitation, over stimulation and frustration are all good signs of the waking up process and show that Courtney is moving into the confusional stage. Fortunately and unfortunately Courtney experienced all those today. It must be terribly frustrating for her to not be able to vocalize her needs.

While Courtney's overall memory seems to be good she is mainly focused on the current moment so that she won't remember what happened earlier that day. While I might tell Courtney who is coming to visit it won't mean anything to her until she actually sees them. This is all a natural part of this phase. Courtney is remembering family and friends well. Dr. Katz explained that the earliest memories return first and gradually Courtney's memory will work it's way up the just before the accident. The vast majority of people have no recollection of the accident and most can't remember up to days or weeks before the injury.

As most of you know there has been some question as to whether Courtney hydroplaned or had an episode of low or high bloood sugar that caused her to drive eractically. There seems to be little doubt at this point that Courtney is diabetic but we will never know the exact cause of the accident. Regardless of the cause, Courtney's determination and persistence will bring her through all her future challenges.

The best moment of the day was Courtney reaching up to stroke her Daddy's face as he kissed her good morning. Sometimes Dads just know the right thing to say and the right way to say it go get their children moving in the right direction. Craig has shown that gift throughout Courtney's recovery. She has listened intently to his words of encouragement with complete love and trust proving that she will always be 'Daddy's little girl.'