Courtney did some great walking today and went even longer than yesterday. Her posture gets stronger every day and her steps get faster too!
The challenge now is keeping Courtney down. She is constantly sitting up at the edge of the bed and wanting to stand and walk. In her state of confusion she doesn't realize that she can't walk alone yet. This afternoon she directed nurse Dottie to stand on one side of her and me on the other - positioning us like the therapists who walk with Courtney!
Courtney's also trying to speak more but still in a whisper - I reminded her today that I'm 'half deaf' and so now when she speaks to me she grabs my ear and pulls me in closer.
She seems to have gotten over the haircut thing and her appetite was back today. Just before noon Courtney told me she was hungry! What a great thing to hear - I ran and got some yogurt to give her. She also had vanilla ice cream today - not the best 2 things for a lactose intollerant kid but the choices are limited for soft foods.
Courtney will start eating more regular meals this week to see how much of her caloric needs she can get through regular eating.
Courtney's progress is so amazing that every day I tell her how amazing she is. The staff here are all sooooo excited about how well Courtney is doing. To think that it was one week ago that she started walking and now she is walking with very little assistance, becoming independent with dressing, eating and talking. We are so tremendously grateful for Courtney's amazing progress, her strong will to recover and her hard work each day to make that happen.
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Thank you for visiting Courtney's blogspot. We try to update it multiple times a day so that you can learn of her progress. We also will give information on the challenge to help focus our prayers for healing on that challenge.
Thank you all for your support and prayers.
1 comment:
You go Courtney. Keep up the great work Diane and Craig, Katy and Claudia. Your love and determination continue to move Courtney along on her recovery. Praying for all of you.
joanne spaziano
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