That is great news! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:36:58 To: Nighthawk Lovers<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] ADMIN: Prayer and Donations for Graham Rogers and Family - update on Julie
This is the thread that began as an ST1300. The last couple of days have been up and down but generally positive. We've found it's really not helpful to evaluate Julie's progress or put too much stock in what happens over a 24 hour period. It can be so up and down. Today was a big day however, Julie had her trache removed and shortly thereafter Michael, her husband, came in with the kids - Evan -12, Brynn -11 and Aiden -9. This is only the second time they have seen their mother in seven and a half weeks. When they saw her last a month ago. she was 'asleep' in the ICU at Hershey. She didn't look too good and was totally unresponsive or aware. This time she was awake and, with some coaxing, reached out and held each of her children's hands as they sat down beside her. She laughed a lot at them, their noises and their smiles. She was still not all there and it was hard to tell whether she fully comprehended who they were. An aide who we've gotten to know left the room crying. After they left with Michael she was a bit restless, moving her right leg back and forth from left to right, bent at the knee. I went over to her side and told her to bend her knee and she responded, not back and forth as she was doing but up and down, bend and straighten. She did it when asked about 10 - 12 times. Then I went to her other side and she responded with her left leg the same way. She has never moved her left leg before. This was more exciting than seeing a 700S fire up for the first time! The staff came in shortly after and put her in her chair and Joan and I fed her. She was clearly distressed after dinner, crying and trying to get out of the chair. The only thing that would calm her down was when I hugged her. She would lean forward as I put my arm around her, close her eyes and lean toward me. After she had been put back into bed she was again distressed, sitting up at one point to try and get out of bed. It was painful to watch but really a good sign that her mind is awakening. We had a nurse distract her so we could leave. It's so hard to leave her. Graham 4/25/2013 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
