Here we go .... On May 23, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Javier Garcia wrote:
> Kyle, statistics say that 53% of the statistics are made up... :) > > Javier. > > > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > Amazing is right, good thing she didn't listen to the doctors and their 10% > nonsense. > > > -Kyle > > > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:14 AM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > simply amazing! > > > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > wrote: > For those who have been following > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >> Date: May 22, 2013 10:15:50 PM EDT >> To: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >> Subject: Julie - 05/22/2013 >> >> Again we spent the last three days with Julie in Philadelphia. Last week I >> said it seemed like Julie is going through some of the stages of life only >> she's doing it in days, not years. This week we saw her in many ways, as a >> late teen emotionally but adult in her understanding. The progress in her >> speech is mind numbing. She understands everything it seems and >> participates in normal conversation. It takes a while to catch some of the >> missed connections. Just before we left this afternoon, a nurse came in to >> take a survey with her. She didn't know anything about Julie's condition. >> Julie was just a patient resting on her bed to be interviewed. One of the >> questions was this: >> On a scale of 1 - 7, 7 being most caring and 1 being the least caring, how >> would you rate the quality of the care of the nurses taking care of you? >> Julie answered 7. She went through the survey and Julie answered with >> complete understanding. We sat back smiling knowing this nurse had no idea >> that Julie was a recovering multiple stroke victim. When she was asked >> whether she presently had any pain, Julie answered 'no, none'. When asked >> what was her medical condition, in other words why are you here, Julie >> started to explain that she had nearly died and had three areas that they >> were watching right now. We were just about laughing at this point and had >> to explain to the nurse that three weeks ago Julie spoke her first word and >> had just taken her first 'stumble'(step). Now Julie was about to give the >> nurse a medical breakdown of her present condition. I think she thought we >> were kidding her. Her memory is returning at an incredible pace. We ask >> her about something or show her a picture and she starts filling in the gaps >> with words and phrases we are hearing for the first time. >> Julie walks unaided, and was willing to try running when I suggested it. >> She thought I was serious. She's so determined, the therapists only >> complaint is that she rushes into everything too fast (must get that >> determination from her mother). Yesterday her physical therapist took her >> on a scavenger hunt. She was given a list of places in the hospital to find >> on her own, the cafeteria, chapel, personnel office, etc. She didn't >> receive any help by the therapist, who just followed her around. Julie had >> to know what floors to go to and I saw her asking someone where the >> personnel office was. It took a while but she found them all. >> >> Last night Julie started asking questions about how she got ill. In >> particular about her 32 day stay at Hershey, most of the time sedated, on >> life support, IV drips and close to death . We told her that the first night >> in the emergency room she was given less than 10% chance of surviving. It >> so overwhelmed her hearing about herself, she cried and cried but wanted to >> know more. It was very dramatic as she began to understand what she has >> been through - for her and us. She never stops saying 'thank you' to >> everyone for anything. She said she is different than she was before. I >> asked her in what way and she said she cares more and people she knows are >> different (we all are). This awareness is new this week. She is right, even >> though we still see some of the old Julie personality, she is different, not >> because of the brain damage (what brain damage?) but because of the >> incredible healing of God she's experiencing. She cries when we tell her of >> people who nursed her and cared for her and people who are praying for her >> and she can hardly refer to God without crying. >> >> She still has some concerns, her weak heart and the calcium deposits in her >> right elbow which inhibits her progress in dressing herself, etc. She's >> right handed but is fast becoming left handed. We will be going down again >> next Tuesday and we are told that she will be going home sometime later that >> week. 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