speaking of kiwis. Wednesday Joan was with Julie and the occupational therapist going through the routine of having Julie dress herself and have a shower. I waited outside the room in Julie's wheel chair - in the hallway with the doctors, nurses, aides, therapists, etc. walking by. They would say hi to me - how are you doing, you're looking well today, etc. Finally a speech therapist stopped and asked if I was waiting to go to therapy (speech). I said I was meant to but they don't want me any more. After three weeks I still have the same accent. I was still laughing when she walked away shaking her head, Graham
Graham On May 23, 2013, at 5:57 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: > Is that some kind of Kiwi thing? > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:24 -0400 > To: <[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] ADMIN: Prayer and Donations for Graham Rogers > and Family - update on Julie 5/22/2013 > > What about the duck that banged its head together and one legs both the same. > > On May 23, 2013, at 1:11 PM, Jeremy Kindy wrote: > >> Ah, but that is where you are wrong - there are 3 types of people, those who >> can count and those who can't... >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: >> That is because there are only 10 types of people in the world, those who >> understand binary numbers, and those who don't... >> >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:30 AM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: >> and 10 out of 8 people have problems with fractions >> >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> But only 80% of the time ;) >> >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> 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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