Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:39 PM
Subject: RE: Mallory updates (Thursday)
Good Stable day. Started warming her today. She was at 93.3 degrees when we
left at 9 p.m (up from 91.4 for the past three days). They have to go slow
because problems can occur if you go too fast, so they are going extra slow
with Mal. They are keeping her paralyzed because this works. They’re very
slowly easing her off the drugs they’re using to keep her stable. They only
drained her brain fluids once (just 7cc’s), and this was just so they
researchers could get a sample – not because her brain pressure (ICP) was too
high.
Mal’s friend Jamie Ducote drove in today from Avoyelles. He is her friend from
college that got her to go to Houston for the American Idol audition. He sings
great. Mal can’t. It has been 10 years since that event, and they were talking
about having a ten-year anniversary audition.
Three cavers came by today (Roger Moore, Lyndon, and Grayson) delivering gifts
of food, a card, and a get-well-soon bear signed by the Greater Houston Grotto
(Houston caving club). Yesterday, they brought a signed piggy bank.
I’m a good mom. I took Mal’s hamster out and let it run around Mal’s apartment
in its ball – but I used a paper towel to put it there.
Vickie
