Because We Love Her

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010

January 12th, 2010 Posted in Daily News Post

It’s great when I can report a day like today. Chloe slept all night and Dana had a good night as well. The nurses were all very quiet and gentle so as to not wake anyone. Then the morning followed suit.

PT/OT went very well with Chloe standing for over 3 minutes with only 25% assistance needed by Michelle. Everyone is very impressed with her strength. Soon we will try a brace on her right ankle and calf to help stabilize her right leg. It’s felt that she may be able to use the parallel bars or a walker better with the support.

Chloe’s favorite part of the day was at speech where they gave her some red vine licorice to chew. She was able to chew it a bit and then spit it out. There was one panicky moment when she couldn’t find it in her mouth but it was just in front of her bottom teeth. All this is aimed at reactivating her tongue and sensory glands in her mouth and throat. These are essential to her being able to eat.

Our meeting went well today with some good views being brought up and some suggestions that are going to make the days go by better. We do have a good group of health care providers here and this is a good hospital. We are on high alert being it is our Chloe at the receiving end. So we tend to make a little noise whenever we feel it is needed. As I said in the meeting I hope nobody is taking this personally. This is all about Chloe and assuring she receive the best possible care.

Woops… pizza ad just hit the TV and Chloe was salivating. It’s her hardest part of watching TV and it’s about all she cares about recovering as an ability, to eat.

Dave asked about time frames again today and it seems that the plan is to still keep her as long as Chloe can be insured to stay. That hope is to have us here into February. Our hope is that we stay just as long as is needed to get her mostly independent. She is so determined to get things working again in order to get out of here ASAP. She also just wants to be able to have cake on her birthday. It’s the 29th.

Be well,
Ron

  1. 26 Responses to “Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010”

  2. By Superman on Jan 13, 2010

    What Would Chloe Do?

    Make it Happen!

    Birthday cake on the 29th, I say do it…..and we all know you can!

    James and Daniel

  3. By Kat~ on Jan 13, 2010

    I am so proud of the progress Chloe is making. Warms my heart so much. Has to be so tough and tiring, but yet she finds the strength and SMILES !! Love you Chloe, you’re sure an inspiration to so many. Keep up the great work !!

  4. By Jackie on Jan 13, 2010

    cake! cake! cake! a girl after my own heart. 🙂 you can do it, sweetie! you WILL eat cake! as James said, you will make it happen! you are definitely a person who makes things happen.

    love, jackie

  5. By Cherie on Jan 13, 2010

    I say “Let them eat cake”. I pray it will be your favorite kind of cake. I’ll furnish the cake if you can eat it. Let me know where to deliver it and what kind to cake. Ice Cream cake is ok too if you want it. I’m just so proud of you Chloe and your incredible family. Yea, was my first response to your progress today on the blog. Would love to see more pictures of you laughing or making funny faces so I’ll laugh with you.
    Always Love Cherie

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