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Emily Update: Thumbs Up
From emily’s care page
Emily is hard at work in therapy again after a couple of days off because of her fever.
My mom and aunt were able to attend one of her physical therapy sessions this afternoon
and got to witness Emily respond to a command from her doctor for the first time!The doctor was working with Emily’s hands showing her how a “thumbs up” sign is made.
She then asked Emily to hold her thumb still which Emily did.
And then she asked her if she could lift up her thumb…
and very slowly her thumb went up.The doctor then asked her to lift it up a second time.
And again very slowly Emily got her thumb up in the air!Her doctor is thrilled and we’re rejoicing
while praying that the healing process will continue.A well known verse from Psalm 139,
which Emily memorized as a little girl, says,
“All the days ordained for me where written in your book
before one of them came to be.”And as a family we continue to hold onto that truth for Emily.
Her future days – both their number and their contents – are already known to God.Despite today’s achievement it is going to be slow process.
She is still technically considered to be in a minimally conscious state
and the doctor has stressed that she won’t necessarily
be able to repeat this same feat tomorrow,
but we are encouraged by another small step forward.Please pray that response on Emily’s part will not only increase
but become consistent. And continue to pray that she will remain healthy
while her brain function is slowly regained.