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Emily update – 07/01 – rehab?
July 01, 2008 at 09:29 PM EDT
Tonight at 7pm marked 3 weeks since the accident on June 10th. Emily remains stable but is still unconscious. My parents, Jody and I were excited to see her yawning for the first time today. There is also still some very slight movement of the head and her eyes are wide open most of the time that we visit with her.
My parents have begun to meet with representatives from two rehab facilities and are hoping to reach a decision within the next week about where to take Emily. Please pray that they would have wisdom in this decision.
We continue to pray for her full recovery. Tonight my parents read Romans 15:13 and found it extremely comforting during this time of transition (we move tomorrow) and waiting for Emily. They would like me to share it with all of you and thank you for the overwhelming support you have shown to our entire family.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him and may you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
Please continue to pray and hope with us that Emily will be restored.
Emily update – no danger of dying
From the Pray for Emily Facebook Group:
June 14, 2:40am
NEW UPDATE!!!
OK, I’m sorry to be getting back to you guys so late but here it is…
The scans that the doctors are doing of her brain are not looking good.
However, her responses have been very good.She is able to be woken up and she responds to stimuli well.
The doctor said that Emily is definitely “in there”
meaning she is not just staring blankly,
she knows people are there and what is going on.Tonight was also the end of the 72 hours
and tonight is the first time the whole family will be home.Her heart is exactly where they want it to be
and she can breathe on her own.She is in stable condition
and is in no danger of dying, PRAISE THE LORD!!!The family is in better spirits
and can smile and laugh about memories together.They also have taken her off the morphine
so she is in no pain.Now it is a waiting game to see how the brain reacts.
The good thing about the scans was that
instead of one area of the brain being in very bad shape,
it looked like it may be minimal damage
to a few different parts of the brain.The doctor said that there is definite possibility for improvement.
It could be days or weeks,
but Emily will wake up!So now we just have to pray that her brain recovers
and that when she wakes up
she is the same Emily we know and love.