We've been told that recovery from brain injury is a long, difficult process. The past two weeks have been excruciatingly long. Last night however, Ivy showed the first concrete signs that she's still with us. She was actually in a semi-lucid state for over 4 hours! She had been getting a steady stream of visitors all day when at about 6:30 she became very alert. Her friend Jessica was talking to her when Ivy began smiling, then laughing. Over the next 4 hours Ivy was with us, responding to jokes, stories, pictures, drawings and even laughed when Marco sang a song to her. We were all completely ecstatic. She even responded to a neurological test for the first time! Typical of Ivy, when the Dana, her nurse for the night said to her; "Ivy, you're at French Hospital. You had a heart attack." Ivy laughed.
2 comments:
This is such amazing news, and seeing those pictures of Ivy smiling and laughing is so great!!!!!!! YESSSSSS!!!!
Thank you so very much for creating this blog!! It is wonderful to see those smiling photos of Ivy. I know there are many of us that will cherish the fact that we can keep up to date on Ivy's progress and be able to share our thoughts with her family and friends.
I met Ivy a number of years ago and she made a lasting impression on me back then. It was hard to believe there was this little person that would talk and share her time with me. I don't have kids of my own, so I am sometimes unsure of myself when it comes to communicating, but Ivy was easy to talk to.
I'm not one that sees or talks to her daily or even keeps up with everything she's doing. Sherman and I enjoy hearing the latest projects or endeavors Ivy has decided to pursue from Frank. I do know that she is one unique, loving soul in this world and her light will continue to shine bright.
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