Greetings friends, family, accomplices of Ivy Alvarado! The purpose of this blog is twofold; it serves as a resource for those interested in Ivy's recovery, and a record she can look back on charting her progress and all the people pulling for her. To that end, we encourage people to add their own posts. A rumor-free account of what happened to Ivy exists here. We love you Ivy. Your progress astounds us every single day!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Transition
Ivy is moving south. Her body is stable now and French Hospital can no longer provide her what she needs. Today she was accepted at Totally Kids, a sub-acute rehabilitation facility in Sun Valley, CA. They are able to provide for her more of the physical therapy she needs to make those neural connections she's missing right now. According to what we know now, the brain damage she sustained is mostly limited to her "white matter", which is responsible for motor skills. Her cognitive "gray matter" looks really good, and that would explain why she's been responding to what we say with laughter at the appropriate times. The hospital has been moving fast and plan to ship her out tomorrow (Thurs), so if you'd like to see her come over today and bombard the ICU one last time!
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