Hi Ya'll,
Hope everyone has been well. Since I last wrote my mom celebrated her birthday, you'll have to ask her how old she is, because I'm not telling - only because I can never remember how old she is. I think the highlight of her birthday wasn't the pair of new Birkenstocks or the books or watch but that Kari signed her own name her birthday card. We we're sure if she could write, but she did like she's been doing it this whole time, Praise God!
I am pretty sure that I mentioned that Kari was put on Lexapro and then taken off because of the numbness in her hands moving up her arms and then the numbness in her feet moving up her legs. The tested her blood and found that her white blood cells were down to 2.3, we're not sure what her original white blood cells count was, but for most people it stays about 4. As of yesterday at dinner time we found out that her count was up to 3.5 and she was free to leave her room again. The whole time the count was down Kari felt fine, but couldn't leave her room.
I was a little discouraged when she was taken off the Lexapro because it really seemed to be making a difference and she hadn't even been on it for 7 days yet. She was less anxious and really seemed like "my Kari." As I was worshiping on Sunday God reminded me that He didn't need no stinkin' Lexapro! He reminded me that He's got this! He told His people the same thing in Exodus!
God said to Moses, "I-AM-WHO-I-AM. Tell the People of Israel, 'I-AM sent me to you.'" ~Exodus 3:14
I know that this is also what Kari will say as well when she able to give her testimony, when she is healed to being better than she was!!! She'll say "I'm here to tell you what The great "I Am" has done for me!
Kari is continuing to get stronger. Just 3 days ago when she would push herself up to standing it was like she was diving into someone's arms, but yesterday when she pushed herself up she was in complete control and just stood up, no diving, leaning or wobbling! Here therapist has had her working on her core...and I guess those muscles remember what they are supposed to do.
She's doing okay with her food and beverage intake. She did tell us on Monday, when we were trying to make her eat a little more of her red beans and rice and she said, "it's all rice...this is what you feed the dog," then she started to laugh. I am not sure why it hurt her to laugh, but it's so great when she says something funny and laughs. It helps us to know that her sense of humor is still there, but she doesn't laugh as much as she normally does.
Everyday she becomes more and more aware, I know I've said this before, but it blows me away. She knows that this is her reality, but she has told me repeatedly that she's just ready to move on. Today she had a social worker that came from Touchtone Neurorecovery Center, in Conroe, Texas, 35 miles north of Houston, to evaluate Kari. He said she would fit in well there, but they only take one person with her financial issues; currently they has no one, but there enrollment is down, so their staff is down. We are just praying that whatever is best for her with happen. If that's Texas, great, if not possibly a day treatment place her called SAGE. We are just praying that whatever she needs to facilitate the continued healing, that it'll be done.
Thanks so much for continuing to pray. Kari is still having double vision, but is willing to wear a patch which really helps. She is still feeling dizzy and is saying it's like a sound in her head. She is currently walking with one person support, which is awesome, and her endurance is up! She stays awake longer than she has been! We are just thankful for all the God is doing, whether it is sending complete strangers coming up to my mom and sister encouraging them, to every card or email or for the healing and visual reminders of it, It's all Awesome!
Be blessed
Kaziah
Hope everyone has been well. Since I last wrote my mom celebrated her birthday, you'll have to ask her how old she is, because I'm not telling - only because I can never remember how old she is. I think the highlight of her birthday wasn't the pair of new Birkenstocks or the books or watch but that Kari signed her own name her birthday card. We we're sure if she could write, but she did like she's been doing it this whole time, Praise God!
I am pretty sure that I mentioned that Kari was put on Lexapro and then taken off because of the numbness in her hands moving up her arms and then the numbness in her feet moving up her legs. The tested her blood and found that her white blood cells were down to 2.3, we're not sure what her original white blood cells count was, but for most people it stays about 4. As of yesterday at dinner time we found out that her count was up to 3.5 and she was free to leave her room again. The whole time the count was down Kari felt fine, but couldn't leave her room.
I was a little discouraged when she was taken off the Lexapro because it really seemed to be making a difference and she hadn't even been on it for 7 days yet. She was less anxious and really seemed like "my Kari." As I was worshiping on Sunday God reminded me that He didn't need no stinkin' Lexapro! He reminded me that He's got this! He told His people the same thing in Exodus!
God said to Moses, "I-AM-WHO-I-AM. Tell the People of Israel, 'I-AM sent me to you.'" ~Exodus 3:14
I know that this is also what Kari will say as well when she able to give her testimony, when she is healed to being better than she was!!! She'll say "I'm here to tell you what The great "I Am" has done for me!
Kari is continuing to get stronger. Just 3 days ago when she would push herself up to standing it was like she was diving into someone's arms, but yesterday when she pushed herself up she was in complete control and just stood up, no diving, leaning or wobbling! Here therapist has had her working on her core...and I guess those muscles remember what they are supposed to do.
She's doing okay with her food and beverage intake. She did tell us on Monday, when we were trying to make her eat a little more of her red beans and rice and she said, "it's all rice...this is what you feed the dog," then she started to laugh. I am not sure why it hurt her to laugh, but it's so great when she says something funny and laughs. It helps us to know that her sense of humor is still there, but she doesn't laugh as much as she normally does.
Everyday she becomes more and more aware, I know I've said this before, but it blows me away. She knows that this is her reality, but she has told me repeatedly that she's just ready to move on. Today she had a social worker that came from Touchtone Neurorecovery Center, in Conroe, Texas, 35 miles north of Houston, to evaluate Kari. He said she would fit in well there, but they only take one person with her financial issues; currently they has no one, but there enrollment is down, so their staff is down. We are just praying that whatever is best for her with happen. If that's Texas, great, if not possibly a day treatment place her called SAGE. We are just praying that whatever she needs to facilitate the continued healing, that it'll be done.
Thanks so much for continuing to pray. Kari is still having double vision, but is willing to wear a patch which really helps. She is still feeling dizzy and is saying it's like a sound in her head. She is currently walking with one person support, which is awesome, and her endurance is up! She stays awake longer than she has been! We are just thankful for all the God is doing, whether it is sending complete strangers coming up to my mom and sister encouraging them, to every card or email or for the healing and visual reminders of it, It's all Awesome!
Be blessed
Kaziah
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