Thursday, June 16, 2011

Kari Update

Good Afternoon!
     I hope that you have all been well.
     My mom just ask Kari if she was alright, she shook her head yes, and then said, "I need some Cain's, (This is a fast food restaurant, for all who don't know it, and they're all about chicken, chicken, chicken...and this awesome Cain's sauce.)  That's what her personality and humor are like these days, a bit unexpected and fun.  
      Two Mondays ago, Kari went for a followup with the neurosurgeon who initially did her surgery and then the final surgery.  He was the one that told us that he was just doing this surgery to save her life, he didn't even know if she would make it through that night.  When he saw Kari he said "Hey I like that Pirate look you got going on, with the patch. I know that things seem really crummy right now, but I didn't think that you would live.  You are doing really well and everything that you are going through it's normal.  Considering everything you're doing great you look great."  Praise God!  She has to go back there in about 2 weeks to do a CAT scan to make sure that everything is healing like it should.
     Kari has still been going to all three therapies three times a week.  She's doing really well in each, she always complains of being tired, but she still does what is asked of her.  I believe that they keep adding things to challenge her. Her speech therapist has given her a number of word games/puzzles and things to try to tiger memories and thought processes.  In Occupations Therapy she is also being challenged by doing Word Searches.  In Physical therapy Kari has been using forearm crutches.  She seems to really be doing well with them and seems to like the idea of independence that it gives her.  We are currently trying to get her a pair that she can use at home.
     Kari's eyes seem to be doing much better, and she told me the other day that she isn't dizzy anymore.  She's not hearing the sound that she seemed to associate with her dizziness, but she is hearing a white noise.   She'll be going to the eye doctor again for a field test that tests her peripheral vision.  She'll also have a check up with the rehabilitation doctor soon to check on her progress. Things really feel slow, but as I look back over the past week and a half, she's really progressing and improving.  It's awesome to take time and count my blessings and Kari's 
      "And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." ~ Exodus 33:19
Never has this verse stuck out to me as now.  God sees what we are going through, knows what we are going through and goes ahead of us to meet each need. We just have to trust that that is so.  How good He is!  Thank you for praying for Kari and my family!
Be blessed
Kaziah



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