December 5, 2009

Recovery

We just got out of the recovery room and are now in ICU in the children's hospital. She only had a strip of hair removed during the surgery so that is good as that was one of Maria's worries. Bald at 12 for a girl is rather unappealing.

I hope you will remember her beautiful smile as it might be a while before we see it again. There is drooping in her left side which wasn't there before surgery. She did speak to us, though it was a big effort. The right side is not functioning well at all. The big party in the recovery room was she wiggled her toes on command a tiny bit.

On the bright side her nurse is wearing a shirt with pictures of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Blessed Trinity, The 3 Kings and the Flight into Egypt.

11 comments:

  1. MaryanDecember 5, 2009 at 5:05:00 PM CST

    Glad to hear toes and voice are greeting you. :)

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  2. CindyDecember 5, 2009 at 5:22:00 PM CST

    Praise God!
    cindy

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  3. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 5:32:00 PM CST

    God willing, you should see tiny advances and improvements each day - a healthy 12 year old body has an amazing potential for complete recovery - it will just take time.

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  4. julie sDecember 5, 2009 at 6:32:00 PM CST

    Praise the Lord. Our family will continue to pray for her and my dear childhood friend. Julie Stedwill

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  5. KimberleeDecember 5, 2009 at 7:51:00 PM CST

    Praise God! Those are wonderful signs - the toes, the voice, and the shirt! We will continue to keep you all in our prayers.

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  6. ZeliemumDecember 5, 2009 at 8:45:00 PM CST

    Praying here from Sydney Australia. All our (7) children offered Mass this morning, Feast of St Nicholas for Maria and we will continue to pray all the way.
    God gives us gentle reminders of His presence all the time; the nurse's shirt was a big one.
    God Bless Love the McK family from Down Under.

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  7. CarmelaDecember 5, 2009 at 9:23:00 PM CST

    Just got to see all the updates..Praise God indeed..We'll be keeping you all in our prayers!! God Bless!!

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  8. turtlemamaDecember 5, 2009 at 9:30:00 PM CST

    So glad to hear that the surgery went well. Praying for you all. Hope you see that smile again soon.

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  9. Redheadmamaof7boysDecember 6, 2009 at 6:54:00 AM CST

    We will keep praying!
    Thank you, Jesus!

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  10. Elizabeth FossDecember 6, 2009 at 6:56:00 AM CST

    Voice, toes, and a nurse clothed with God! All good signs, I think! We are continuing to storm heaven for all of you.

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  11. GaeDecember 6, 2009 at 8:53:00 AM CST

    Dear Julie,
    So many wonderful signs for you and so many people praying. i pray for her improvement and peace for you all.
    God Bless

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