Friday, August 24, 2007

Every day Kelsi shows improvement. Some improvements are hard to measure or descibe. Today she did something new. She has been leading up to it for 2 days now, but she finally succeeded in putting voice to a word. Her first word since August 1 was "no". Spoken very softly - in a whisper, but totally unmistakable and in answer to the question "Would you like more pudding?" What she really meant was "yes", but the way the question was worded confused her into answering the opposite. She opened her mouth for more pudding to show what she meant. Although she looks like she is awake as she looks around, it is clear she is very confused and often agitated. One really positive thing she now does is gives her parents very affectionate hugs. She likes to be held very closely in a gentle hug. For parents who are suffering along side of her, this is very good healing medicine. She was fitted for a wheel chair today. This serves to allow her to sit up and also to see some of the area around her. Those who know Kelsi must understand that when she finally comes home, she will need a great deal of help and understanding. Her current recovery is very consistent with a person who has been injured the way she has.