Sara has been resting today. Vitals stable, no new issues.
They had her up in a cardiac chair (basically a bed that moves into a chair). She likes that and it will help her with circulation and moving the stuff in her lungs. Besides, day in and day out laying the bed can get real old...
She's frustrated today - lots of tears. She wants to be able to move and control her body - but can't. She understands that any recovery possible will take a while, but Sara is not known for her patience. I told her to remember that scene in Kill Bill I when Uma Thurman was saying "move your big toe" until she did...I told her that she has to put her mind back in control of her body - channel that frustrated energy towards rewiring her brain however she could.
We spent a lot of time looking into each others eyes and holding hands. It is amazing how much communication can happen non-verbally, too.
I wish we could wake up from this and it be all gone, never happened...just a bad dream fading away...
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Thanks Kristina. The updates are so appreciated. You are amazing.
ReplyDeleteKristina,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the updates. People around the country are praying for Sara, keep up the faith.
Sara,
Keep trying - you never know which toe or finger will be the first to move.
David
Thank you for sharing such a personal tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Cody had gone to school with Sara for years and is deeply concerned about her recovery as we all are. -Cody Dawson and family
ReplyDeleteHi Kristina,
ReplyDeleteI am trying to complete another Kaiser document for Sara--her "Student Certification". I was able to find her social security number on old tax returns, but I still need her Student ID number and her medical record number if you know them. Not sure if it's because Sara is 19 or if I am stepmom that I can't get the information released. If you leave the info on our answering machine, I will return their paperwork tomorrow. Thanks!
Denise
I just want to let folks who may have just started viewing the blog that one way to help you and Sara is to donate to the 'Sara Baker Trust Fund'
ReplyDelete#10350222753 at any Exchange Bank. These funds will be used by the Baker Family to help with gas, food, lost income and extraordinary expenses through this crisis. You can email me with any questions about the trust account. Nanci. nhattem@comcast.net
I have a starter website built for Sara and the Address is on the site for exchange bank.
ReplyDeletewww.sarascourage.org
Hope this helps those who need the information.
Mike