Yea, I know, its bad!!!
Well, IT IS MID SEPTEMBER and it has been almost 100 days since Molly's accident.
Lets look back...
Late on June 9th and into the early morning hours of the 10th we spent all of our hours in the trauma emergency room praying with our friends Lynn and Steve Wilson. Was Molly going to live? There were doubts. Then the trauma surgeon came out with the words that I still hear, right now as I am writing, "your daughter is paralyzed from the neck down". No compassion or so it seemed, just the matter of fact statement. Silence; we were shocked! In fact I thought he may be referring to a temporary condition because of some shot they administered... or something! Certainly this was not going to be permanent! We cried, hard, with our friends!
Molly couldn't move... anything... except her eyes, and the whites of her eyes were now blood red. It was a chilling sight. I tried dialing relatives in Georgia several times but couldn't find the courage to complete the call.
ICU... St Joe for appx 3 weeks, intensive care ward for another week and half before being transferred to TGH and rehab. Multiple times Julie and I came to you requesting prayer for Molly's "emergencies" that were going on within her body. You answered each cry for help! Thank you!
Slow track to recovery if you try to watch the water in the kettle boil.
What has happened in 100 days?
Molly came off the respirator, lung is OK (still hard to cough or laugh). She is moving both arms. No hands or fingers, yet there is slight thumb movement. The multiple breaks in the left shoulder and elbow are beginning to show signs of improvement with the extra movement.
She has learned to use some devises that are strapped to her arm to do a number of tasks. She can type on the computer, she can use her spoon, she can use the toothbrush. She has figured out how she can dial on the telephone and then hold the phone for a conversation. These tasks are primary and she still needs assistance with the setup of the device but every accomplishment is more freedom.
Molly is wanting to get out and mix with people again and does not see herself as limited. Important to her mentally!
Now the big news in the last couple of days. Molly is moving her left foot on demand! Couple of toes and the foot (from the ankle). Its coming!
What is the future?
Molly's new diggs are being converted from the garage. She will have her own "apartment" complete with a roll-in bath and separate entrances to outside and into the house. There will be room for her bed and her sons bed.
Our goal is to get Molly into a full time rehab facility to help expedite and fully develop these improvements. Don't get me wrong, TGH rehab has done great in working with her. The caring rehab specialists have certainly gone above and beyond in working with Molly, but the desire to get her to a spinal cord specialist that concentrate on Molly's type of injury with cutting edge techniques is compelling.
Two fund raisers in Georgia...
September 24th- First Baptist of Albany is having a fellowship/fundraiser for Molly... you may donate by sending a check to First Baptist noting that it is to go to Molly Doyal Santiago Irrevocable Trust or simply mark it as Benevolence/Molly
Oct 3rd weekend in Albany... aunt HunnyPie is throwing a HUGE, I said HUGE yard sale that is going to spill out into the street and down the road a bit. Millions of people will be there... HunnyPie and Roger live at 200 Byron Plantation Rd
More later...
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