Hi Friends - Chelsea has really had a rough 36 hours coming off the paralytic and dealing with pain. It is so good having Chelsea awake and talking to us again; we missed her so much. The doctors turned off the Paralytic late Friday afternoon. It didn't take long for her to star moving and slowly waking up. Due to the large amounts of medications she was on, it took until this morning for her to get most of it out of her system.
She is dealing with a lot of pain but being the trooper she is, Chelsea is doing amazing handling everything. The doctors are still really impressed with her improvements. It seems like she takes leaps and bounds every day. This morning they said she could have her first request - A Cherry Popsicle. If she keeps improving, she will likely be able to move to a regular room in the next day or two.
We told Chelsea about the blog this morning and she really liked the name. We are almost through the interruption and can see the wonderful future ahead. I can't wait until she feels like reading the blog and all the wonderful comments family and friends have posted.
We will try to keep blogging as we can the next few days but our primary focus is on Chelsea's care so posts may not be as frequent. Keep following and posting comments about Chelsea's amazing journey. I know she will be on reading this in the next few days.
Dear Chelsea,
ReplyDeleteI know that you have had a rough past few days. I wish that there was something we could do to take your pain away and make your recovery smoother. I know that you are strong enough to push through this and get to the next phase of the journey and closer to having the kind of life you deserve. It always makes me smile to think of you laughing and hanging out with your friends and Michael, living an independent life, wihtout your illness. I know that this is what you want and DESERVE. You are loved by so many people and hopefully, their thoughts and prayers will help heal you and give you the motivation to keep up your strength. You are such an amazing girl and an inspiration to us all! While I don't think that you will remember this, I want you to know that my heart almost burst when I got to hear your voice on the phone yesterday. This past week has seemed like an eternity without you. You have been on my mind EVERY second of EVERY day and I will continue to pray for you to get well soon and that we will be together soon!! I love you so much, Chels. Kelly
PS- I hope you enjoy the HECK out of that popsicle!
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