Good News… Mom called again and told me some great stuff about Kerrie.  When Physical Therapy was in today they had Kerrie sitting up on the side of the bed and she was able to do it without them holding her up. They did prop some pillows behind her, for support, but she was doing it on her own without having to be held up by Mom and the doctors. One of the doctors held up her right arm and told her to push against his.. and SHE DID IT! Not very strong.. but there was a push there! One of the BMT doctors said he had to see this…

Got a message from Mom… Kerrie was running a fever last night and is sounding very congested in her lungs, so they are going to do another chest X-Ray to see if it’s infection, fluid, etc. On a good note, Mom said they had her sitting up in bed and she had brushed her teeth on her own ( with a little help), but this is more than she had been capable of a day or two ago… No other news yet. I’m anxious to get back there to see how she is for myself and will post again as soon as I can. Jenn  

I spoke with Mom briefly, a little while ago, and am hoping to hear more from her later… They gave Kerrie a chest x-ray and it shows a few opaque spots on her lungs. One of the BMT doctors says this may just be more liquid collecting in her lungs and they are going to start giving her small doses of lasicks ( not sure this is spelled right), a few times a day, to see if it will help her get rid of the excess liquid. Good thing she has a catheter… lasicks make her go to the bathroom every five minutes 🙂 Once Kerrie is well enough to…

Spoke with Mom and Kerrie is doing better at the moment. Her heart rate and blood pressure are still up, but the doctors feels this could be caused by some of her medication.. or by the infection. I guess they started her on some blood pressure medication last night or at some point today. Couldn’t understand Mom too well as her phone kept breaking up. They may do an EKG, or some other tests, this afternoon. Mom said she would let me know. As soon as I have more information I will be sure to post   Jenn

Good Morning… Shane, I saw your comment… wish I could tell you that I was able to sleep in this morning, but I have a project due at work… the budget..you remember how much fun that is right?.. and it was due, oh sometime this week, so I have until tomorrow to get it done. Today will be my first opportunity to take a look at it, so today and tomorrow are going to be long days. At least I am hoping and praying they are going to be long days… Mom called me at 6:20am… Kerrie has had a change and Mom has been sitting with her all night.…

Tried to call Mom, to get an update on Kerrie, but her phone was breaking up and could understand almost nothing. It seems Kerrie refused one of her medicines, so the nurse took it away, but Mom was having her bring it back. I don’t know how many times I have to point out to people that she shakes her head NO to everything she is asked…. and you can’t really expect that she is saying no to something. If you ask her if she can hear you she will shake her head no…we have to stop asking her questions that have a yes/no answer… Very frustrating trying to get…

Talked to Mom a little while ago… Physical Therapy came to visit Kerrie today and showed Mom a few excersizes she can start to do with Kerrie to work on her range of motion. They had told Mom that when she was moved to Rehab in a few weeks they would work out a regular program for her… Mom let them know she would not be able to move to the Rehab Unit, due to her requirements from the Transplant, and would have to stay on P2.. so they are looking into being able to do Physical Therapy with her there. No plans have been made for Speech Therapy yet,…

Kerrie was still pretty unresponsive in the morning, but perked up a little in the afternoon. Her answer to everything still is to shake her head no, stare at the tv or flip through the tv channels. The BMT doctors said she has far exceeded their expectations for someone who has suffered the amount of brain damage she has and that she is still showing a slow improvement… but it is hard to believe that when I talk to her and don’t think she even understands me, or knows who I am. They cut her pain killers back to 1mg an hour and she’s now showing signs of withdrawal.. sweating,…

Hello Everyone, Just ran home to do a few needed chores and pick up some things and then back to my new residence, Henry Ford Hospital. Kerrie came out of ICU yesterday and is resting comfortably back on P-2, the transplant unit. Her old friends are there and happy to have her back. Jenn will probably post details on the website, but at this point she appears relatively stable, although her tests indicated that things had gotten worse. We take it day by day, and continue to look for improvement. Her left eye is looking better, but still (and probably permanently) no vision. She has sensation, but no movement on…

Kerrie has been moved back to the Bone Marrow Unit on P2!!!!!!!!!!!! She wasn’t really happy with having to move from a bed, to a stretcher, to a bed but I think she is just as happy as we are that she is back on her old floor. She kept trying to help everyone move her to the stretcher and they finally had to tell her to just lay there and stop trying to help 🙂 She’s pretty tired from being poked, prodded, pulled and lifted… but we feel so much better knowing she is here and it will be much easier for us to stay with her 24/7. She…