Christy’s Recovery Day 7

So today Christy had her entire family from both sides here at the hospital taking turns being by her side. She also had very many close friends come and cheer her up. The energy and support that Christy has is very powerful and I know that’s helping her recovery. We are not going to have the MRI results until sometime tomorrow. There was only one trauma doctor here today that was busy with many emergency patients, so we just have to wait a little while longer. We have been reading Christy “Alice in Wonderland,” which is one of her favorite movies. Christy continues to move and continues to posture, which according to the nurse are different. When Christy postures, her whole body tenses up and she seems a little agitated or uncomfortable. When Christy moves, she might twitch her eyelid slightly, wiggle her toes, grasp your hand, move her head, arm, or leg. While I was reading to her, Christy looked as though she was struggling to open her eyelid. This helps us to know that she’s still with us. And although these movements may not be voluntary yet, it’s still a good sign that she hasn’t given up on us and that she’s still trying to come out of this. They have told us before that Christy doesn’t seem to be reacting to pain, but it is evident that she does react to pain. Whenever they prick her finger to test her blood sugar level, or make her cough to check her respirator, Christy obviously becomes uncomfortable and tries to pull away or tenses up to show that it was uncomfortable for her. We hold her hand and let her know that we are there with her and she just needs to focus on healing herself little by little, day by day. Thank you for all of you praying for her miracle, we have to have faith that Lord is taking care of her. I know that all of our prayers can help God realize how much we need Christy here on earth. We love you so much! Sleep tight my angel.