Saturday, July 18, 2009

Britney is moving more and more. She has been moving her head in different directions, yawning, moving her hands, and following us more and more with her eyes. I have lots of her family and friends call and talk to her on speaker phone. She has been turning her eyes towards the phone a lot today. Yesterday there was a box dropped down the hallway and her whole body jumped. It happened again when her mom coughed in the room. The nursing staff has been taking amazing care of her. They have been talking to her, moving all of her arms and legs to keep them loose. We have been massaging her hands and feet. Everyone I have talked to says the people they have seen come back from coma's have started doing little movements, and moving eyes more. This happened to my sister in law and to one of Britney's extended family members. I talked to her CT surgeon today and her pneumothorax (air leak) in her right chest is gone. Her pneumonia is healing very well and there is no evidence of clots in her lungs any more. She has a fibrous layer around her left lung that is constricting it. On Monday she will probably have that taken off with a video assisted surgery. She is completely off of dialysis also. Have a great day.
John

6 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for calling me it made my day.

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  2. What grest news! We are still praying for your whole family.

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  3. We are so glad to hear that she is improving. Our hearts and prayers are with you and your family. Thanks for keeping us informed with what is happening.

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  4. Sooooooooooooo thankful to hear Britney's progress! Our prayers are continually with you! We send our love to each of you!

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  5. Not sure if you are getting our thoughts, but our prayers we know are being felt. So happy to hear of Britneys continued progress. Keep the faith. Fredy & Amy Toiber and family

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  6. Thanks Dr. Toiber. You were absolutely wonderful with her and are one of the main reasons she is still fighting. Thanks for your offers to watch our kids. We have lots of family in town who are taking care of the kids. If we have a gap I will let you know. I wasn't sure how to get a hold of you to be able to talk to you more. My email is winklerj87@yahoo.com.

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