Abby update - December 10

I've thought of a few praises for Abby that I think I failed to record earlier. First, a few days ago I asked Abby if she'd like to pray before our meal. She said "yes," and offered a wonderful simple prayer of a few sentences. She did that for us again today. Sometimes simple words are so hard to come by, and sometimes real humor or emotion or reflection escapes through her lips.

And yesterday Abby got to eat tamales! Her speech therapist is gradually moving her back to a nearly normal diet, so I figured she was ready to try the tamales that her Grandma Linam brought her last week. She really enjoyed them. It may seem like a small step forward, but I so vividly remember someone bringing us tamales to eat during our first few days in ICU, and, with the first bite, I couldn't go on--all I could remember was how much Abby loves tamales. Now tamales taste that much better to me...

We didn't have therapy today, but her therapists left her with homework, so we worked on a few cognitive questions for Speech, worked on neck flexion for PT, and worked on using the left hand more for OT. Other than that, we didn't do much but be together today, with drizzly weather outside. I have a feeling that there will come a day when we look back with longing at these days when all we did was simply be together...I know I already appreciate them more...

With appreciation,
-the Linams