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Posted 2017-10-10T13:19:00Z

Tuesday Oct 10

Just a quick update to let you all know that the cranioplasty surgery was succesful & Steph was alert post surgery.  Steph is being closely monitored and will stay in ICU (as planned) for the next few days as she recovers.  Thanks for your continued support & well wishes![...]

Posted 2017-10-09T02:30:00Z

October 8, 2017

I apologize for the silence.  I know people are wanting updates and the latest on how Steph is doing. The truth is, the news is more of the same.  Steph is continuing an amazing recovery and makes little steps of progress every day.  She recently met with her neuro team and they reminded us all that it is a miracle that Steph survived the accident and an even bigger miracle that she is doing as well as she is.  She is adjusting to her outpatient program, during which she meets with physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech/language therapists.  According to that team, Steph is regaining her balance and getting stronger every day.  While she can’t to run yet, she’s  able to do some walking and able to get some movement.  Some next goals in terms of occupational therapy, will be to help Stephanie regain some of her independence and ensure that she can do things on her own (e.g., shop, cook).  And with speech, she will still continue to work on being able express her thoughts accurately and to be able to more consistently match words with people, places, dates, and things.  Basically, Steph is making slow but sure progress and she continues to be more and more herself everyday.  [...]