"Ever so slightly" is a great thing
After her second plasmapheresis, Gracie is ever so slightly able to nod up and down. We are so grateful for this and also grateful for Gracie's aunt and niece who visited from Texas. They leave this morning, but helped make Grace smile a lot while they were here.
Gracie has 5 music students, three of whom are my friends' daughters. One of the girls said, "Mom, I want to be just like you, Denise or Gracie's Mom". The mother said, "Oh, like a professional [she is a veterinarian], Denise [a physician assistant], or Debbie [a physical therapist]?" Laura said "No, I want to have good friends from when I'm young be with me always, like you and your friends."
This made me think of my husband's friends, who, although they live further away, are pulling for him every step of the way. So make sure to thank the childhood friend, Paul Corr who started this website and manages calls, inquiries and so much more so that we can focus on Gracie.
Love to all our friends, old and new,
Debbie
ps: in Grace's spare time she tuned the respiratory therapist's ukelele - do not ask us how, but she did...
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Our prayers go out. She is the last person I think of and pray for each night, aw well as for you, Bill, and Emily. Please know if I were closer I would do so much more for you guys!! Grace is always being added to many prayer lists! Love you guys! <3 Michelle Keenan
So beautiful are your words, Debbie, and thank you Paul, for all you do. “I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.” Small miracles every day! Thoughts and prayers...
Each improvement makes me SMILE :}}
Yippee!!!! Every movement is a successful one! Ukelele tuning, what??? Now that's impressive! xxoo
What an encouragement to hear of Gracie's progress! Continued prayers each day and hope for her future healing. Love, the Eubank family
Amazing Gracie!! Keep going! Continued prayers each and every day for all of you. xo Claire and all the Cetti's
Love to hear stories of hope....in all the craziness of this world, stories of Gracie's strength gives me nothing but love and hope. Thank you Debbie and Bill for being such strong, supportive parents and here's to friends old and new. Gracie, you are amazing and I am so proud of you!!! xoxo Jill Hall
Wow, the head movements, that is fabulous news!! Your whole family continues to be in my thoughts every day. Heartfelt thank you to Paul.
Gracie, these continued improvements are wonderful. We are continuing to wish more and the strength to get through this. You have such an incredible community that loves you Fisher Family! Lean on us for anything you may need. All my love, Caplan Family
Best news ever. These positive steps must make you all feel hopeful and ever so grateful. Grace, I think of you during the day and at night, wondering how you are doing and my prayers are that you feel the love and support from friends near and far. Debbie, you continue to amaze me with your eloquence, strength and unselfishness. Thank you to Paul for his efforts to keep us updated on this precious family. Love from all the Hessicks.
Debbie and Bill, Feeling so truly energized and heart warmed every time I hear some bits of positive news about our girl Gracie! Makes me believe the positive energy and prayers are energizing Gracie's strong mind and spirit in a way that can allow her to beat this thing. Love to all of you and prayers and positive energy will keep coming! Last but not least, thank you very much Paul for taking on this knew role and allowing Debbie and Bill to concentrate on bringing comfort and strength and love to Gracie and helping all of us feel like we can contribute in various ways. The Foxes.
Thank you for the updates, Debbie. Sounds so encouraging. We are thrilled to her about Gracie's progress.
These little miracles are so encouraging! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of this journey. I continue to pray for Gracie every day and am so thankful to God for the progress she is making.
Amazing Grace,--in 2 senses of the words. Many thanks to Paul Corr for all that he is doing.
This is wonderful! Keep up the great work everyone. Thoughts and prayers to all of you always - XO Susie and all the D's! :-)
Gracie, congratulations on tuning the uke! Keep up the good work. We're here to help and send you seriously good vibes. Love, Steve and Debbie
Ukulele Tuning, incredible!! Gracie, I keep thinking about the time you came over our house and you and Mae worked on harmonies for auditions for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever". That was such a fun afternoon, so long ago. Also, what was that crazy Upstarts play where you played the piano like an old crazy hag?? Hilarious times!! Keep up the good work...I know you are going to teach us all something amazing on the other side of all this! We love you and keeping envisioning you dancing with Redenko, singing with the Madrigals, playing your piano and guitar and walking down Newbury Street with cute red-headed boys! Love, strength and peace, Claire and the rest of the Pendergasts
Yeah!! Sounds like great news to me. ;-) More prayers are coming your way for more progress.
Smiling with tears in my eyes! SO thankful for the friends we have from our youth - I can picture our friends daughter saying that and it warms my heart and soul - I am coming home before the end of this month to spend time with friends - Love you Debbie and family! Missing you all terribly - So hard to be far away - know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers constantly! xoxoxo A friend loves at all times Proverbs 17:17
Of course she did! And you are all tuning our hearts...Love, love, love to all of you. And Thank You to Paul Corr! I I know I'm not the only one who pulled up the meals sign up, only to find it was already full for the month. I hope you know we are many of us, waiting in the wings to do ANYthing at all for you. xoxoxo
So glad to hear Gracie is having positive changes and improvements. I'm just gonna' keep praying though until she is home. Prayers, wishes, and light for you and your family headed your way, Debbie. Martin Family
Gracie, You are amazing. You are resilient. You are a survivor. You will recover. You have prayers coming your way from people who love you and have never met you. Stay strong young fighter. We are all pulling for you every day. Hugs!! Lisa
Friendships are so important - and we often take them for granted --- and then are blown away by their power! You are surrounded by friends old and new who all just want to love you through this ordeal! I hope you feel all the love out there being directed right into that hospital room. I am so curious how Gracie tuned that ukelele!
Gracie, you are amazing !!! Keep making strides we are all thinking of you and praying for you. You are doing great !!! Love the Jaimes Family !
There's nothing like the value of lifelong friendships! And yes, Paul, you are awesome to enable us all to join as a community to support the Fishers!!
Gracie, you are amazing! Here's a poem I heard recently that made me think of you: "Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark." Keep the faith, Grace...here comes the sun! Love, Mari
So good to hear that Grace could nod her head. I think of you, Debbie and Grace and your family every day, many times a day and send positive energy!
Gracie, we love to hear about each improvement...every one is a step in the direction to recovery! We send prayers, love and positive thoughts your way for continued progress. Stay strong! Much love from the Kanens.
Hi Gracie, John and I think about you and pray for you many times each day. Isn't it wonderful that the church's mission dinner is dedicated to YOU! We are all pulling for you and are so happy about the updates and progress. Blessings, Bonnie and John Switack
Debbie - I heard the news today. My heart goes out to you and your family. Stay strong. And know that you are loved.