"Yes" and "No"
Just a quick update: today Gracie can nod yes and no, and even took a few breaths on her own. Not enough to be off the ventilator, but steps in the right direction!
Debbie
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Yay gracie! Way to go! :-)
You go girl! Every journey begins with a small step!!!
YEAH!!!! YOU GO GIRL!
That is FANTASTIC NEWS!! Hugs to you Debbie! I have been thinking about you all every day and we have been keeping you all in our family prayers!
Best news ever! Here's to the power of love, hope and prayer, and to an incredible fighting spirit...
SO AWESOME!! GO GRACIE!!
YAHOO!!! Way to go, Gracie! What a huge step! We are so proud of you!
This is such great news! Thank you for the update.
Prayers and baby steps work well together! Gracie you are a Champ! Love, Nancy, Clint, Barry, Blake and; Lainey
We are so excited to hear the good news! Keep it up Gracie! XO, Kate, Tina, Chris & Mike
Prayers and good thoughts are with you and your family.
Awesome and Amazing! Keep it up Gracie! Continued prayers from all the Cetti's xoxo
We are thrilled with this news!!! We are cheering for you Gracie from Bavaria!
Horray! Each step a celebration! Her determination.. your determination for her... such power! Sending love and blessings.
Such a blessing! We continue to pray for complete healing. We love you!
I am so glad to get this news. Cheers to our girl Gracie!!!
Gracie that is wonderful news!! We are all holding you in our hearts!! XO Jay, Andrea, Lauren and Jackie
Congratulations, Gracie! I'm praying for you and God is working for you.
Debbie, I'm so glad to hear this news. Please tell Gracie to keep up the good work. Here's another visualization for her. We were working a little on how to play guitar for bluegrass tunes earlier in November and December. Play the open G chord in your head and walk up the scale in single notes G A B to play the open C chord then the opposite back down to the open G chord. Then to the dominant chord D with single notes C D E D and then back down with a pull off on the fifth string single notes C B A to the open G chord. Repeat. I know you can hear this in your head, btw. Steve
Oh yay!! Steps in the right direction...fantastic!! Stay strong girl!!
Uh huh, uh huh! You go girl!
Alleluia! Day by day, step by step, nod by nod, breath by breath - Gracie is moving towards strength, healing and victory! Xoxo
Way to go! We never stop praying for you. Always sending healing vibes. God bless, patti, Jeff and wes
Gracie you are AWESOME!!! This is such fantastic news! You are an incredibly strong human being and you will continue to heal!! I might have to go do some cartwheels on the grass because I am so happy about this news :)
Great news!! And even though we've never met.....yet ....The Slavin family is thinking about you daily. Keep up the good work!
truly happy for Grace and Debbie and all the family. Great first steps! Think of you all the time, Sending Love!
Hallelujah!!!!!
So exciting!!! What a great step forward. :-)
So happy for Gracie! We are praying and sending our love.
Phenomenal progress! I am glad things are developing in the right direction. Braveheart!
Yes!!!
Yes, yes, yes!!! That is great news! You go girl!!!!
Fantastic news, Gracie! This is the best news I've heard all year!
I have a candle lit for you at my desk at Peabody - sending good mojo your way! Kathleen " Peabody Lunchlady"
You are my first prayer in the morning and my last at night dear Gracie. Every step is so exciting - you are doing great! Love, Alison
That's awesome. The prayers, wishes and light are working. 👼🌟
What a fighter! What a great God we have. Thank you for the update; my small group was asking for more details last night and I'm so thrilled to be able to share this great news💗
Yippee !! You got this Gracie, we are so proud of your strength. With oodles and oodles of love, as my Grandma Rita would say. Love The Jaimes Family ! :-)
Gracie, Now that you are tuning instruments and nodding your head, any chance you can take a stab at tuning my voice? Your mom and Grandma can tell you that I am a mighty challenge. Ha!!! Grammie and I are so proud of you. Every second of every day. Love you!!!!!!
Every day I have a new appreciation for all the body movements I take for granted! You are Amazing Gracie! Keep up the hard work! 👏👏👏👏
Awesome news. So happy for Gracie!
You are strong. You are resilient. You are on the road to recovery. You are one Amazing Gracie! Luv & Hugs! Lisa & Kevin
You will be back to singing VERY soon!!! Wonderful news, Gloria Bruce and William Belfiore
That's awesome! Keep it up Gracie!!
Yay! Baby steps will get her through. Great job Gracie! Love, Jo
This is FABULOUS news! There is a special stone placed in the hands of the Buddha at the Stupa in Sedona set there by me specifically for you Gracie~cradling your strength and healing 24/7~ You are such a Strong and Amazing girl! Praying for Peace and Strength for you and your precious family daily! Love, Maya
YOWZA!!! You go girl!!
Gracie, If you have access to You Tube, enjoy Jamie Grace's "Beautiful Day"- I think of you when I hear it every morning as I pray for you to have another healing & beautiful day! Hugs.
YESSSS. Thinking of you all.
So happy for this wonderful news! I know we haven't met you, Gracie, but we can tell from reading the posts that you are a strong young woman! Keep up the fight- we know there is much healing that is still to come! Praising God for the progress you have made, and continuing to pray for your healing. Love and prayers for you, too, Debbie and Bill! Love, Katie and Bill
"Yes" she's working hard to recover, "No" she's not ever giving up! We are so proud of you Miss Grace. Sending love, The Foxes
We received your Christmas Card today, and I immediately went to your website. We are obviously shocked and saddened to be reading about all the struggles that lie ahead. How scary to get a diagnosis that people don't now much about. It is a blessing for her to have 2 parents who are physical therapists who will be able to help her more than anyone else. You have an amazing family and I cannot imagine how scary the first day must have been. The love of your family will help her and you the most. We will keep you in our prayers and will do anything we can to support you. I wish you still lived down the street so we could hug you! Please tell Gracie we are amazed by her strength and courage. God bless you. Love, Colleen, Charlie, Julia, Quinn, & Beck
Debbie and Bill, my heart goes out to you and your family...please know that your beautiful Gracie and your family will be in our prayers and I have asked others from church to pray for her too. She is so blessed to have you both to help her get through this. God Bless, Kim Clark & family
Hallelujah!! Such good news!!
Debbie, Bill, Gracie and Emily--We just learned of Gracie's condition today when we received your card in the mail today. Please know that I stopped in church today to pray for her! I always remember her wonderful cute smile! So thrilled to hear she was able to nod her head and take a few breaths on her own. That is extremely encouraging! She is so forturnate to has such a supportive family around her. You are all blessed to have each other. I will pray for her quick recovery and for your family during this challenging time. Love to all of you...The Tagawa Family, Barbara, Sho, Kristie and Russell.
SO happy to hear of these little steps in the right direction. Thank you, Lord!
Hi Gracie. As the saying goes - You go girl! What wonderful news. Bob and I continue our prayers for you and the Fisher Family and send you positive thoughts. I have a post it note on my bathroom mirror that says - Gracie is a warrior and she will conquer her battle. It's an affirmation I repeat out loud each morning and evening. Stay strong Gracie! ❤️
Praise God! So excited to hear about the progress!
Debbie, Bill and Gracie, We are so sorry to hear about Gracie's illness and are going to be praying with all our strength for 100% healing of her body! We love you all and wish we were closer so we could help. I know it must be so scary. Have faith, eat and get sleep so you can be her rock. Love to all of you and Emily too! All our Love, Lisa, Caitlyn and Emily Guiteras
Way to go, Grace! We are cheering for you as you take every step forward! All of us include you and your family in prayers. Hugs from all the PEO ladies!
Great news Gracie. Our love and prayers are with you every step of the way. Sue and John Z.
Great news Gracie. Our love and prayers are with you every step of the way. Sue and John Z.
Tears of joy. You are teaching us every day. So amazing:)
Hey Gracie! Now for MY suggestion for your visualization exercise! Watch your fingers rip through your Baroque pieces at the high speed you have achieved, and "listen" as well! I think of you every single day and send my love and light to you for your steady progress toward recovery! (So you can get back to me on Mondays!) Linda
Great news! Go Gracie! We are pulling and praying for you. I cannot wait to hear how you tuned that ukelele. Love to whole family! Hang in there Fishers! Hundreds of hearts and hands are supporting you.
Such good news. We were at a SB Strings Board Mtg. and passed around the cell phone with the good news!! We are rooting for you, Gracie and want to see you back in the 'cello section !! Lots of love to you, Alita and family
We're praying for you, Gracie! /s/ Mark and Debi Bateman
You are doing so well! We are elated!!!! Xxxooo.
What wonderful news! Gracie, we said a special prayer for you at Women of Spirit this morning. Hugs and blessings, Bonnie
Yea! So glad to hear it! we are with you! love, Sara, Chimaway and Casmali
Keep up the good work Grace. Visualize being on a hill in a forest of evergreens the crisp air full of fresh pine, you feel invigorated, energized and take a deep breath with the wonderful sunny, clean air filling your lungs. Feels good & peaceful. We love you Grace & look forward to showing you just such a spot on your next visit. XOXO Donna
You continue to be on our minds and in our hearts daily. Keep up the good work! Marian and Dave Winters
We rejoice with you as Gracie experiences these steps towards healing. You all are in my prayers daily.
That's very encouraging.