2yrs; Day 776 – 1st flight
The Eagle has landed! Our trip was seamless. We left the house on time, arrived at the car valet service that drove us to the airport. US Air has four terminals. We were supposed to leave from one that was located at the international terminal. When we arrived, our...
2yrs; Day 775 – approved to fly!
Hi Everyone, Now that we’ve seen all of Corey’s doctors we can tell you she’s been approved to fly! That’s right; tomorrow we’re heading west to spend Thanksgiving with Papa in Arizona. This trip has taken almost two months of preparation and would never have happened...
2yrs; Day 774 – visit to the neuro-surgeon
Hi Everyone, It was a big day for Corey but an even bigger day for Caitlin! Happy 23rd Birthday! Although Caitlin worked today we managed to have a little cake to celebrate the day. Now back to Miss Corey; Her CAT scan and visit with Dr. Yalamanchelli went well (it...
2yrs; Day 773 – It’s important to write it out…
Hi Everyone, We received an interesting email today from a very close friend of ours. She shared Corey’s carepage with her daughter, who in turn passed on her story and carepage link to a family that is one month into their new life living with TBI. The email talked...
2yrs; Day 771 – Life doesn’t follow a straight line
Hi Everyone, I have been getting several phone calls and emails checking in on us. Evidently several of our posts haven’t been notifying all of you. Many people have called to ask why we haven’t written this month! I wrote to the carepage support team to alert them...
2yrs; Day 768 – Life is NOW
Hi Everyone, Today was a tough day for Corey. She introduced a new personality to us ‘Nervous Corinne’…I’m in trouble, not only because Nervous Nelly and Crazy Corinne arrived together but now she’s creating names for outbursts. Humor aside, it’s very encouraging that...
2yrs; Day 767 – flight of the buffalo
Hi Everyone, As you know we commute to Bryn Mawr Rehab for out-patient therapy three days a week. Corey’s accident occurred one month into her senior year of High School. That is very sad but also fortunate for her. Because Corey didn’t graduate, the school district...
2yrs; Day 766 – a diagnosis isn’t a prognosis
Hi Everyone, Today we saw Dr. Sperling, Corey’s seizure specialist. You may recall our last visit in May. Corey’s cognitive development, awareness and behavior began to spiral downward from February. When we saw Dr. Sperling, his first question after hearing our...
2yrs; Day 765 – Defying Gravity…again!
Hi Everyone, When Corey was 3 years old, she was playing in the backyard on the swing set. Our laundry room had an outside entrance to the side yard so I could run in to switch the laundry and still keep an eye on the kids as they played. Of course, I was inside for...
2yrs; 1 month – 6 football fields
Hi Everyone, It has been a week since our last visit to Bryn Mawr. Corey did well but she was very stiff. We can only do so much at home and today’s therapy sessions with OT and PT validated how critical the acute level of rehabilitation is to her recovery. Despite...