From my aunt and uncle Dear Friends, Here is an update on Carrie from her sister. We were over there last week when some of these things happened. One of the nurses thought Carrie seemed "different" one day, more attentive and alert.
We don't know when Carrie will recover. It's just a matter of when, but we know she will recover.
Love, [my aunt and uncle]
From Carrie's sister, L Our family certainly appreciates every single prayer for us and for Carrie’s healing.
Improvements:
- Carrie wrinkled her nose when someone brought a rose for her to smell
- She shows discomfort [at appropriate times]
- Her skin and hair look great!
- Sometimes she makes little sighing sounds when she’s relaxed or happy.
- Her eyes [respond] when a light is shown in each. I remember in the hospital when one pupil was huge and one was tiny and neither would flinch when a light was shown.[Medically speaking]
- Carrie’s EEG showed brain activity only in her frontal lobe. Interestingly, this is the area of the brain for personality and emotion. The other areas of the brain show diffuse damage and there is no way to determine from this test if she has experienced brain shearing (nerves slicing apart because of the impact of the crash).
- Carrie continues to cough all the time. It is good that she can take care of the extra mucus in her lungs, but we would like her to be fully healthy.
- Carrie is still experiencing tone issues – which mean her muscles are stiff and will contract on their own because they have been out of use for so long. Physical therapists work with her legs, and occupational therapists work with her arms, but it is a regular battle to keep Carrie’s muscles relaxed.
- Carrie is going to see a rehab specialist on Friday. This doctor will run several tests to determine what can be done from this point.Thank you for your continued support. It is so nice to know that we’re not alone.
Love,
C and L (for Mom and Dad)
Father, I lift the whole family to You, asking for Your peace that goes beyond all of our understanding. I pray You will sovereignly work to focus all their attention on You, not on what the doctors say or expect or don't know. Fill everyone with a higher level of faith. You are the Great Physician! In Jesus' Name I come against all discouragement and I draw into each family member, even each doctor or medical person involved, the wisdom and words that You want revealed at this time. I shut the mouth of any lions on the scene which may have no faith in You, and I loose the truth about Carrie's healing process that You know and delight in, to enter into the hearts of all who love her. You are the Resurrection and the Life and it is by Your hand that Carrie lives and breathes today. Thank You, God, for all Your tender mercies. I pray for a renewing of divine patience for her family as they wait for the day when You raise Carrie up again.
I sent this to Carrie's sister today.
God holds all of Carrie's faculties in His hands. I know they did not disappear into oblivion, for even in death all our mental faculties exist and live in our spirits and souls; they are just transferred to a new domain. My prayers are that God continues to restore Carrie's faculties until a day when He commands her whole being to be reunited and the Carrie you have known and LOVED is returned to you again in a Lazarus-type moment.
Praise God for this report. I just leaped for joy when I read that her nose wrinkles as if smelling roses. What a marvelous healing balm for recovery.God’s Perfumes!
May the Holy Spirit so surround and flood Carrie that her heart will be filled with song.
I pray daily for her. Often God brings her to mind and the most unique times... as I work around the house.
Polly
Will keep keepin’ on in prayer for Carrie and all. Interesting update.
Eager to hear more!
To Carrie’s Mom, Dad, Sister, and Gretchen
Thanks for the update on Carrie. Prayers continue for the complete healing for Carrie, Prayers continue for Carrie’s faithful family, and circle of care givers. How nice that Carrie can smell.
I will continue to hold up Carrie and her family in prayer.
God Bless all of you!
Continued prayers for Carrie’s recovery
Thank you for the good news on Carrie. Each improvement brings her closer to complete recovery, and I will continue to pray for her.