Thanks, you guys. She's doing well. We had her check up with her neurologist yesterday in Birmingham, AL (4 hours from home). He was very pleased to see that she looked much better than she did when he last saw her in August. At that point she was well underweight, not eating, could barely stand with her walker anymore, and plain looked awful. Now she's eating, gained back to a respectable 114 pounds, and has life back in her face. She's still not walking great with her walker, and she most likely never will. It's been a year since she was released (April 2nd), so she's probably where she's going to be as far as recovery goes. It's very sad that a 21 year old girl has to face this, but it could be so so much worse. I have a hard time trying to get her to understand that and be thankful for what she does have. Depression is a huge obstacle we face. She was fiercely independent prior to becoming ill, so being dependent on me is very hard for her. She really misses driving her car most of all.
As for me, I'm hanging in there. Had my cervical epidural on Tuesday. It either hast kicked in yet or it isn't going to. The pain while driving to and from Birmingham yesterday was pretty brutal. It's been better today though, so I have hope. Weight is still low. Don't know what's going on there. Yesterday and today I understand, I haven't really been able to eat. I just tried to eat dinner, first thing I've tried all day, half of a potato skin and I felt sick. It's been an hour and I still feel sick to my stomach. I don't know what the deal is. I hope it works itself out.
Here's a selfie Meg took of us on the way home from her neurology visit yesterday. She looks great, doesn't she?
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