Thursday, April 30, 2009

Talked to Richard, New update

Hi everyone,
I had a nice conversation with Richard today as he got to go visit Christie. Richard said Christie will be having a swallow study done Wednesday. Please PRAY she passes it as we all want her to be able to eat again. Also Christie will be going to an outside school. She will go to and from on a bus. She will be working toward her diploma. The best part is she will be out of the nursing home for several hours a day getting to see things other than the nursing home. She will be able to make friends her age and will have a semblance of normalcy.
Christie is making great progress, please pray it continues.
Becky
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Monday, April 27, 2009

Talking to Christie

I have enjoyed talking to Christie on the phone. She now has a phone in her room. I call her everyday. She was missing my calls. She told the nurse" Mom hasn't called me" after that I never miss a day. Today I called her and the first thing she said to me was " I've been waiting on you" need I say that made my day. Christie will give me hugs and kisses over the phone, tell me bye and she has hung the phone up herself 4 times in a row. You go Christie D.

mama
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

2nd casting

Hi all,
Christie had her 2ND casting done on Monday the 20Th. I got an email from Richard today saying that Christie gained 15 degrees in both feet. The castings are a slow progress but seem to be working.
Becky
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

YARD SALE

THIS SATURDAY 8:00 AM until ? YARD SALE, HOTDOG PLATES, AND BBQ PLATES TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHRISTIE. THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR ATTORNEYS FEE ,TRAVEL TO SEE CHRISTIE AND MEDICAL FEES.@ TRINITY COMMUNITY CHURCH 4018 OLD BUNCOMBE RD , GREENVILLE. ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR CHRISTIE. ALL FOOD IS HOMEMADE. PLATES WILL INCLUDE HOT DOG OR BBQ, SLAW AND BAKED BEANS WITH CHIPS AND DRINK.$ 5.00 PER PLATE. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. PLEASE PASS THE WORD TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
BECKY
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Still waiting

I haven't heard anything from Richard. I did talk to the doctors office the day Christie got her cast. It is almost time for the second casting and I haven't heard anything from Richard. I don't know how Christie is adjusting to the cast or anything. I do talk to Christie on the phone some. I don't know which is harder talking to her or not talking to her. Christie is always in the front of my mind everyday all day. It really breaks my heart to talk to her and she ask me when she can come home.
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Castings done

Christie got the cast on today. As far as I know everything went well. She will wear them for 10 days and then they will be removed and recast. This will continue for awhile, depending on how well it works for her.Please keep us all in your prayers. You would think the longer she is away the easier it would become to adjust. It is the opposite. I'm ready to go back to her before I even get home.
Becky
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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Monday

Please keep praying for Christie. Christie goes Monday to have her legs cast.The botox injections didn't work and thank God Richard isn't going to let them cut her tendons. The casting consist of them heating her legs and calves and casting them in place.Pulling her feet forward. After a few weeks they remove the cast and repeat the process.Trying to pull her feet back into position. I want to be with her so bad but I will be with her in spirit which is no where near the same. Richard has emailed and said he would be with her. I'm happy she will have one of us with her.
Becky
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About Christie

I am Becky, Christie's Mom and I want to tell you about Christie. Christie is a beautiful, outgoing, and caring person. She loves outside, turtles, frogs, birds all kinds of animals especially horses. Christie has talked about maybe becoming a vet. Christie was injured in a car wreck on April 19,2008. Christie has a severe globial brain injury where they had to remove the whole left tempral lobe. This blog is to share Christie's story. She is a fighter, and she is making a recovery that no one thought she would.

MOTHERS


This is a truly BEAUTIFUL piece. Please Read this at a slow pace, digesting every word and in Leisure...do not hurry... This is a treasure...
>For those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom,This is beautiful. For those of us who aren't, this is Even more beautiful. For those who are moms, you'll love this.
>The young mother set her foot on the path of life. 'Is This the long way?' she asked. And the guide said:'Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it... But The end will be better than the beginning.'
But the young mother was happy, and she would not Believe that anything could be better than these years. So she Played with her children, and gathered flowers for Them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and The sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried,'Nothing will ever be lovelier than this.'
>Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was Dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother Drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said, 'Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come.'
>And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and The children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary. But at all times she said to the children,' A little patience and we are there.'So the children climbed, and when they reached the top They said, 'Mother, we would not have done it without you.'
>And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up At the stars and said, 'This is a better day than the last, for my Children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness.Yesterday I gave them courage. Today, I've given them strength.'
>And the next day came strange clouds which darkened The earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped And stumbled, and the mother said: 'Look up. Lift your eyes to the light. ' And the children looked and saw above the clouds An everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the Darkness. And that night the Mother said, 'This is the best day of all, for I have shown my children God.'
>And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and The years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent. But her children were tall and strong, and walked with Courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her, For she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill,And beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide. And Mother said, 'I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end Is better than the beginning, for my children can Walk alone, and their children after them.'
>And the children said, 'You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates.'And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates Closed after her. And they said: 'We cannot see her But she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She Is a living presence.......'
>Your Mother is always with you... She's the whisper Of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach In your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand On your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives Inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop. She's the place you came from, your first home; and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love And your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can Separate you.Not time, not space... Not even death!
>I LOVE YOU MY BABY GIRL