Well, where do I begin. Christie has made so much progress, it is unbelievable. I will try and put a video clip of her blowing out her birthday candles. Not only did she blow out her candles, she can put on and take off her glasses by herself. She is mouthing sentences. She mouths some words plan as day like "My Mama, I love you, Bye, what,yes and no" as well as some others. Some times she mouths sentences we can't make out.
Christie got a new wheel chair, so she is not in the lounging one. The botox injections was started Friday and the braces for her legs have been ordered.She even took the phone away from me. She can stick her tongue out at you. In therapy, we threw the ball to each other as well.Look at the new pictures, Christie looks great.
Becky
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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About Christie
- Becky Williams
- 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
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4 comments:
Not seeing the new pictures yet... Come on Becky.. Your slipping.. Thanks for such a GREAT day on Saturday!!! Aaron, Josh, and I had a wonderful time! Glad to meet Xander, and good to see Tony.
Love you bunches, Paula
Becky, As we see God at work in Richard and Christies life we have so much to be THANKFUL for.Thank all the people at FINA for their work and everyone for their prayers. God bless Paula and Angie for all they have done and a special thanks to Aron for being there for your friend.Thank God for everything.Becky i am so happy for you and God will bring Christie home to you and she will be even better every day. Always remember God loves you all and so do i.
I wish you all could have seen Christie opening her presents. Granted she was doing it with one hand and Becky did have to assist her a wee little bit. I did pretty much OK watching the video of that, but I guess where I needed the most kleenex was when she was actually trying so hard to blow out the candle on her second cake. She did well with blowing out the candle on her first one but I guess by the late hour she was just tired with trying to blow out the second one. She still did a good job though(with a little help from her mom).
Also when she mouthed some words on the video and I was actually able to understand the "thank you" to her great-grandmother Richard's grandmother I could not hold back the tears.
The angel raised her hand to blow a kiss and that was very moving also.
It was funny when she took the phone from her Mama to listen to what Tony was saying on the other end. There is a picture on the blog of that one. Talk about a self satisfied grin, but I mean she had one. I love you Christie D.
Love Mamaw
We are so glad that the party was soooo good. We are thankful to the good Lord for the progress that Christie and Richard are making. Christie really seems to be getting a lot better. Just shows how powerful God is. We will continue to pray for all of you and that Christie will soon be back in SC. We love all of you.
Sharon & David Hayden
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