Posted by NANCY NORTH on March 21, 2003 at 23:06:53:
MANDY IS DOING REALLY WELL! SHE IS STANDING AND TOOK 6 OR 7 STEPS TODAY 3/21/2002 THEY MOVE HER LEFT LEG FOR HER THEN SHE STEPS WITH THE RIGHT.SOME DAYS DONT ALWAYS GO THAT WELL BUT FOR THE MOST PART SHES PROGRESSING EVERYDAY. ALL OF HER SWELLING IS ALMOST GONE ON HER RIGHT SIDE OF HER HEAD AND HER HAIR IS ALREADY GROWN IN ENOUGH THAT ITS STARTING TO GO DOWNWARD NOT JUST FUZZ. SHES IN VERY GOOD SPIRITS, STILL LAUGHS ALOT AND HAS HER GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. SHES EATING REALLY WELL ALSO.SHES STILL HAS A VERY LONG ROAD AHEAD OF HER BUT SHE WORKS AND FIGHTS HARD EVERYDAY. SHES SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME.....ONE OF THE STRONGEST PEOPLE I KNOW. SORRY THE UPDATE TOOK SO LONG BUT OUR DAYS AT THE REHAB ARE FULL. IF ANYONE AT ALL IS DEBATING ON PROCRASTINATING ABOUT TESTS OR DOCTORS OR WHATEVER TO DO WITH MOYAMOYA PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! DONT, YOU DONT WANT TO GO THROUGH WHAT MANDY HAS GONE THROUGH HAVING 4 STROKES AND HAVING TO FACE WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF REHAB MAYBE MORE.WE MISS YOU D.J. WE MISS OUR FAVORITE GIRL AMBER TOO AND OF COURSE JOYCE AND ARNOLD THE BEST PEOPLE EVER. OUR NEW EXTENDED FAMILY. SEE YOU ALL FOR NOW. WILL UPDATE AGAIN. BYE!