Haley had another amazing day. She can now open and close her left eye; therefore, she can see! Also, the staples were removed from the incision around her head! Big, big day.
Trent went home yesterday, Saturday, to spend time with his son Colton. He and I arrived at the hospital this evening around the same time, and relieved her parents who are spending a couple days in Corinth. Her dinner arrived, and she was eating so well. She's on a "whatever she wants diet" as long as it is soft and requires minimal chewing due to the trach. It was wonderful to watch her feed herself, mix the salt in her potatoes, and choose what she wanted to eat. Trent's brother who lives in Southaven, MS is visiting later tonight and bringing homemade chicken noodle soup.
While Trent went to get a quick dinner in the cafeteria, Haley and I sat together and talked for about 20 minutes. It was wonderful to talk with her and make eye contact. She is so thankful for all the prayers, gifts and visitors. She kept thanking me for everything over and over. I told her I can't imagine doing anything else. She said, "I know, but you know I don't do thank you cards, so just want to tell you." That's our Haley.
She opened up a little about the emotional side things and said she can not believe this has happened. I encouraged her not to wonder why, and she agreed. She said she can't get emotional while getting through this. I've been worried about how she spent her time alone in thought, so am very glad to see God is giving her the determination to put all her energy into healing.
To pass the time when she can't sleep, she sits up to stretch her back, arms, and legs and prays constantly to God. She said at first, she didn't pray because she was so out of it that she couldn't really focus. Now that she can focus, she is praying and just talking to God every chance she has. Her attitude and determination is humbling. Haley's spirit is encouraging and makes us realize just what is important and not in life.
She said she can't keep her eye open all day because it gets tired easily but can for a few hours at a time. She explained that she will take a nap to rest the eye, wake up, eat a little, and stay up for a while with her eye open. She doesn't want to over do it but is fighting hard (and raised her fist in the air when saying this). As she told her district manager from Kirkland's who visited her today, "I got this...I got this. I'll be back."
Good night,
Christie
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