Flying Tiger
03-16-2005, 04:13 PM
(written by Michael):
I was able to visit Madison this morning. I walked into her room to see
the beautiful little girl we all know laying there looking so peaceful
and asleep...and wearing a bikini top! She is breathing much better now
and on her own with just a nose tube delivering oxygen to help. She is
still sedated but looks so much better than even last week. She has
opened her eyes some more and looked around the room. She even looked
at Mike and Sandy last night with a very sad expression and began to
cry a bit. Mike and Sandy were right there with her and were able to
hold her and comfort her. They were all very emotional, but it was a
very good sign. The nurses were even touched by this. She cried a bit
again later in the night when a nurse was combing her hair.
Please know that Madison is still in a sedated and mild "coma-like"
state (not sure of the correct medical definition), and does have some
head injuries that we can not completely understand until she wakes up.
Doctors and nurses have said it could be weeks or even months until she
becomes more awake and aware. These types of injuries are still
somewhat a mystery to even our modern medicine.
Mike and Sandy were told she is now considered a "step down" patient.
Meaning that they do not consider her critical any longer. She will be
moved out of the ICU into the step down unit where she will continue to
recover. The step after that is to get her into rehabilitation.
I want to let everyone know that Madison is getting the best treatment
and care that you could ever imagine. Nurses that are not even assigned
to Madison constantly stop by her room to check on her and visit with
Mike and Sandy. Nurses have requested to be Madi's primary nurse. She
has touched so many peoples' hearts that work with this every day.
Madison is surely a special little girl to so many.
Michael.
I was able to visit Madison this morning. I walked into her room to see
the beautiful little girl we all know laying there looking so peaceful
and asleep...and wearing a bikini top! She is breathing much better now
and on her own with just a nose tube delivering oxygen to help. She is
still sedated but looks so much better than even last week. She has
opened her eyes some more and looked around the room. She even looked
at Mike and Sandy last night with a very sad expression and began to
cry a bit. Mike and Sandy were right there with her and were able to
hold her and comfort her. They were all very emotional, but it was a
very good sign. The nurses were even touched by this. She cried a bit
again later in the night when a nurse was combing her hair.
Please know that Madison is still in a sedated and mild "coma-like"
state (not sure of the correct medical definition), and does have some
head injuries that we can not completely understand until she wakes up.
Doctors and nurses have said it could be weeks or even months until she
becomes more awake and aware. These types of injuries are still
somewhat a mystery to even our modern medicine.
Mike and Sandy were told she is now considered a "step down" patient.
Meaning that they do not consider her critical any longer. She will be
moved out of the ICU into the step down unit where she will continue to
recover. The step after that is to get her into rehabilitation.
I want to let everyone know that Madison is getting the best treatment
and care that you could ever imagine. Nurses that are not even assigned
to Madison constantly stop by her room to check on her and visit with
Mike and Sandy. Nurses have requested to be Madi's primary nurse. She
has touched so many peoples' hearts that work with this every day.
Madison is surely a special little girl to so many.
Michael.