Good News

Heidi has been making some remarkable progress the last couple of days. When she first came into the hospital she was in a very deep coma, she was not responding to any sort of stimulus.

The surgery went well, although the doctor did have to remove some of the cerebellum that was damaged from the bleeding. The doctor told us after the surgery that recovery would be very difficult. Heidi began fighting for her life.

She is continually fighting, and with many prayers, faith, and priesthood blessing she has been recovering well. Now she can respond to questions, answering though gestures and she can now even write a few things (she cannot speak because she has a breathing tube in her mouth).

It is quite remarkable that she can write her responses. And just to note, that the first thing she wrote came in true Heidi fashion: she wrote "I want my ipod." then she wrote that she wanted food (since she only gets liquid from a feeding tube).

She can sit up, though the doctors quickly have her lay back down. Heidi is wanting to speak, and she gets frustrated with the fact that she is stuck in the bed and can't do what she wants. She is doing a lot better everyday and is progressing well. She still has a lot of obstacles to overcome and will need to continue fighting. The prayers are working and we are grateful for them.