Hayley is now full-on texting and facebooking, so we KNOW all is right in her world!
Sisters Emily, Shannon, cousin Chris and I are on our way back from the NSA conference on the east coast. There was a tremendous outpouring of love and concern from NSA leaders and friends; Omékongo Dibinga our positive rapper and trilingual poet rapped Hayley on the main stage http://omekongo.com/. Allison Massari, a friend and fellow traveler, gave us hope www.allisonmassari.com/. Did you feel the love?
Hayley continues to amaze us all, including her physicians. Less than a week following her spinal fusion and with her broken leg booted, she set the speed and distance record for walker-travel around the nurses station on the UCSD Intermediate Care Trauma Unit (see below). Her thought processes and alertness improve every day, and other issues are slowly but surely getting under control.
Hayley's constantly optimistic attitude, and her spirit of giving and concern for others has inspired everyone who has worked with her. She is grateful to God, to those who saved her life, to those who are helping her in the hospital, and to her friends and extended family who are praying for her.
When she has been faced with a new challenge, she has set about it with determination and purpose, accomplishing it in record time. We absolutely know that Hayley will be fully back any day, and then improve another 20% just because she can.
Yay.
Gram
Hayley, great progress. I must start training now. If not I won't be able to keep up with you. Keep up the great work ! Be patient with yourself and write when and as often as you like. We love the updates. We are all behind you yelling go girl go !
ReplyDeleteWow, Hayley! You are quite the inspiration! Watching the video of you doing "laps" was phenomenal! We are enjoying every step of your progress and look forward to seeing your posts! You just keep "joyfully" surprising us…Warm hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteHayley, what great news to know you are recovering more and more each day. You have been through more than most people ever go through in their entire lives in just a few weeks!
ReplyDeleteYou amaze me at how strong and determined you have been. We are all behind you cheering you on, hundreds of us!