My afternoon with Carolyn..

It was AMAZING!! Honestly, one of the most beautiful sites I have ever seen.
I walked in & her eyes were open, but close as quickly as they open. SHE HAS SUCH BEAUTIFUL EYES!! I know my dad already mentioned, but she speaks in a VERY quiet whisper & is very difficult to understand when she does get words out, usually just one or two words, but not really sentences. We have had to ask her to repeat herself, over & over again. I can tell she is frustrated. She doesn't know where she is. She will ask & we will tell her, but with in a few minutes she asks us again. She tries to pull out her tubes & we have to gently move her hand away from them. Each time explaining why she needs to leave them alone & not touch them. She does this a lot. She is still heavily medicated.
On one side of her cheek, it looks like some tape removed a bit of the skin & that is healing. When they had her in the special bed, laying on her face, they explained that she would likely have severe bruising because of the pressure. I think with time it will heal nicely.
I told her that she has a blog where her friends & family were watching her progress. I tried to explain that she has had over 8,000 hits on her blog. She whispered, "I don't blog." She didn't understand. We can't WAIT until she's awake & coherent enough to understand the blog & read all of your messages of hope & love. Like a child on Christmas morning, I keep trying to imagine what she will do when she reads them all. You all have given her such gifts in words & prayers.
When she looked at me, some of the time I felt like she was looking in my eyes, other times it was like a glassy haze over her eyes. She dozes in & out, mostly out, but we celebrate the "in" times.
I got to help the nurse wash her hair. They haven't been able to wash it since she was hospitalized 10 days ago....I think she felt A LOT better just from having her hair washed. Although it was really hard to do with her just sitting there, & not in a sink or tub. She was soaked by the time we were done, and very tired.
She asked for some grape soda...I don't know where that came from, but after a swallowing test, they said she could have something to drink by mouth. They only had orange, she ended up only taking 2 tiny sips.
To me, the afternoon was a miracle. She has made so much progress, I am so thankful!
I personally can't thank everyone enough for your fasting & prayers in Carolyn's behalf, but also Mom & Dads. I have seen my parents lifted though your faith. There were several times while I was with Carolyn when she was in her coma, that I felt the angels that attended her. She has not been on this journey alone.
Love & thanks to all,
Karen