Deanna Babcock - Thoughts and Prayers (Page 11)

DEANNA - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

Hi Folks,

Here's the awesome news we have been waiting for! A wonderful update!! Thank you, Chris for your commitment and loyalty in keeping us updated!

Cheryl Read on.....

[email protected] wrote:

Deanna is finally off any assistance with her breathing. She was off the
breathing collar yesterday afternoon because she said "It's not helping
anymore". When the tracheotomy is plugged, she can speak. It is a little
difficult to understand because breathing is still a chore for her, but
she can finally get her point across to people in the room. The trache
still has 2 small holes when the large one is plugged, but it is
definitely understandable.

She seemed to be very interested in the
“Hell’s Kitchen” reality show winner when Jamie brought that up, but
seemed to be disappointed with the winner. Deanna was back to being
Deanna. Earlier in the day, she had asked for blue Gatorade. She cannot
drink it yet, because of the trache, but she made every effort to do so.
She can use a sponge to drink it. With the trache, she would aspirate any
large amount of liquid she consumed.

They are planning on moving her to a
step down unit soon, so she will be out of ICU. Deanna knows exactly what
she wants, telling her visitors when to give her a drink, lower the head
of her bed, bring an extra pillow, or even leave the room as I was told to
do. Later to find out that she just had to ask her mom a personal
question.

She began to sleep during the afternoon visit and awakened
suddenly. She plugged her trache and said she was having “some crazy
dreams”… about “people with different ailments”. These are all pretty
cognitive thoughts, so I think any major brain injury is pretty much out
of mind. I told her it’s probably the medication she had been on for a
while and she said “I told the doctors ‘no more drugs’ ” .

She also asked where she lived because she was concerned she had just signed a year lease with her landlord. It is great to see Deanna recovering so quickly the last couple days, but she still has quite a way to go. Her fine motor
skills need some help and rehabilitation will start pretty soon, I assume.
Keep Deanna in your thoughts and prayers as she is about to go through a
very trying time.

-Chris

AWESOME NEWS!!!!

Wow, that's such great news.  I continue to think about Dee.  Last Saturday, I rode in a 65 mile rally.  At one point I started drafting (you can do that in a rally) and realized that the man I was drafting behind had a prosthetic leg.  I tought about Dee and how someday soon someone will be drafting off her!  Keep strong!

That is great news. Very happy to hear about her recovery moving ahead.

Sounds like another great day and even more improvements.

That is great news!!  I'm glad to hear she's doing so well and hope this continues.

Fabulous news. Dee Dee is so strong and thanks to her support crew for keeping us updated. Still sending prayers from SC.

Pam

Fantastic recovery going on!  She is definitely showing that Iron spirit in her fight.  She'll be in the recovery room soon it sounds like, and that will be a great step in the right direction.

So glad to hear that Deanna is on the road to a positive and successful recovery. I continue to keep her and her family in prayer daily.

God bless

MaryAnn

Wonerful news! Glad to hear it! Still in my thoughts and prayers.

DEANNA -- FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Hi Folks --- and Deanna!!!!
Well, the jig's up! Deanna is so well that she is using her laptop. I can't believe you may actually be reading this, Dee Dee! It's choking me up! You are now learning what "Cyber Space" is all about. You will be amazed at how many strangers love you and are praying for you! (Of course, not to mention family, friends, and Tawas!)
Love to all of you, Cheryl Read on.....

[email protected] wrote:
Yesterday is the day we have all been waiting for. It seems like Deanna
is up, cognitive, and finally off the medically induced blur. I have to
make sure everything is appropriate for her to read, because she’s up and
using her laptop. So, as you can see, Deanna, there are a lot of people
that wait for these daily updates.
Deanna was pretty tired for the first half of the day due to dialysis. Physical therapy is impressed by how well she is doing with all her motor skills. We all knew she could throw stuffed animals about a week and a half ago, but now physical therapy is testing that.
Yesterday afternoon, she had a smaller trache tube put in.
This is the next step towards removing it all together. This smaller
trache tube also makes it easier for her to communicate her needs and
questions that she has.
One big question that was cleared up yesterday
for her was her location. She had asked me earlier in the day if I had
driven to see her. I was kind of confused by that, but later on she told
me that she thought she was in Detroit in the hospital. It’s probably
pretty confusing waking up in a hospital and seeing your Raleigh friends
with your family from Michigan together.
I talked to her a little bit about her accident and how lucky she is. She told me that she knows that she’s lucky. Later on in the day, while on the laptop, Deb called to tell me that she began to read all these email updates and laughed at them. She got a little upset when reading about the lifeguards. Then she just
surfed the internet for a while.
Everyone around Deanna is, in no other better way to put it, giddy. The nurses, her family, the physical therapists, her friends, and people that don’t even know her from the beginnertriatlete.com webpage. She’s a miracle, and I think she’s
starting to realize that.
Please keep Deanna in your thoughts and prayers as she may be moving to a step-down unit today as soon as they have a bed for her.
-Chris

That's awesome news. Here's hoping and praying that her progress continues even more quickly from here on in.Deanna, If you read this, BT is in your corner.

Absolutely Amazing!!! God is Good!!! Keep it up Deanna, you rock!!!!

Wow, that is amazing news! Hi Deanna Keep your spirits up during your recover there are a lot of people praying for you!

Fantastic news. GOD IS INDEED GREAT and DOES GREAT THINGS. You continue to be in my prayers and it is obvious from the reports and especially todays that the prayers of all of us who either know you or have some form of peripheral connection to you and your family and friends have been answered.

The time moving forward may be difficult and filled with mountains, valleys and plateaus but it is obvious that Deanna is a strong person and with the help of family, friends, prayer and most importantly GOD she can triumph!!!
MaryAnn

That is super news.  Way to go Deanna!!  You are in my thoughts everyday and help me keep pushing farther and faster.  You are indeed an inspiration to all.  Here's to you moving downstairs!!  Julie

YAAAA!!! That is such wonderful news to hear about such amazing progress.

Deanna, as everyone has said on here, you are in our thoughts and prayers everyday, from here on out. You have a much larger extended family here at BT!!

We love you and our very proud of all of your progress.

You are such an inspiration!!

I could not imagine any better news to end the week.  You are amazing Dee!  We are all so happy for you and yout family.

Dee, you are in my thoughts and prayers every day, and I check on you every day, sometimes more than once a day.  There are only 10 pages of comments but you've had over 15,000 hits on your thread.  Keep up the good recovery and remember  - you're loved and You Rock!

Hi Deanna,

Glad to hear you're doing so well! We'll keep you and your family in our prayers. It doesn't sound like it'll be too long before you're up and around again!

Doug