Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Tuesday, 4 days and counting

Well, here is the latest on Maddi.

They have taken her off all of the sedation and she is becoming more and more active. She doing more and more purposeful actions like trying to grab her IV and the breathing tube.

Last night John and I were telling her that we were going to leave for a little while and she turned her head towards the sound of our voices. She turned first when I spoke and so John had to see if she would do the same thing if he spoke to her. She repeated the same action. That was the first time she has responded to voice. We were so excited!!!

This morning we wanted to neurology team to there seeing what we were seeing. Lots of movement. In fact they warned me when I left for the mandatory 7-8 a.m. "boot", as I call it, (we can't be in the room during that time) that if she continues when I return she might have her hands restrained. YEAH! I hope to see her strapped down, only under these circumstances.

Until the team comes in we really don't know anything else. Her cranial levels are staying really low except when she coughs. It is really too bad that she had a bit of a cold/cough before the accident. It is making this a little more uncomfortable. She really doesn't like it when they have to clean the tubes for secretions (snot/mucus tube for the layman). I keep saying to Maddi, "you keep on giving those nurses that sass!" If I were to try to diagram that sentence it would be placed in the "need remediation" pile but it comes off the tongue with such fun.

We have been teasing the nurses at the front desk that they need to come up with a password to let us in so we don't have to faced the "I have a critically ill child, please let me in." every time we go into the unit.

We chose our own Hogwarts password yesterday, "lemon drops". Today we are thinking it should be "chocolate frogs" or something. It gives us a giggle, which is infinitely better than the dread, to pick up the phone and say something other than, "Maddi's mom". The nurses either find it kind of fun or are good at humoring us. Really, we know they have a camera and we have been here long enough that they recognize our voice and what we look like but it is fun to pretend we are entering Griffindor tower.

That is all we know. Thanks for all you love,support and prayers. We are definitely strengthened from an outside source.

Fighting is so much better than still.

19 comments:

  1. I'm glad to hear that Maddi is responding to voices. My prayers are with you all. I keep expecting Maddi to call or walk through our front door to hang with Ari. It's a little more quiet around here than usual. Please know that you guys are in my thought almost constantly. I want to help in anyway. I hope to see you soon.

    Pam Utykanski

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  2. Sander's, we are so glad to hear the Maddi is becoming more and more active, this is a very good thing, we are all thinking about her and you guys, as strong as she is we have all our faith in God that she will be out of this.

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  3. Keep up the sass little girl!
    Remember good things come in small packages! That's what your daddy always told me when I was little, and I never did get big.

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  4. We are so glad to hear that things are improving!! She is such an amazing girl and it sounds like she is continuing to prove that! You guys are in our prayers, and we are keeping a lookout on the house next door!! Please let us know if there is anything you need done here at home!

    Steve and Kelly Clark

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  5. I love that you are all able to find a little humor at such a hard time! I like chocolate frogs for a password. I got a laugh out of Maddi being sassy with the nurses. She is a firecracker and I love that about her. Thank you for doing this blog. You're all constantly in my thoughts and prayers.
    Kenzie

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  6. Thanks for sharing. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

    -Bowens

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  7. I love her sass! Keep up the good work Maddi. We are all praying for you, Our kids keep getting more and more excited about the new's I tell them of how well you are doing. We love you!

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  8. So glad you are seeing improvement from day to day. I have had 2 family members in a similar situation in the past (uncle and nephew). Now both doing great. But I remember reading their blog/email updates how much their families looked for those little things showing things were getting better. I think it really helped everyone stay positive and have hope for more little improvements. You are in our family's thoughts and prayers. Best wishes.
    --Ann Romero and family

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  9. The Hayes family is also praying for Maddi and your family. This blog was a great idea, thank you! It sounds like things are going very well. I hope the good news continues!!!

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  10. I am really glad to hear Maddi is showing improvement. No matter how small. Baby steps as they say will eventually show big improvement. Way to go Maddi. My dad used to say dynamite comes in small packagges and we all know how powerful dynamite is. Just remember how Nicole was after her accident and look at her now.

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  11. The staff at Millville is praying for you! We love you and are anxious each day to hear how things are going. We are so glad to hear that Maddie is responding and that she has her mother's spunk! Love you!

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  12. It is so awesome to hear that Maddi is showing improvements. I think the nurses find you passwords funny and they probably welcome the comic relief it brings them. I actually laughed out loud when I read it. Keep the positivity flowing, it greatly needed in times like these. Love you all and keeping you all in our prayers and thinking of you all often.

    <3

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  13. We are praying for you too! I love your sass and your parents'great attitude. Going to Hogwarts sounds fun!

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  14. Yay for blogs!!! My beautiful Maddie. We love you and are thinking about you everyday. You are going to pull through and we can't wait to hug you! Get strong....our kids want to see you! Love, Kim and family.

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  15. You go girl!!!! You be as sassy as you want!!! We love you and know that you will pull through this!!! You are a strong little girl, and you keep up the fight!!! Bev, hope you are hanging in there. My prayers are with Maddie and your family!! If you need me just call and I will drive on down!!! Love you!

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  16. Brian and I wanted to send our prayers your way. We heard about the accident and have thought about Maddi and your family every since. We will keep an eye on this blog. Keep up the high spirits!

    Jennifer Chambers

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  17. Hello Sanders Family! We wanted to let you know your family is in our prayers. Kylan and Ghavan have been very concerned, so we are so grateful things are going well! Hang in there and know we love you!
    Schiess family
    Eric, Mandy, Kylan, Ghavan & Chloee

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  18. We were so sorry to hear about your accident. We are glad to hear that Maddi's condition is improving. We will be praying for your family, and especially Maddi. Take care and keep giving them SASS Maddi!!!

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  19. I didnt find out till today maddi was in a bad accident i am really sorry and hope she will get better. She will be in my thoughts and prayers. I really hope she gets better
    -Jessica B.

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