January 02, 2003  
Lisa was given a new valve in her tracheotomy so she can try to talk. She is working with a speech therapist who will try and help her learn.

January 07, 2003  
Today was a good day. Started off with a fever, but the doctor thinks it is drug related. She had no fever by nighttime. The cat scan was "excellent" according to Dr. Gross. Lisa was a lot more alert today. Tracking really well and even turning her head to watch people come and go. Her eyes looked beautiful and full of LIFE........Good things are happening.

January 09, 2003  
Lisa had a great day. She has been working with a speech therapist and was actually able to say "hi" 4 times today. It was great to hear her voice!!! Talk to us, Lees!

January 13, 2003  
The transfer to rehab went very SMOOTH today. She has her own room with a beautiful view of the ocean. Lisa still has a slight fever and infection and is unable to have any visitors yet. The transition has been hard on Lisa and she is a little confused, uneasy, and tense. Everyone at the unit is very sensitive to this and is trying to make the transition easier for her. The staff is very excited to have her there and are ready to help her in 
any way they can. What a wonderful answer to PRAYER........

January 16, 2003  
Lisa woke up contracted and sweating profusely. She looked very uncomfortable and was not responding to anything. Her temp was 101 and she was given Tylenol. About 3 hours went by and she was looking worse. At about noon, her temp spiked to 103.7 and she had a seizure. She was transported back to Mission hospital to the ICU  where she went through a battery of tests. We don't know anything yet. Lisa did sleep peacefully through the night.

January 18, 2003  
The tests are still coming back negative. They did a nuclear blood test with her white blood cells. They can't find any infection. They took her off isolation precautions. They think this was just a neurological temperature spike. She is still in the ICU and they are waiting to see how she does in the next few days

January 23, 2003  
Lisa was restful and calm even after three attempts for a lumbar puncture yesterday. They couldn't get a sample of her spinal fluid to test for infection so she won't transfer today. They were successful today and the results were negative so the transfer to rehab is set for Friday morning. Her vital signs are better than ever and she looks wonderful.

January 25, 2003  
Lisa is still adjusting from the transfer. She is sleeping a lot. She is on a new anti-seizure medicine that could be making her very tired. We will be checking on that. The seizure she had was due to the spike in her temp and hopefully just a one-time occurrence. We are seeing slight movement and responses from her right leg but nothing from the left. We continue to move her and do range of motion on all her joints all through the day. We appreciate any prayers you could send in her direction. God Bless!

January 27, 2003  
Lisa had short periods of time when she was very alert and responsive. Again she had small workouts through out the day and is very aware of her surroundings. When asked to move her legs and toes she responded immediately with a kick on her right leg and she moved her TOES on her LEFT leg!!!!!!!WOW it's the first time! She is telling us that she HEARS us, she is PROCESSING the command and her muscles are RESPONDING! PRAISE GOD....BIG STEP

January 30, 2003  
Lisa was stable today. She again had short periods of wakefulness. We had a team meeting today with her doctor, therapists, nurses, nutritionist, pharmacist and caseworker. We meet every other week to determine the course of treatment for Lisa based upon how she is doing. They are reducing her meds for seizures (they make her sleepy) and reducing her therapy time (PT, OT, Speech) because they are NOT getting responses from her. OUR PRAYER IS FOR RESPONSES FROM LISA.....come on girl!!!