October 01, 2002  
There was an increase in the swelling over night but they were able to get it under control by increasing her medications.

October 02, 2002  
Lisa's brain continues to swell despite all the medications so the Dr. took her back to surgery to remove part of her skull. They came out of surgery around 3:30pm and the Dr. was not optimistic with what he saw. In recovery, they had trouble stabilizing Lisa. Around 6pm they called her immediate family in to be with Lisa because they did not think she was going to make it. A little after 8pm, Lisa's dad and Dr. came out to inform her family and friends that Lisa had put up a good fight but that her brain was dead. Lisa is kept on life support so she can donate her organs to those who need them.

October 03, 2002  
Lisa's oxygen in her brain has risen so the organ donation has to be put off. The Dr. said it is temporary and was a result of the surgery. By the evening, Lisa's condition has continued to improve which amazed the Dr. The Dr. is calling it "Divne intervention" and he has only seen this happen once many, many years ago.

October 04, 2002 
Lisa continues to improve. Her family held a meeting for a few family and friends to spread the word that a miracle has happened. Lisa is ALIVE!!!

October 07, 2002 
Lisa's cat scan shows improvement and the pressure in her head is getting closer to the normal range. They had to do a tracheotomy on her today so her breathing machine enters through her throat instead of her mouth to prevent further complications.

October 08, 2002 
Lisa continues to improve. She has developed pneumonia which is common for coma patients but if she can beat death she can beat this.

October 09, 2002 
Lisa's pneumonia has progressed. They are having to treat it pretty aggressively so they are having to move her as much as possible. This is causing the pressure in her head to rise. She needs a lot of prayer.

October 13, 2002 
Lisa continues to improve. Her lungs are clearing and the pressure in her head is nearing normal. If all continues to go well then they may start to wake her up soon. Yeah!!

October 15, 2002 
They took the monitors out of Lisa's brain today because the pressure in her head has stabilized. She continues to battle the ARDS but it looks much better. She's off many of the medications now but she is still on the respirator because of the ARDS. 

October 17, 2002 
Lisa’s condition has moved from critical to stable. Her lungs did not show any improvement this morning so they praying for her lungs to clear so she can be taken off the respirator and we can begin to wake her up.

October 20, 2002 
Lisa's lungs showed a small improvement. They have taken her off the paralysis medications and she is showing some signs of waking up like head turning and rapid eye movement. They would like to see brisker pupil reactions to light. They are slowly weaning her off the respirator. 

October 21, 2002 
Lisa had a good day. She had a cat scan and her Dr. is happy with what he sees, he did some neurological tests and Lisa responded well, Plus she started physical therapy today. The physical therapist said Lisa was feisty and resisting her. That sounds like Lisa. She still has extra fluid throughout her body that we pray goes down. She is receiving excellent care from her doctors and nurses. Thanks guys!

October 23, 2002 
Lisa's pupils are not reacting. The doctors are a little confused by this. Her swelling has gone down some. She is allergic to one of her medications and has broken out in a rash. They have started her methadone treatment to wean her off all her pain medications. This process will take a week. 

October 25, 2002 
Good job on the praying everyone! Lisa's pupils are reacting again! Yeah! She is also showing signs of waking up. She is moving to stimulus. Dr. Gross, her neurologist, gave her the thumbs up and we all hope she opens her eyes soon. 

October 27, 2002 
Lisa's swelling has gone down a lot. Physical therapy and her family's massages seems to be working. She continues to become more aroused and we are hopeful she should be awake by the end of the week. Her pupils are working but they still need more prayer. Keep up the good work!

October 28, 2002 
Lisa is starting to open her eyes when asked to. She doesn't focus on things yet but that is expected. They are still weaning her off her medications and Lisa is going through withdrawals. They would like to see some purposeful movement (i.e.. squeeze my hand) and they would like to try to wean her off the ventilator. Her swelling has gone down but still has a ways to go. Her eyes are reacting but they are still are slow. Thank you for all the prayers. It's working!

October 30, 2002 
Lisa's swelling continues to go down. She is breathing on her own but the respirator is still in place just in case she forgets to breathe. She was able to squeeze her mom's hand when she was asked to which is great! She is moving around a bit more and even responds to people talking to her. She isn't keeping her eyes open yet but she opens them from time to time.