TheIdeaMan

Katie Update

Here's the latest on my sister. There's a short write-up from my Dad, below, and pictures on the second page. Please be advised that the pics are not for the squeamish or the faint-of-heart. They're no worse then prime time television, but the face is more familiar.

From Dad:
Here are the facts. Heart rate has fluctuated from 53 to 105, so their
watching that. Nothing to worry about, just very interesting.

She has a headache...no surprise there. And she's still a little confused,
probably because of the medicine.

They will move her to a room on the neurosurgery floor about 5:00 today.

She's had clear liquids and will be moving up to a liquid diet (ice cream,
soup....) Depending on how that goes, she may be able to try soft foods in
a day or so. Her jaw hurts very badly from where they cut the muscles
around her jaw, so chewing is still a problem.

She's in good spirits, no changes there, but she's still confused. Could
be medicine, could be because someone's been messing with her brain.

All in all, we're seeing progress.

Katie's surgery today...

For those who haven't heard yet, my sister is having brain surgery today. She'll be in surgery around 12 noon today. The surgery is intended to prevent the seizures she's dealt with for the past 8 years or so. She's tried various medications, but nothings really prevented them completely. Our hope is that this surgery will prevent the seizures completely.

Please pray that the surgery will go well and that recovery will be smooth.

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Along with this, 1and1 keeps no backup for shared hosting accounts. So there was also no way to recover. Leaving us with a frantic moment of panic and setup changes.

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