How is she doin?

Over the past week, with the Thanksgiving holiday -- there was not much to report. That is why you may be wondering if I was ever going to update. Well, now I have stuff to report.

Thanksgiving was great. Larisa had the opportunity to go home for a few hours to each turkey and pie with her family. Transporting her to and from was a little rough, since this was Chantel and Sergio's first time ever doing it. Once they got her in the house, it was a really nice afternoon. She did not want to go back to the Rehab center, but knew she had to. Thanksgiving was just their little family -- which I know they had many moments of things to be grateful for.

Since Thanksgiving - she has spent most of her time, just resting and letting things heal. Physical therapy is not that productive yet and they are limited, because she is unable to bear any weight on any limb. Things have been pretty quiet. She has enjoyed visits from family and friends, that is always a bright spot in her day!

This past Monday Larisa was transported down to the Fairfax area to meet with her doctor for a check up. He seemed pleased with her progress. He did tell them that the bone graft on her thigh will be done shortly after Christmas and that it would also require a skin graft later.

As a result of the appointment and her Doctor at the Rehab center, it has been decided at this point that Larisa will be able to go home on/or around Dec 17th permanently. Needless to say she and her family are very excited. Since they are unable to do much PT -- her doctor felt she could recover at home. She will most likely be assigned an in home nurse that will come frequently to check on her, change bandages and various other medical needs. She needs to wait until Dec 17th in order to finish the IV antibiotic. Once that is complete, barring no complications between now and then - it looks like she will be home for Christmas.

Chantel and Sergio are making preparations for bringing her home. They have purchased a hospital bed and are looking into buying a wheelchair. Over the next several weeks they will fine tune the things they will need to help make the transition home more smoothly.

It is such a blessing to see how far she has come over the past 8 weeks. Daily we express our thanks and gratitude, not only for her life, we should for our own. Despite our own challenges we still have much to be thankful for.