We just spoke with Bert and he said that he was asking Carmen if she was cold earlier and she said, very clearly, "no." Then he asked her another question and she nodded her head yes! She's communicating and that is HUGE. To quote Bert, "That wasn't a baby step, that was a giraffe step!" Also, Carmen's neurologist had some more good news. He said that he thinks she is doing well enough to not have to give her the Heparin. She is on a mild blood thinner medication now and he said he thinks that may be sufficient.
Carmen got a feeding tube placed in her stomach yesterday and the docs were able to take the feeding tube that was going down Carmen's nose out. Having that tube down her throat was most certainly irritating so it's great that she got it taken out.
Keep it up Carmen! We all love you, we're praying for you and will continue to be here for you. You too Albert. We know there is still a long road ahead, filled with many more speed bumps, but for now, we have some great news to be happy about. We're hoping and praying that Carmen will continue to take those baby steps and especially these "giraffe steps."
