This blog was created to document our experience dealing with Bailey, our 16 year old daughter's stroke. Until September 15th, she was a perfectly healthy, active teenage girl. She is a junior in high school this year. She has a part time job, many friends and a busy social life. She is involved with the marching band, cross country skiing and the school theater group. Her class schedule reads like that of my nightmares - Honors classes, Advanced placement classes and even a "college in school" physics class. She has a smile that shows itself with the slightest of provocation. She is happy, easy going and a bit goofy. Generally, there was no reason to expect any health issues and definitely we would not ever have even thought a stroke was a possibility.

So, this is our story. I am hoping it will help others who experience this sort of misfortune to understand they are not alone. Maybe they are feeling the way we do and will take some comfort our story.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

"I will walk to the car"

This was the mantra we used to get us through the stress of the first few weeks of therapy.  Whenever she felt depressed or lonely I told her to close her eyes and see herself doing it in her mind.  I told her to repeat the words "I will walk to the car" and know that she would.

While the staff - Dr.'s and therapists alike - said that this was a "lofty" goal and unlikely to happen Bailey kept telling them that they were wrong.  She believed that she could and that she would walk to the car.

Well today, after just 4 weeks and 6 days in the hospital Bailey proved them wrong. 

SHE WALKED TO THE CAR!!!

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