4 Months

So... 4 months ago this time, we were crying bucket loads for our little girl. Scared, very scared. 4 months on and I have to keep pinching myself that my little girl is still alive and is able to hug me and talk to me. It's the most amazing feeling in the world.

Yes, we have just barely begun our journey on the very long raod to recovery, but there are little improvements and moments that just make me laugh. I'm glad that MJ is able to laugh at herself and the situation we find ourselves in, and I believe that is what helps us through. She has always had the sunniest disposition, which is why people find it easy to talk with her. Sometimes, she has moments when her smile drops and a dark cloud seems to sit above her head, but I think that under the circumstances, it's acceptable. After all, don't we all have dark days?

So, we saw the pediatrition and the SLT. Whilst talking with the pedeatrition, I discovered that MJ has in fact got 4 fractures to the skull. I was of the impression that it was only 2/3. I am becoming more aware that as much information as I was getting in ICU, it was seriously censored. In a strange way, I'm comfortable with that, as I believe had I known, I might not have been as positive around MJ when she needed it most.

SLT have put my mind at rest with regard to Nunnery. She will get the support she needs and I'm sure that everything will be fine. MJ told the doc she doesn't want homework, and the doc told her not to panic, as dealing with being in school would be sufficient for a while.

So, MJ will have more assessments starting next week and more medical appointments, and maybe, we can get a copy of the x-ray of her head and put it on her webiste. Cool! I dunno about MJ, but I'm starting to feel a bit like a gold fish in a gold fish bowl!