2 Months

Hi everyone! Two months ago today Megan had her stroke. It doesn't seem real that we were in the Neurology ICU at Brigham & Women's at square one not understanding what really happened. I can't say that we have much more understanding now, but we are in a much better place. Megan has improved greatly, but we have to keep in perspective how much further she has to go. Megan is continuing to improve everyday and continues to work hard. I thought I would show you all a picture of Megan from her first days in the ICU and one today marking her two month date.

 Here we had the nose tube and a central line. She had little speech at this point, mostly just nodding yes or no. We came to find that she sometimes just guessed which answer was appropriate, rather than actually understanding. She also had no movement in her right arm, and was not walking.

This is Megan today! She looks great. She is speaking a lot better, full sentences here and there. There is movement in her right arm. It doesn't take every once of her strength to move it. She can control her breathing and hold up her arm at the same time. She even moved her hand yesterday. They said her arm would come back closer to her body at first and work it's way out. Her shoulder will come first, followed by her upper arm, lower arm, wrist, hand, and finally fingers. Slowly but surely she will continue to get it back. Megan is also walking on her own with the brace. She is getting a little bit more freedom as she moves around the house, but she still gets the occasional 'where are you going?' but we are definitely more comfortable with her moving around. 

That is all for now! I just wanted to thank all of you for your continued support through this difficult time. Your prayers and love have helped so much in Megan's recovery. We can only hope that her recovery still improves from here!