Turn it up!

Hi everyone,
Today is Monday, October 12th and I am updating from Minnesota. I am here for a business meeting tomorrow. It is cold here! Emily and Steve flew up to San Francisco today to see Dr. Starr. Emily was not scheduled to go back up until Mid November. However, Dr. Starr was not 100% certain that Emily's sutures in her head were healing properly from the photos that I was sending him every week. The scabs have fallen off for the most part, but there is still a little bit of scabbing where the incisions were made. He wanted to be sure that there was no "hardware" popping out of her head. Steve and I decided that it would be best for Dr. Starr to see Emily in person since he couldnt be sure what was under the scabs. It is better to be safe then sorry! So, they flew up this morning and he was able to take a better look. All is well, and he sees no issues with her healing. Thank goodness! I think we will all rest better knowing there is nothing popping out! I have been putting Hydrogen Peroxide on her incisions on her head per Dr. Starr's instructions. As a result, her hair is growing in a lot lighter, with some red tones. We couldn't figure out why her hair color had changed until we remembered the Peroxide! Yea, we are a little slow!

Since Steve and Emily had gone thru the expense and time of going to S.F., both of her drs. and the programming nurse were able to fit them in today so they don't need to go back next month as planned. They videotaped Emily and her improvement is right where they expect it should be. They turned up the stimulation to 3.5, so we may start to see more improvement soon. Emily is walking well, but her foot still twists in but it is much flatter.

I have to apologize to my daughter because she inherited my tendency to keyloid. The scars on her foot and ankle and now the scars on her chest have all keyloided (is that a word?) So sorry Emi! Her Drs. said we can start using an over the counter product on them in a few months.

Well, that is it for now. As always, thank you for following Emily's progress!