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1/31/18 10:45 am LAYNE UPDATE via Leigh Ann
Layne had a terrific morning. She was alert and active when we arrived at the hospital. We got to hear her voice loud and clear. She tried something new during her physical therapy session. Her therapist put her on a tilt table to help relieve pressure on her back and help with digestion. She was almost fully standing. They had her move her arms up and down. Her therapist and nurse were dancing with her. Now, she's wiped out. She's heading for surgery at 11. Because of surgery, we repeat the ventilator process again; she'll be placed back on it for surgery and taken back off again when she gets stronger.

3/15/18 Today Update on Layne from Leigh Ann:

Layne has had a fantastic day! She enjoyed visiting Poppi, Lawrence, and big sister Lauryn. Layne kept her talking valve in for most of the day, and enjoyed catching up on things happening at home.

She had a wonderful tutoring session with her teacher. It's so nice for her to have something different to focus on. Her teacher set up an interactive growth mindset bulletin board in her room for other members of her team to use to leave positive messages of encouragement and accomplishments. We are so lucky to have so many people at the hospital working together to ensure that Layne has the support she needs during her recovery.

She made terrific gains in physical and occupational therapy. She was able to stand again and take a few steps. She is gaining strength everyday. She sat and interacted in the recliner for more than an hour. She and Lauryn got to play " ball" together. They rolled the ball back and forth to each other. My job was just to supply the Powerade...lol

She did very well with speech therapy. Her voice is getting stronger and less raspy. Her lip closure has greatly improved. We are still waiting for X-Ray swallow evaluation. It seems like we can not ever get our schedules aligned. It would be nice to move to different tastes and textures. Small things like that are so important!

Hurricane Amy, one of her favorite day nurses, helped us hang more decorations from the ceiling in Layne's room. She definitely has the best room in the ICU! She and I are formulating a design scheme for her room to celebrate her birthday. If anyone would like to send a postcard, picture, or a small note (index card size) of encouragement, we would like to display them in her room. Message us for an address. I'm sure she would love it! 😘 Her birthday is April 2.

She's been napping for the last couple of hours, and catching up on sleep. She has been sleeping much better at night, and getting into more of a sleep routine.

She is going back to surgery in the morning. Her doctor will focus mainly on her legs. He will check her wounds and ensure that infected areas are addressed. Next week, she'll be going through the Meek procedure again. Her own skin will be harvested and stretched out to provide extra skin coverage on needed areas. Hopefully, it will be a successful procedure and doctors will have a good base to use with her skin that is coming in from Boston within the next two weeks.
We are grateful that the medical staff here, at Kendall continue to push forward and provide her with the best care possible. Layne's fighting spirt and continued prayers from all, combined with medical expertise, are definitely driving Layne safely into home plate!

The hospital here responded to a tragic event today and we would like everyone to join us in saying prayers for those involved in the FIU pedestrian walkway collapse. Layne's ICU floor and this hospital worked on many of the injured. Please pray for those that died and those that were injured. Pray for their families, friends, and everyone who loves them. Please pray for the first responders, nurses, doctors and staff. Pray for the entire community as well -especially F.I.U.
Thank you prayer warriors!

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