Thankful

Cathy, we were thrilled that you were able to enjoy Thanksgiving this year with your family.  We are all so thankful that you have been given the gift of life and that you continue to climb the ladder to recovery.  Your jaw surgery is coming up soon and hopefully you will be able to open your mouth wider and be able to eat more easily.  We are so excited about coming to Fort Worth and seeing you.  This is the time of year that most of us want to be with our good friends and family.  Ira and I are so thankful that we will get to spend Chanukah with you and Lenny and the entire family.  Almost every time I speak with you, you have a positive attitude.  You are getting out and staying busy and everything is improving slowly.  Incisions are healing, swelling is improving, your injured eye is opening, your hair is growing back, and you are living your life.  You are a miracle and we are all thankful.  Love, Linda

Happy Birthday Cathy!!

Please wish Cathy a Happy Birthday today!  We all love you Cathy and I know you are going to have a wonderful birthday celebration today with some of your friends and family.  We are all grateful that you are here with us and feeling better and getting stronger every day. Enjoy every minute, you deserve it.  Love, Linda

Loving life

Cathy is loving life and enjoying her time with family and friends.  She has asked me to tell everyone to not be afraid to call her!  She looks forward to visiting with friends every day and catching up.  She is getting out and even went to the gym to do water aerobics!  Tomorrow friends are coming over to exercise her mind and play Mah Jong with her.  Cathy was able to keep her right eye open a bit, all day today.  She was very excited about that.  When she has ventured out with family or friends she is starting to feel more confident walking independently.
By the way, don't tell anyone, (haha :), but next week is Cathy's birthday!!!! (Nov. 17th)  I wish I could be there to give her a big hug, but since I can't, if you see her please give her a BIG HUG for me!!! She has a lot to celebrate, she has her life, her family and her friends!
Ira and I will be visiting Cathy and Lenny on Dec. 12th, and we can't wait to see all the progress she has made.  The last time we saw her she was in the hospital bed, semi-conscious, and did not remember that we were there.
So Cathy, keep loving life because we love life with YOU!
Love, Linda

Doing Great!

Cathy sounds wonderful!  She went to the doctor today and he picked off all of her scabs.  I learned something new today.  I thought we weren't supposed to pick off our scabs, however the doctor says that scabs inhibit the healing process.  The doctor will probably do the jaw surgery sometime in December or January.  At that time he will remove a bone to allow more movement.  The great news is that Cathy is now allowed to eat all foods!  She still eats very slowly and carefully but she no longer has to eat mushy or pureed food.
Cathy is enjoying her friends visiting every day.  I wish I could be there too but I will come to visit in a few weeks. Until then, stay strong, stay positive and remember that a lot of people love you and think about you every day.  Love, Linda