Nearly Two Weeks On
27 August 2023Alicia is doing really well with her recovery. She is gaining strength each day. It is amazing seeing how far she has come in nearly two weeks. From those early days where she struggled to sleep as her pain was so immense and no position was comfortable no matter the amount of drugs she was taking to try and dull it. She struggled to chew and swallow, and walking and talking took so much effort and thought. We are grateful that those days are starting to be behind us. She still has pain in her wound site, still fatigued and relying on medication to help her each day. She physically looks a lot better but still the day to day tasks can be a challenge.
She still has a lot of swelling in her wound site so is experiencing a few headaches from time to time. As the swelling goes down over the next two months we will see how successful her surgery was. We are praying and hoping that it was extremely successful.
She is such a tough kid and has had to bear so much pain in the past and her threshold is so high that it is hard for her to work out what a normal level of pain should be. She is really good at covering up pain as it was her way of life and she was determined to not let it beat her. Hoping that over the next two and a half months of recovery that she start to gain a new normal pain threshold. Alicia blows me away with her determination and attitude and we feel privileged to be her parents, walking this journey with her. THANKS for helping her get on this road to recovery
