Update- Florine's Condition

Another challenging day for my Babe. She sleeps between worlds, oblivious to the orchestrated chaos that surrounds her.

All I could do was tape some pictures of her on the wall so strangers could see her as a person and not a patient, one whose smile could light up a room.

I would like to share with you the words of my friend and neighbor, Tom Knightly, who explains things to me in a way that I can understand. Maybe they will benefit you as well.


"By looking at Florine's MRI's you can see that there are several areas of her brain that sustained injuries from her accident. The seperate areas of damage are not always caused by seperate impacts. One blow can lead to damage in several different areas of the brain. This happens due to movement of the brain within the skull. An analogy for this would be a car moving at high speed that comes to a sudden stop by hitting a wall. The car will come to a stop,
but the objects inside the car will continue to move forward until they strike something and then rebound back, possibly impacting several more times. The brain responds in the same way by striking the inside of the skull at the area of impact and then rebounding back and striking the interior of the skull in other places. In Florine's case,this explains why there are contusions in the brain in areas that show no damage on the exterior.

When you see all of the medical efforts and expertise that are being used to help Florine it is easy to forget that it is actually the human body that does all the healing. If you cut a non-living tissue (like a piece of steak) it will never heal no matter what bandages, sutures, or medications you try to employ. These medical interventions are invaluable in helping her body overcome these obstacles but in the big picture these are addressing the problem from the outside. Healing occurs from the inside, from the cellular level. As the tissues begin to heal the organs can function normally and her body can be restored to health. This is a long slow process and there are no shortcuts. The good news is that Florine's body knows how to heal itself. Our bodies can perform thousands of chemical reactions and convert the food that we eat into living tissue all while we are blissfully ignorant of the processes going on within us. Her body is able to do things that no medical expert can. Every medical miracle that you have ever heard of has been the result of the body's innate intelligence to heal itself.

Florine is a strong woman with a passion for life. She is facing a huge challenge and she has the love and support of her family and friends. She needs time. Time for her to heal."

Can't add to that.

Goodnight,

John