I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have supported my family and I through this last year. I am now living at home with my family and on the full road to recovery. Albeit a slow one. My current great successes are being able to walk around my home without the need of assistance or braces for short periods of time. I have regained almost 100% of my upper body. And my efforts now are focused on regaining the full use of my ankles and feet. My endurance is slowly returning, and I'm able to do most things around my home by myself. Along with the joys of spending everyday with my beautiful daughter, I have also returned to work one day per week. I have my new calling in church and life for me is slowly but surely becoming normal again. I have been so blessed to have such an amazing support group of friends and family.
Thank you all again for your love and prayers,
LaRee
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LaRee is a vibrant and beautiful woman who is recovering from a severe case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a very rare and complicated auto immune disorder that leaves the body temporarily paralyzed. She resides with her darling daughter Chloe and her husband Pat.
LaRee Keenan
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Deposits can be made at any Bank of America in the continental United States to the: LaRee Keenan Assistance Fund
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Bed Number Ten
A patient's personal view of long term care. Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay. BED NUMBER TEN reads like a compelling novel, but is entirely factual. You will meet: The ICU staff who learned to communicate with the paralyzed woman - and those who did not bother. The physicians whose visits left her baffled about her own case. The staff and physicians who spoke to her and others who did not recognize her presence. The nurse who tucked Sue tightly under the covers, unaware that she was soaking with perspiration. The nurse who took the time to feed her drop by drop, as she slowly learned how to swallow again. The physical therapist who could read her eyes and spurred her on to move again as if the battle were his own. In these pages, which reveal the caring, the heroism, and the insensitivity sometimes found in the health care fields, you may even meet people you know.
3 comments:
It's so good to hear from you LaRee...and I'm glad that you are doing well. :)
LaRee!! I am SO GLAD to see you here and know you are OK and recovering so well. You have been in my thoughts and prayers. I love you!!--Denita
LaREE,
I was searching for past friends on facebook and it lead me to this website. I am glad that you are recovering well. You and your family are in my prayers. I wish you the best. You look beautiful, as always!!!
Love,
a childhood friend,
Angela Fuller
angla067@aol.com
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