Karyn's Community - Feb 2nd

Hello all,
Karyn MOVED HER LEFT ARM TODAY! Julian said that the nurses were trying to get her to do another physically demanding task, and while she was attempting that, her arm moved. She was able to repeat the motion with Julian's encouragement. THIS IS HUGE NEWS! Hearsay from her dr. is that he's quite impressed and wasn't expecting "the arm" nearly this soon. She's not able to move it freely, but still Karyn's incredible. It's only 3+ days post-surgery.

She looking fabulous. You can hardly see her incision. It goes over the top of her head (not around the side like I described previously) and pretty soon she'll be able to flip her hair right over it and you won't see it at all.

Karyn was moved to a private room! Hooray! Julian admitted to having "worked it" a bit. Anything for Karyn. (And...he got himself a cot/armchair thing in the process...)

They are awaiting the pathology report and the review board, the results of which may not be in until next Thursday. They are still waiting to hear about when she'll be moving to the Kentfiled Rehab hospital. Stay tuned.

Karyn and Julian are extremely busy. Karyn needs to rest as much as possible because she has physical therapy every day. There are TONS OF US who want to be by her side and I know it's feeling disconnected, but Karyn feels connected to every one of you.

Karyn mentioned a Cancer Walk in May that's a goal she's shooting for. For more information, you can talk to Thet: thet10@comcast.net AND...the BLOG is UP and READY TO GO! Thank you sooooo much to Ted Meister...you rock. Julian showed it to Karyn on his laptop today and she burst into tears when she saw it. She's so touched by how much everyone cares. You can post comments on the site for Karyn to read and she's going to be able to leave audio messages as soon as she's ready.

Thanks to everyone who's signed up to bring meals to their home for the family. They are very grateful. For more information on doing this see the "Ways to Help" posting on the blog.

Best,
susan