An update from Samantha's sister, Tina:
She is in therapy 3 days a week still. She can walk with minimal assistance, although still in a wheelchair primarily because she can only walk short distances at a time with a cane and somebody by her side. She's still very wobbly. She did walk 240 feet in therapy last week which is huge. Her left arm is still paralyzed but at a recent doctor appointment, her neuro surgeon advised us he is confidant the use of her arm will come back but it will take a while. The muscle in her face came back after her Oct. 31st skull replacement surgery and her smile is now not crooked. She does have a small scar on her face, but she said she will not have plastic surgery for it. She can eat solid foods now and her speech and her cognitive ability is real good. She forgets some words and their pronounciations, but all in all, she has amazed her physicians. They are making a tape of her progress for other patients as inspiration. It could be another 6 months to 18 months recovery but she continues to make progress every week. I applied for a grant through the hospital and received funds for Samantha to continue her therapy because her insurance benefits for therapy ran out.
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