An Update

I just got off the phone with Michael, and got to talk to Karen for a little bit too. She sounds upbeat, but says her body feels very disconnected - she cannot feel anything on the left side of her body, can't move anything voluntarily on the left side, and can't see out of her left eye. Michael said she cant see out her left eye, but she told me she could see with both eyes open and her depth perception is all messed up. If someone holds her left hand, and tells her, she can squeeze it to death, but you have to tell her she is being touched. The doctors are doing an MRI and CAT scans every 4-6 hours to keep an eye on the hemorraghing and to determine any possible cause, and likened what happened as a bruise to her brain. She will recover with physical and occupational therapy, the question that remains is the amount - 90%, 95%, or what.

She is at Harbor View Hospital in Seattle (apparantly it is a teaching hospital, so very good); 206-731-3085. Michael has his cell and her cell on him, too. She is in a holding area of ICU tonite until they get her into a room. Question still remains how long she will be in the hospital, it will be at least through the weekend. They had just given her some medication to help her sleep, Michael is just drained right now. Still deciding whether to fly up there or not, and for how long...

Keep you posted with anything else ~

P.S. - No, I haven't started reading the bag o' goodies yet...