Progress

Each journey begins with a single step. Well that is very true and for my friend Cathy, it's a journey that's taking great shape.

As many of you know, Cathy was in an accident back in July and spent several weeks in a coma before coming out and working her way back into life's everyday activities.

Last night I had dinner with Cathy, her parents and my friend Kira and saw even more improvement than I had seen in past visits. Cathy is speaking much more and making jokes with everyone. Her sentences are longer, she's using more vocabulary and is making huge steps everyday. Her walking and motor skills are much more fluid now and you can see the determination in her face when she is doing something. She has always been very aware of her surroundings and shows that even more now.

She did several things last night that made me smile. The first being that when I arrived at the house she told me she would turn off the TV so we could "just hang out"... that brought a smile to my face. :) Cathy set the table for all of us, and even served us dessert (yummy cupcakes from Kira) after we were done. At one point we were talking about something Kira did and Cathy looked at her and said "I still love you" with the cutest smile on her face.

Throughout Cathy's rehabilitation process we have always seen her personality still shining through, even in the time when she was unable to say many words. And last night I was so proud to see that even more. Cathy is an amazing, wonderful, intelligent, vibrant person and blesses my life by just being a friend in it. I love going to visit her and seeing her improve each time I'm there.

I thank God for helping to bring her back to us and help her improve everyday. I pray for her continued healing and rehabilitation and know that regardless of how long this road is, the Cathy personality I've always known is still there and still strong.

I love you all. xoxo