As uncle Dale says...

...lookin' good! Post-op Day #3 yesterday brought a very exciting event...new wheels! The physical therapists are loaning Georgia a sweet new ride until she is back up on her own 2 wheels. Georgia was so excited when the therapist came to take her to the "gym" that she almost sat up on her own. Needless to say, the therapist was most impressed. Georgia had a huge smile and a twinkle in her eye as we cruised the halls. Our girl likes to GO and I think spending so much time in bed has really cramped her style. Like Mama, like daughter, Rick says :) For the time being Georgia has 1 PT (physical therapy) and 1 OT (occupational therapry) session per day, but this will eventually advance to 2 sessions each per day, totaling close to 4 hrs of therapy a day. Whoa! Georgia does really well and seems to really like it, though even sitting up for 15-30min at this stage is exhausting to her. She takes killer naps after her sessions (Mom and Dad sometimes too!). The therapsist are very impressed with her head, neck and trunk control. We haven't had too much more left arm/leg advancement but all in due time since it takes so much energy for her now just to control the big muscles. Her Mom and Dad on the other hand better get back on the program. Hospital food and lack of exercise = not good. Although we're not drinking as much now which is a good thing :)

Medically, she still has the drain in, though today they began to "challenge" her with more pressure from the drain which is a first step towards removing it. She is tolerating it well so far so fingers crossed. Dr. Handler, the neurosurgeon, has been in everyday and thinks Georgia looks great. He is very reassuring and patient with our many questions which is also nice. He seems very proud of his work...and of course of Georgia too!

We have some videos to post...stay tuned!