Cassie continues to fight and focus daily on her recovery
She has progressed in her trache mask breathing on room air for up to 9-10 hours a day. She is becoming more comfortable with the speaking valve and is improving her ability to effectively vocalize. Speech therapy continues to emphasize swallow strengthening and have cleared Cassie to utilize ice chips to practice.
PT/OT work with her daily with emphasis these last couple days on upper extremity dexterity and core stability to regain hand function and improve her sitting ability.
She remains on intermittent dialysis for proper fluid offload and has not yet regained much function from her kidneys.
She was prepared for a large surgery on Tuesday June 3rd on her right foot. The Surgeon was optimistic of the potential to conserve most of her foot and utilize her back muscle (Latissimus Dorsi) as a muscle flap to create a functional foot. However, early in the procedure the surgeon discovered that there was extensive foot bone damage and deemed the foot non-viable. At this point the surgeon and team are discussing further options, but surgical intervention on the right leg is inevitable.
Although this was tough on her, The team and surgeon reiterated how optimistic and confident they are that return to full function (walking, pickleball, running) is extremely possible and plan to make all decisions based on her best functional interest.
We appreciate the continued support and never ending prayers for our beloved Cassie. We understand the ever fluctuating nature of her situation and have decided this page will post past-tense facts that have occurred in her recovery rather than hypothetical future possibilities.
Please continue to send Cassie encouragement as she navigates the hills and valleys of recovery
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