Kate Update 11:00 pm Wednesday 11/29 - Back on Campus!!

Friends of Katie,

We are writing as Wednesday 11/29 winds down.  It has been a whirlwind day filled with milestones and next steps.   The photo above is Katie arriving at UW Medical Center for what looks like a 3-4 week stay for in-patient rehab.  She is either flashing a V for victory sign, some unknown gang sign, or the universal sign that all beauticians know in the hair cutting world.... we clearly don't know but are thrilled that Katie has successfully graduated from Harborview to the next step in recovery.

Over the past three days, Katie has made tremendous strides in her recovery. All of her doctors, nurses, and therapists have been so positive and encouraging that rehab was right around the corner and all they were waiting on was a bed opening up either at Harborview or UW...... and the UW it was!  Katie is now at the UW Medical Center is in room #806 using the Pacific Elevators. 

Katie learned about her schedule the next three + weeks and the reality is that it will be very challenging.  It is a full day of work that will surely tax her physically, intellectually and emotionally.  Kate shared with us that she is nervous that she will not be able to regain all of who she was and that she is afraid that it may always be hard for her to do some things that have always been easy. 

Below is Kate's daily schedule for weekdays starting on Thursday the 30th.   The weekends will also have partial day therapy sessions scheduled as well. 

Moving forward, the best times to visit Kate will be at dinner time or evenings.  Weekends will be good and we will post weekend rehab sessions as they become known.

We are grateful beyond words for the progress and long-term prognosis for Katie at this point.  As Harborview is in the rearview mirror, we want to again say thank you to each and every one of the staff that touched Katie from the site of the accident, through surgery, her time in the ICU, and the acute care unit.   Each person was compassionate, skilled, and offered her world-class care.  Katie is very eager to one day initiate a reunion of sorts and personally thank the staff. 

We are also convinced that each of you in her community of friends and family has played a mysterious and significant part of her healing to this point.  Your prayers and warm encouraging thoughts have been and will continue to be so very important to Katie as she endeavors this very difficult next step! 

She continues to be humbled and grateful by all of you who have continued to support her and she looks forward to the day she can thank each one of you directly.