Kate Hunter Updates

On Monday 4/23 at 8:00 am Katie made her return to Harborview for surgery to replace the section of her skull the surgeons removed almost 6 months ago on 11/11/18. Checking in and getting Kate prepped for this surgery was certainly different than that Saturday in November.  Gratefully, the emotions and fears were much more in check this time around as we were told that it would only be a 2.5 hour procedure and should expect to be discharged from the hospital in less than 48 hours. The decision was made to replace her skull section with a synthetic material due to the risk of infection.  The procedure, starting at 1:00 pm,  went as planned and she was back in recovery by 4:00 pm.   The post-surgery CT scans showed no signs of bleeding which then allowed her to avoid the ICU and go straight to a regular room. By 10:30 am on Tuesday, they had begun the process to discharge Kate and by 11:45 she was out of the hospital and in a very real sense,  "wh...

Dear friends, family who care about Kate,,,, Finally an updated post regarding Kates' status and next steps!  We apologize for our dereliction of duties. First, a giant thank you on behalf of Katie and her entire family for the continued outpouring of love and support for her as she runs this extended marathon.   Kate just told me today that she has about a thousand thank you letters to write and that she should probably start.....   So many of you, over the past few months,  have done some "Katie Sitting" as she is unfortunately not able to be left alone. This is, of course, is a double dose of torture for Katie as she leans slightly toward independence. More importantly the update!  After approximately three months back at home in Tacoma, living with her parents (a profound and deep joy for all parties involved), and multiple trips weekly back and forth to Seattle for a variety of therapy sessions..... the later stages of the journe...