Clarence Middle School was sponsoring "Going Bald For Bucks", a cancer fundraiser for Roswell Park Cancer Research Center. Teachers and Students raise money to shave their heads and/or to donate 10 inches of hair to make wigs for kids. Two of Meghan's awesome friends, Riley (left) and Mallory (right) paid a tribute to Meghan during the auction. Meghan is so very lucky to have some of the most compassionate, kind, thoughtful and dedicated friends of anyone I know: A wonderful group of girls who bless her life.
I am beginning to recognize what is missing with Meghan's memory. The memory seems to be there but she can't retrieve memories within the first 48 hours. Once the memory shifts from short term to long term, she has full access to it again. (Not an official diagnosis, just an observation). On Tuesday night, someone left this critter on Meghan' pillow. She asked us "What shall I call him?". We suggested "Name him Bill Butler after your neurosurgeon, 'cos this little guy has a lot of scars too". She laughed and agreed. Within 10 minutes, she was asking again, "What shall we call him?" This went on for 2 days. On Friday morning, she woke up, saw this critter, and without cues, said, "Hi Bill Butler".*
It is interesting that we are here: Spaulding Rehab specializes in Traumatic Brain Injury. It' s just still too soon to make any formulations about recovery, they assume that there is still inflammation in the brain, and might be for a while yet!
