Updates about Karen's Condition - May 1999

Thanks to Karen's wonderful aunt Mindy for her reports.

• May 5: critical - day of accident
• May 6: critical
• May 7: critical
• May 8: critical
• May 9: critical
• May 10
• May 11
• May 12: critical
• May 13: critical
• May 14: critical
• May 15: critical - the girls get to visit Mom
• May 16: critical
• May 17
• May 18
• May 19
• May 20: critical - Mindy caught her sleeping
• May 21: critical - spinal surgery today
• May 22: critical - resting and recovering from successful spinal surgery
• May 23: critical - another day of rest and recovery
• May 24
• May 25
• May 26: critical - breathing on her own and talking - first words were !@^%#*!
• May 27: critical
• May 28: STABLE! - sitting up while eating lunch, being moved out of the ICU
• May 29: stable - comfortably resting in Room 6357
• May 30: stable - talking a lot, chipper and strong willed as ever
• May 31: stable - still chatty, ready for visitors