Freya has continued to sleep most of today, waking only very briefly. She is very nauseous and it is difficult for her to open her eyes due both to the amount of sedation she is receiving and the facial swelling which by tomorrow will have given her 2 very black eyes.
A hemispherectomy is the most radical of all brain surgery. Freya’s traumatized brain will take time to recover over the next few weeks and months.Her left hemisphere will then need to begin the task of taking over many of the functions of her ‘decommissioned’ right hemisphere. However, some functions will never transfer to the left hemisphere successfully, these will include fine finger movements in her left hand and higher order visual/spatial tasks.
As another Freya follower said, she has many mountains to climb at RCH. In terms of brain surgery, and the task before her, this surely must be Everest.
ReplyDeleteBut right now, I hope that Freya can rest as much as possible, and take comfort and strength from all of us out here who love her very much.
Keep up the posts Carolyn, they're a comfort too!
keep resting and gaining strength Freya, so many people are thinking of you, our thoughts are with you constantly. Love Grandma xx
ReplyDeleteKeep strong Anthony, Carolyn and Ella. xx
Thank you Carolyn for keeping us updated with Freya's progress. She is an amazing young girl who has had such hurdles to face at such a young age. Thinking of you and look forward to seeing Freya back at school when she is well.
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