Thursday Evening, July 25th

Well it sure has been a long time and quite a bit has been happening. In light of a few minor personality clashes and my heart breaking (because she does not need me the way she used to) I would say that God has been very very good to us.

What more can I say except that right now Allie is out with a friend and amazingly as it may sound, she drove herself downtown and will drive herself home. I think back to the days when she way lying in a coma with her head bandaged and now she is driving. She had her final check up with the neurologist the other day and her was very pleased and cleared her to drive. It's all happening so fast but it could not have come at a better time as she was getting extremely bored. We live out in the woods, town is an 18 minute drive and the mall is an hour so she was getting frustrated. I really felt bad for her after a while. Here we have an 18 year old girl that had absolutely no control over her life or over her actions right at the time when she needed to spread her wings. I thank God for the second chance she has recieved. Scared *<^%, you bet but whatever is going to happen is going to happen and there is nothing I nor anyone else can do about it unless we put her in a bubble.

It is so odd but Nancy and I are getting some time together again and it is great. we go out for drives at night with the convertable top down through the countryside and we are at peace. We count our blessings and talk. The amazing part is that we are not worried about being away from her, we do not live every moment in fear that soemthing is going to happen while we are out or that she is going to have a huge blow out with her brother. I thank God because I know not like I always have that she is going to be able to make a life for herself. She is going to recover fully and she is going to be able to go to school if she wants but she will be able to get a job, whatever it may be, she will be able to support herself and she will life a good life. Totally blessed.

At Allie's urging we went back toi the hospital on Tuesday to visit the nurses who loved her so much and it is always wonderful for them to see her. They all gather around so proud and so happy that she is doing so well. She is truly one of thier success stories. We did not get to see Dr. Gardner - my main man - in my eyes the man who brought her back to us with his loving skill. The man is a true vehicle. It is alway nice to go back and not have to stay. I met with one of the hospital administrators while I was there are we are working on getting a Full Recovery Support group started in the hospital. It is so needed. Being away for awhile you can lose touch and that is not something that I ever want to do and I never will.

So mauch happens when a trauma occurs, not only to the person but to the family and it takes so long to recover for everyone.

To my friends and loved ones and those still suffering I wish you a speedy recovery.

From all of us, we love you - keep the faith - God's delay is not God's denial!!

Full recovery - Never a Doubt

Allie's Dad