A Miracle For Jodi Brown: Climbing Stairs & Eating Sitting Up

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Climbing Stairs & Eating Sitting Up

Jodi climbing steps for the first time in over a month...weak leg muscles, but no huge headache! This was a great accomplishment!

Jodi sitting on the couch to eat, instead of from her bed. This is also a first since coming to the hospital.

Fen (nurse from Taiwan) who has taken superb care of Jodi over the past several days.

Eric, the food man, he's constantly trying to find Jodi something she likes to eat. He's always pleasant with a big smile on his face.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: What awesome news Jodi!!! Keep "climbing" with upward progress! Hope to see you home soon! Much Love to you. Cindy and Mark Taylor; June 14, 2009 at 3:22 PM

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Jodi's Story

Jodi Orgill Brown and Tolan Brown married in 1996 and together have 4 beautiful children, Trenden, Lindi, Casen and Daven, who make every day worth living.

Jodi was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April of 2009 after months of suffering from debilitating symptoms. Though 9 doctors declared her tumor was inoperable because of it's location on the brainstem, hope was not lost. One team of specialists at the University of Utah Hospital agreed to operate and remove the tumor. The first surgery was successful in removing as much of the tumor as was possible. However, complications from the surgery caused a debilitating and life-threatening spinal fluid leak, which resulted in 2 more brain surgeries and a 5-week hospitalization and fight for life.

Jodi is now "in recovery" from a dificult round 1, and has many complications and side effects, including partial facial paralysis, loss of hearing in her right ear, complications with her eye, depth perception, sight and headaches, but still has lots of love, help, hope, miracles and angels around her everyday!