Update on Debbie

Just a quick update on Debbie and her progress. We are still making headway and gaining ground on a very difficult healing process. As the dust settles on her wounds there are a few things that still linger and are very limiting for her.
I think the worst thing is she still gets very dizzy. I know what your thinking.... she is blond and this is normal.... I keep telling her that lol... the unfortunate reality is that this will probably be the longest lasting issue she has. She says that her house is clean from the waste up because she cant bend over.
She still has blurry or double vision out of her left eye. She has a hairline crack just below her eye and to the far left and this is what gives her the lingering black eye. The black eye is slowly getting better but the vision is not. Our doctor referred us to a neurological ophthalmologist but getting into the anything is 3 to 6 months out so we are not sure what to do. She really shouldn't drive because of this problem.
Her jaw still has soreness and will lock up from time to time. Getting much better but still nagging at her when she yawns or eats.
Headaches...... lingering, long lasting headaches. Not all the time but when she gets them it seems to last for days.
There are slight memory recalling problems. Coming up with words or names she sometimes draws a blank. The doc says this is also normal and takes time to heal. I say its old age but Debbie is still extremely sharp but .... this accident dumbed her down to my level for a couple of months lol
Sleeplessness and anxiety have been terrible for her lately. Even Ambien isnt doing much anymore. The doc is helping her with a couple of different things recently so we shall see. He says these are normal things after going through a trauma like she did.

Part of the side effects of all of this is Debbie cooks like crazy...... not just cooks dinners but cooks, bakes and anything she can think of. Desserts, dinners, lunches... I think I have gained 10 pounds 'helping' her with her anxiety.

Honestly, the kids and I LOVE Debbie so much and can see slight improvements almost every day. She still has her bad days but her good days are getting better and more of them. We had no idea a head injury could do this and take so long. We still consider ourselves very fortunate!!!!!!