Burn Center Graduate

I hate that The Burn Center has been a part of Olive's story this year, 

but am thrilled to say that she's graduated from their care.

We had a visit last week to check on her healing progress.

She's been through the ringer with her burn, surgery, bandages and so many follow up appointments.  We are fortunate to have a burn center in Jackson and it's only 30 minutes away from our house.  Many people we meet in the waiting room have driven several hours to be there.  The waiting room is always a very sad, somber place to be filled with people of all ages.  Everyone seems to be in pain and in various states of recovery.  It's pretty quiet and pretty sad.  Olive definitely lightens the mood there giving out smiles, playing peek-a-boo and visiting with other patients.  She'll show people her hand and sometimes we talk about our burn story with other patients.

Olive was seen by the doctor and her comments 6 months out were:

She's really lucky.

She's got her full range of motion back,

she didn't require any skin grafts 

and she's healed so well.
Her scars are flat.

Her skin will continue to grow with her

and the scar will fade over time.

We came home with a prescription cream to help her scar fade.  

We will use it for months,
but do not have to go back to the burn center.

Olive was so funny in the room - she'd say Come in! when doctors and nurses would knock, she loved doing all of the regular things - temperature, pulse, etc., she sang her favorite songs, shouted hooray and gave the stink eye.

Thank you for your prayers :)