As Day Fourteen ends, there is more good news. First about Jenny’s condition, I am so excited to finally write that she is trying to speak even further. Her responses range from gibberish to being able to respond in simple answers. They are also in English and Tagalog. I am so happy to see her brain is slowly repairing itself. I began to talk to her enthusiastically but the Nurse warned me not to overload her brain with stimulus or information so I had to reign myself in. Between the incomprehensible noises I cannot quite understand, she is able to say “I want sing a song” many times, and “Make it seven”, “Make it ten” and she also tried to count down from “Nine eight seven six five” and stopped so I asked her what’s next she said “Four” and I asked her what’s next and she said “Three” and I was so happy. I asked her what’s next and she said “Can I poo now?”. Oh no. When I sent that last part to our small team everyone had a laugh but also said that it is very good news she knows and understands when there’s an urge. Near the end of the night, Jenny was able to say “Thank you.” she then followed it up with “I wanted to say thank you.” and “Thank you to everyone.” and then finally said “Thank you.” one last time before going to sleep. I was able to capture this incredible moment on video and will find a way to upload it to a private Youtube channel shortly and link it here.

Video is uploaded here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AMZR8dOSXxA

Moving forward there will be a change in the Day X titles. Even though this post says Day Fourteen, Jenny has been in the hospital for 17 days. The reason for this difference is because “Day One” was the day we first launched her GoFundMe page and originally these updates were written for all the invaluable supporters and followers. However, I will now be changing the title of the next update to jump directly to Day Seventeen to match how many days she has been at the hospital. Many people have told me that the first 72 hours following an accident of this magnitude is the most critical and statistically the chance of people succumbing to their wounds during this time is at its highest but if they make it past the first 72 hours then the chance of them succumbing significantly drops. I feel like the Days titles jumping over these first few critical days does not properly recognize the intense and insurmountable battle Jenny fought during those life-threatening hours so the next update will jump forward to match how many days she has been in the hospital.