As Day Twenty-One ends, Jenny was able to have her dressings removed from her right and left arms as the incisions of the surgeries are clean and show no signs of infection. Unfortunately, she is still not able to move her right arm and her right eye still does not respond to any stimulus. She will be scheduled to have the Speech & Language team come in two days which is the team that can determine if she is ready to start eating normally so they can remove the feeding tube in her nose which she’s made very clear she does not like at all. The health care aides today, [Redacted upon request] and [Redacted upon request], gave Jenny a very thorough hair wash and she seemed very happy about it. She still does not speak often but when she does it’s broken and cryptic. She also continues to speak in Tagalog most of the time. If she does speak English, she usually continues to say “Make it five”, “Make it seven” and “Make it ten”.

Sadly, today was the first time I heard Jenny scream in pain as the evening nurse did not know about the fragile state of Jenny’s right arm and quickly lifted it during a vitals check which made Jenny scream out loud. It was a very hard thing to witness but it confirms the state of her right arm and how painful it must be for her at all times even if she cannot move it.

Finally, today marks exactly three weeks since the day of the accident. From not knowing Jenny was even alive three weeks ago to her state now, I am forever thankful she survived but I have to mournfully acknowledge that there will be permanent damage to her and she will have to fight a continuous lifelong battle to get pieces of herself back.

As this very somber anniversary passes, I’ve been repeatedly requested by many to write about my visit to the crash site. I decided this is a suitable time to complete that request. I have now written a detailed entry about my visit to the site of the crash and the aftermath. There are pictures of her destroyed vehicle and it is very disturbing but for those who wish to read about it, it is located as the latest entry of Jenny’s Journal on this website.