As Day Thirty-Five ends, one of Jenny’s closest friends who was in British Colombia came back to Winnipeg today. They are the group of 6 friends who always gather when they all happen to be in Winnipeg at the same time and today was one of those rare days except this time the meeting place was Jenny’s hospital room. This group of 6 are the same people mentioned in the About Us page. They all came in the morning and asked me if they had permission to cut her hair (which of course they do) since her hair has gotten quite long and gets tangled easily with knots. It was a great idea and will definitely help her be more comfortable so today Jenny got a haircut from all her friends.

Once the evening arrived she was much more restless than usual and was constantly trying to get out of bed. She does not have clearance to get out of bed yet so sadly I had to fight against her efforts. She would look at me desperately during her attempts and say

“I want to go home.” and

“Please let me go home.”

The only response I could think of was that it’s not time yet and she still needs to get a little bit better. This is the first time she referenced “home” so I at least know she has a memory of what home is but I’ll never forget the look on her face when she said this as it was a face I had never seen her make before. It was a mix of desperation, longing and sadness. Of course I want her to come home but she is not even close to making it yet. There are still so many trials and tests ahead. I know she will be strong enough to complete them when she gets the opportunity but it doesn’t make the ordeal any easier. Sadly, her right eye and arm are still in very bad condition after all this time with her right eye completely unresponsive and her right arm still tightly locked in which continuously causes her pain.