This is Day 2 for Dorothy. They're expecting some symptoms to be worse today. As Bob said, it's like the 2nd day after heavy exercise, when the soreness and stiffness set in. She's still in ICU. Still unconscious. Some fever. They saw an (expected) increase in intra-cranial pressure, but it's responding to treatment. They've put her back on the sedative, to keep her brain from hurting itself at this point. The medical folks are optimistic about her youth and its ability to overcome many hurdles.
A friend of the family stopped by the hospital, and related a very positive story about his son, who suffered through a similar experience, even worse than Dorothy. He was oxygen deprived for 15 minutes, and in a coma for three weeks, and still recovered very well, graduating with his class, and going on to college. It's heartening to know there's a possibility that things could come out all right for her. Mikele says her general sense is that Dorothy's doing about as well as she can be, for her situation, and she's allowing herself to hope again.
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