Hi all. Katherine's mom, Kim Arnold, asked me to set up this blog to allow her to post updates about Katherine's progress while Katherine is recovering (if you are reading this blog, you undoubtedly know what our dear Kat is recovering from). The Arnold family, and of course Katherine's husband Jay, have been overwelmed by the outpouring of love and prayers for Katherine, and they wish they could respond to everyone individually. But obviously, in times like these, that's impossible. This blog has been created to allow those who love Katherine and who love the Arnolds/Wolfs to check in and see how things are going here at the hospital. Please keep this blog private among those who know Katherine and/or the Arnolds/Wolfs personally (but feel free to forward the link to everyone who falls into that category). The arms of the Holy Spirit, along with your prayers, love, and support, are carrying the Arnolds and the Wolfs through this difficult time.
In Him,
Lauren Miller
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Welcome
...to those who have recently joined us.
A little background information:
On April 21, 2008, my daughter, Katherine Arnold Wolf, experienced a major AVM rupture in her cerebellum. A model, actor, and mother of a six-month old baby boy, she collapsed in her apartment at Pepperdine University, where her husband Jay was completing his last year of Law School. Against all rational odds, a brave surgeon at UCLA, Dr. Nestor Gonzalez, elected to perform an extremely difficult 16-hour-long surgery. She was not expected to live through the operation; the prognosis was that if she did, she would most likely remain in a coma or in a persistent vegetative state. Over half of her cerebellum was removed and 7 cranial nerves were damaged in the surgery to remove the AVM and hematoma in her brain. Her brain stem was completely engulfed in blood, the cerebellum had herniated into the spinal column , and there were multiple aneurysms.
But...
She squeezed the surgeon’s hand the first day.
Miracles still happen.
This blog is my journal of her ongoing recovery and the many lessons I am learning from it.
If you would like more information, you are welcome to read the “Journal” entries on our Caringbridge site:
www.caringbridge.org/visit/katherinewolf.
We are very grateful for all of you who have chosen to accompany us on this strange journey and for those who continue to intercede for Katherine’s complete restoration.
Bless you, one and all.
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