About Corra

One of my first posts was about Corra being burned. So I thought I would update today about Corra.
At the end of May or very beginning of June, Corra fell into the fire pit where her parents had been burning brush and branches the day before. There were no visible coals, but she was burned pretty badly. She had 2nd degree burns on both her hands and arms with some 3rd degree burns on her left hand. She spent a few days in the burn unit at the Shriners hospital (hooray for Shriners Hospitals, by the way. What an awesome organization!). She had to wear dressings for weeks, developed a nasty staph infection, and was just miserable for a while.
But Corra has healed beautifully. She has been wearing pressurized gloves to promote healing and reduce scar tissue since her burns were healed enough to not ooze or weap. Every time she's been into the doctor, they have been amazed at how quickly and how well she has healed. They said she would have to wear the gloves for a year. Last week, they told her that she didn't have to wear either of the sleeves on her arms, and that she only needed to wear one of her gloves (on the left hand where she was burned the worst). They said that if she keeps healing this well, she'll be able to stop wearing the other glove too in a couple of months.
I am so grateful that Corra was not hurt worse than she was. How scared we all were, waiting to find out how severe her injuries were. I am so, so grateful for the top-notch care she received at Shriners, all of which had no out-of-pocket cost to my sister's family. I am grateful for Corra's healthy little body working so hard to heal itself so quickly and so well. I am grateful that she has come through such a traumatic event with no lasting effects emotionally and minimal scarring physically.
I am just so grateful.