Day 31

Hi Corey,

One whole month! How far we have come in one whole month!

It is so hard to believe that just one month ago we weren't sure if you were going to live and we were huddle in the ICU waiting room at Medical University of South Carolina.

One month ago everyone's lives changed.

I am thankful for you. I'm thankful that your lungs are healing. I'm thankful for the Doctors and Nurses who worked around the clock to ease your pain, provide encouragement, and who cared for you. I'm thankful for the kindness of others, for those who provided places to lay our heads, who provided words of encouragement and prayers, and for those who aided us in our families time of need. I'm thankful that you are alive, awake. and in good spirits. I'm thankful for the progression you are making and for daily monuments you are making. I'm thankful that we have many more Christmas, Birthday, Thanksgiving, and random road trips ahead of us.

You have come so far in just one short month. From being airlifted to ICU, going through emergency surgery to reposition your lungs and check your internal organs, to being on a breathing tube, feeding tube, and other tubes. You've gone through spinal surgery and now have screws, pins, and rods helping your spine. You went through Phenomena. You were moved from MUSC in Charleston to Shepherd's in Atlanta. And now you are awake and being rehibilitation.

Please continue to stand Corey strong! We are all here with you.

- Sarah