I'm not quite sure what to say except that progress continues to be slow but Allison is spending more time awake and will start multiple therapies today to get her back on her feet. She slept really well last night, rolled all over the bed, and continues to love popsicles. Now we are back upstairs and not in the ICU so that is good. I feel like we can now concentrate on healing.
It feels like it is going to get worse before it gets better, so keep pulling for us. We still need your positive thoughts and prayers. I told Allison that we'll let you all do the worrying so we can work on getting stronger. Our mantra is Never Give Up.
I read your posts to her this morning and I think they are helping her to remember the normal life we want her to get back to. Thanks for trying to cheer her up, I think it will work once she gets a bit more energy.
Dianna
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Dianna:
I just read your post and wanted you to know I'm thinking of you and Allison all the time. I'm glad to hear you are out of ICU. Hang in there! Things will get better.
Lisa
Dear Allison,
Every morning we light a healing candle that smells like spring time flowers, just for you. We imagine the warm light of that candle surrounding you and your family, and we send you all our biggest and best hopes for health and well being.
Sending love,
Nona
Dianna, Brian, Allison, and Emily,
You are in our thougths, our hearts, and in our prayers. We wish Allison a speedy and full recovery.
Sending lots of love,
Julie, Dennis, Madison, and Laura
Hi Dianna, Brian, Emily and Allison,
Pete sent us the link. Wow. Know that we are all thinking about you and sending our most positive energy and thoughts. We will be back this summer and hopefully we will see you frolicking!
Denise, Jon, Olivia and Jonah
Hi Allison,
The Epperson family is wishing you a steady and smooth recovery. Good sleep and happy thoughts will go a long way!
OK, so Max has a silly knock-knock joke (he's still learning, but thinks it's very funny!):
Knock, knock
(Who's there?)
Kitty.
(Kitty who?)
Kitty threw up a furball.
We'll work on our jokes and send a funnier one soon, I promise!
All our love,
Kathy, Jay, Max and Ethan
Dianna, Brian, Allison & Emily:
I think we met you at a Jewpleton event, but we do not know you very well. We are good friends with the Felshers (we live at 2691 Valentia) and have been following whats going on with Allison through them. Please know that we say prayers for Allison & your family every night before bed. Jaden (our 3 1/2 y.o.) says special prayers for her as well, he wants her to know. We made a donation to Brent's Place here in Denver in Allison's name. Stay as strong as you sound & Bezret Hashem she will recover quickly.
Sending lots of prayers,
Jennifer, Max, Jaden & Talia Schrutt
Dear Winn Family,
We think about you constantly, and every time you pop up in our my head, I remember to say a prayer. With so many prayers going your way, it is just a matter of time until you see Allison improve.
Helene & Ed Steinberg
Dear Dianna, Brian, Allison, & Emily,
The Brooks family wishes you all strength and courage during this time. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Wyatt wants to say hello & that he remembers all the fun times he had last summer at the Children's House with Allison and Emily - he hopes you have a speedy recovery & looks forward to playing with you both this summer!
Thinking of you.
Sending lots of positive thoughts and energy.
Wishing you well.
Much Love.
Shannon, Evan, Wyatt, & Georgia Brooks
Dear Allison,
I just heard that you were in the hospital...and I saw your picture on your website. I remember when you were in Stepping Stones, we took a picture of you raising your hand during Passover...and it is such a beautiful picture, that we use it all the time to show kids how brave it is to always ask questions. You are very brave right now...and you must be a little scared too. You just keep on being brave. I will say a lot of prayers to God everyday...for you and your mommy and your daddy and for Emily. Love, Debbie
Hi Allison,
We sure do miss you! We hope you are getting better. We wish you were here, so we want to let you know what's happening in class today.
Sarah says, We are excited for the egg drop.
Caleb says, I miss you so much I wish you were here soon.
Jessica says, wish I could play with you at recess.
Lindsay says, we’re still making things for the egg drop.
Richard says, we are practicing for Reader’s Theater. Wish you (Sparrow) were here too!
Connor says, I finished my poems about my cats today.
Here is the poem you wrote about yourself:
A is for alert
L is for leap-o-matic
I is for interested in Barbies
S is for snake lover
O is for over excited
N is for needle worker
Take Care Allison, we will let you know tomorrow what's happening in rm. 212.
Hi Allison...here's a joke that Brad told me, actually it is a Steven and Sydney joke:
How do you catch a unique rabbit?
"you neak" up on it.
How do you catch a "tame" rabbit?
Tame way, you neak up on it.
I really like that one...xoxoxox Aunt Gail :-)
Allison and Family,
Hi, guys. Yesterday (or maybe it was the day before), your Daddy wrote about a tree that you planted with him on Eudora Street. He said that he brought you a bud from that tree. If it is the same tree I am thinking about, I have to tell you that I have watched that tree every fall for the last 3 years from my living room window. I started watching it when Charlie (Ellie and Max's baby brother) was born and I would feed him in my favorite comfy chair in our living room. For some strange reason, I have noticed that tree more than any other tree on Eudora Street. It's leaves just seem to be brighter and more vibrant than the other trees on our street. Now I know why...it is the love and attention you and your daddy gave to it. That tree is growing healthy and strong, just as you will. Thank you both for giving us such beauty.
You know, the Bresler family was not thrilled when you all decided to move to Stapleton! But... in this last week we have seen what a tremendous new community you have now. Friends and neighbors from both Park Hill and Stapleton (and every where else!) are rooting for you. We all love you and can't wait to see you (all) soon.
Love,
Alison Bresler
Stay strong Di and Brian. We are sending you and Allison all of our love and strength.
Annie and Tom
Hi all...I really need to get back to work, but I can't stop singing the song "high hopes" and wanted to send you the lyrics...
Just what makes that little old ant
Think he'll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can't
Move a rubber tree plant
But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes
So any time you're gettin' low
'stead of lettin' go
Just remember that ant
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant
When troubles call, and your back's to the wall
There a lot to be learned, that wall could fall
Once there was a silly old ram
Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam
No one could make that ram, scram
He kept buttin' that dam
'Cause he had high hopes, he had high hopes
He had high apple pie, in the sky hopes
So any time you're feelin' bad
'stead of feelin' sad
Just remember that ram
Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam
All problems just a toy balloon
They'll be bursted soon
They're just bound to go pop
Oops there goes another problem kerplop
xoxoxxo Aunt Gail
dianna and brian:
i just learned about this news from steve grinstead. i will have you and your family in my thoughts every day. please call me if there is anything at all heidi or i can do. cooking, cleaning, babysitting, dogsitting --- we're all-purpose.
larry borowsky
480 0983
Who's the girl who's always been
Pretty, smart, with a real big grin
Happy, strong, never gives in
Her name says it all: Allison WINN
She'll never lose 'cause she's a fighter
She makes even the sunshine brighter.
Love,
Fran & Don Davis
Allison-- Bailey and Mary send their love and want you to get better soon so they can have another playdate in your supper fun basement and do another puppet show.
We are all thinking of you guys constantly and admire your family's strength and courage. We are praying for each day to be better than the first.
Love-
The Walkers
to allison i hope you feel better
from abby edinger
Hello dear friends! The Austin,Texas clan have been praying for you daily. We want you to get better soon so that we can go see Shamu and the dolphins again at Sea World! I just remember us laughing so hard especially when we all got wet on that crazy river ride. We love you and miss you.
xoxo Laura, Rodney,Lilly and Henry
Dear Allison, Dianna, Brian, and Emily,
Allison is clearly a very wonderful person. We're wishing her the speediest possible recovery, and sending our fondest, warmest wishes to her and to all of her family.
Love,
Joe Litvak and Lee Edelman
Dear Allison,
I hope you feel better. I miss you at school a lot. I think about you all of the time and I will say a prayer for you every night.
I want to play horses with you at recess when you get back to school.
Love,
Caroline Reynolds
Dianna and Brian,
When talking to Marcy this afternoon I remembered one 4 year old boy I cared for in the PICU who was there for traumatic brain injury. After about two weeks of doing nothing but being incredibly sick, one night he actually lifted his bottom for a diaper change, we were so surprised. He ended up walking, talking, eating on his own and having things he enjoyed --he brain is amazing and children are too. Remember how many muscles it takes to coordinate a smile. I heard Allison smiled at this website. I know her progress seems so slow, but hang in there. Let us know what we can do to help. I'd be happy to come sit with her when you two need some fresh air. I could come tomorrow evening, or anytime Saturday. Christine
A letter to Allison from Ella
Dear Allison
I think you are brave because the doctor put that cut on you and it probably hurt a lot. You are the bravest in the whole first grade. Or even the world. But you didn't want to be brave but then that cancer came in you and so the braveness came too. So that is why you are the bravest of all.
If I could do real magic then I would make you better with my wand. But I haven't learned that spell, yet. I am trying to find it out.
Love from Ella
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