Paige had a week full of great strides. She was discharged from all of her outpatient therapies at Burke on Wednesday. She worked hard all week with intensive tutoring in History, Latin and Math under the considerate care of Ellen, Sarah and Judy.

Paige completed her exams in History, Latin and English. She attended the New Englands for swimming at Hotchkiss and cheered on her wonderful teammates and saw off her senior friends. She replaced her worn and torn old Barbour that was cut off of her in the emergency room with one that is much too fresh and crinkly and is in need of some hard wearing.

Paige felt ready to see the only two photographs of her from her time in the intensive care unit. The first one, with the five tubes down her throat, her bruised eye and cheek, and blood still in her hair was frightening, but she wanted a sense of what her friends and family had seen. The second shot showing her at rest after the breathing tubes were removed and before the feeding tube was inserted was remarkably peaceful.

With her remaining energy, Paige worked hard this week on retraining her father on domestic matters while her mother was out of town on a well needed restorative trip. Despite all the strength that Paige has shown in all aspects of her recovery, this training effort was a complete failure.

Paige is back with even more energy and appetite for life...and food.