[BykrBayb]

Girl once on life support can write, eat, kin says

The grandmother of Haleigh Poutre testified yesterday in the State House that the 12-year-old girl, who had once been on life support, can write part of her name, eat scrambled eggs, and flex a muscle when told she is strong.

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I wonder if Haleigh has had one or more visits from her family, or if someone at the hospital told them about her progress. Or maybe she had made this much progress before DSS deprived her of contact with her family. In any event, it's good that her grandmother put this information out to the public. It makes it harder for DSS to carry out the plan they announced in January of 2006. Some of you may recall that they announced a plan to wait a year before trying again to starve and dehydrate her to death. The one year deadline was up in January of this year, but with Haleigh still in the spotlight, and news of her progress being public, they haven't had an opportunity to follow through. I continue to pray that they never succeed, and that Haleigh is returned to her loving family soon.

[BykrBayb]

Here's a more complete story (2 pages) about Haleigh's grandmother's testimony.
Haleigh's grandmother testifies ~ The Republican

[T'wit]

If I am reading it correctly, there have not been any further visits. The report on Haleigh's ability to print her name and eat solid food was from grandma's earlier visits. I remember Haleigh loving her mom and grandma from those, and delighting in their visits.

Glad you caught these stories! Thanks.