Good morning Flourish Forum members.
My name is Sylvia and I am Carina's mom. I understand that she used to frequent this site and she has made a few online friends. I generally do not allow online friends, as there is always a risk involved, but looking through her posts and messages, I do not feel as if her interacting with you (the members) has caused or can cause any harm. I thank you all for that.
So on to the story. Carina was walking home from school one day and was hit in a hit-and-run incident. She has been in the hospital for the past few weeks, and yesterday she wanted me to let you guys know what happened. She could not type, as she was in a lot of pain from her injuries. Despite her injuries she wanted me to play youtube videos of someone known as "Colors of Christ" so that she may, and I quote, "see the beauty of calligraphy again." In fact, the only thing she has been doing these past few weeks is watching those videos (I don't know how many times I've replayed them) and twirling her fingers in an attempt to 'air write' the letters and the drawings (I believe they are called flourishes, but they look more like drawings).
I don't know who you are, "Colors of Christ" but I thank you for providing my daughter with hope. Calligraphy has become Carina's passion, and even here, in the hospital, she continues to try and work on the basic strokes and letter forms as she talks incessantly about how good her calligraphy will be once she can write again.
Unfortunately, today she was placed into a medically induced coma in order to stop her brain from swelling and causing permanent damage. I want to let her friends on this site know that she is doing (relatively) okay, and she should be able to come back to this site after a few months (or if she recovers quickly, perhaps in just a month).
I thank you all for giving my daughter something to work towards. I thank you all for helping my daughter live life to its fullest, even though the circumstances are bleak.
Thank you,
Carina's mom, Sylvia
