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Hollis in a coma, fundraiser, please help.

I thought this was a nice post from http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/

Thursday, April 23, 2009
Holli's Day
Holli made up for her quiet day yesterday by being very vocal and restless today. She had a busy day. She worked with speech therapy this morning. As she was constantly moaning during the session her therapist started singing the ABC song, Holli stopped and listened quietly which is something she had not done before for the entire song. She sat up in the chair for 3 hours and then went to to the PT gym for her work out on the mat. That was the first time she had gone to their department. She was exhausted by the time she got back to the room. She had several visitors tonight....one from Canada who had met Holli 2 years ago at Burning Man. She was the one that organized the Canada benefit for Holli . I am touched by all the lovely friends that know and love Holli. She has finally gone to sleep so I will do the same.
Diane
 
There haven't been any updates for a while so I thought I would post a link to a page, kinda an index, that links to a few more pages about supporting Hollis.
http://www.friendsofhollis.com/

I also want to remind anyone looking in from the East coast that tomorrow May 1st looks like a big to-do is happening.
New York benefit on May1st:
May Day Masquerade!!!
A Benefit for Hollis Hawthorne & Pre-Shpongle Extravaganza..


Friday May 1st in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Featuring Live Performances By:
Disco Monkeys &
Your Boyfriend's Band Sucks!

Psytrance, Dub, Electro, Tech House & Drum n' Bass DJs:

Liquid Kids (DJ Zola Vs. Drift Dodgers) http://www.myspace.com/driftdodgers
DJ HiFONIX (NYCRAVERS) http://www.myspace.com/djhifonix
Higher Nebulae http://www.jambase.com/Artists/61054/Higher-Nebulae
DJ Stress (2Tuff, Alteration)
Todd Fatjo (Jack Productions, Dealin' Records) http://www.myspace.com/JackProductions
Morgan Stoner (Funky Communication, Team Ewok)
DJ Atom C (NYCRAVERS) http://www.djatomc.com
Reverend Dr. Shamus (PsySystem/Kostume Kult)

Live Art Performances, Canvas & Bodypainting provided by ART BATTLES! (ArtBattles.com)

OPEN BAR, ALL BEER & LIQUOR 11 - 12!

Bodypainted Dancers, Poi Spinners, Giveaways and much more!

We have a great 1000-person capacity space with a balcony, separate bar with seating and VIP room!


The party also has a greater meaning, it is a benefit for Hollis Hawthorne. Hollis is an incredible, innovative artist, dancer and Burning Man worker who was hit by a bus on February 28th while riding a motorbike in India. She has been in a coma ever since, and her friends and the Burning Man community have raised over $100,000 to transport her back to the states and for medical expenses.

She seems to be improving slowly and is opening her eyes, responding to stimuli, making verbal noises and moving fingers and toes on command. She is currently at St. Luke's hospital in San Francisco and the goal is to raise $200,000 for her complete rehabilitation and care. All proceeds from the event will go toward this fund.

The story has completely captivated us as we've learned of the beauty of this person and about the incredible response from her friends and the entire tribe. It is a moving testament to this great woman and the huge, powerful family that she is a part of.

http://theliquidkids.wordpress.com/...und-warehouse-partyburner-benefit-for-hollis/
Posted by Agent Chaos at 12:53 PM 0 comments
 
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A small update from Holli's family page at http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
9 Weeks
Today marks 9 weeks since Holli's accident. So much has happened during this journey but we still have a long road ahead of us. Sunday and Monday were not good days for Holli. She was very restless and agitated and very hard to get her settled down. Today was so much better, she has been very restful. She tolerated being up in the chair for 2 hours and then working with physical therapy. Tonight she had another scalp acupuncture session with Dr. Zhu. If you are interested in reading about him the web site is www.scalpacupunture.org. This was the second time he has stood Holli up beside her bed using leg braces and a support belt around her waist. She stood with help for about 10 minutes tonight. It was great to see. I have been fighting a sinus infection for the past several days. Holli's good friend Eliza came today and brought me vitamins and other healthy products to fight colds and last night another friend, Frannie, went out and bought chicken noodle soup from the deli for me. It is so nice that Holli's friends want to take care of me too. Thanks guys!
Posted by paigereno at 9:27 PM 0 comments
 
Awesome! :thumbup

A new total from http://friendsofhollis.blogspot.com/

Sunday, May 3, 2009
You thought I forgot:
I promised the new total a week ago.
Well, ARE YOU CURIOUS?
drumroll.......
....................
................

Friends of Hollis has brought in:
$109,243
Help Holli Get Home has brought in:
$30,306

That makes the total money raised:
$139,549
just $60,000 shy of our $200,000 goal.
That's pretty darn good it you ask me.
 
awesome the power of the internet
 
Two updates, come on Hollis, go! Diane. Strength to you both.

From http://friendsofhollis.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Momentum Magazine blurb reguarding Hollis:
Momentum Magazine is a very fabulous publication and has done a follow up story on Hollis' situation.
Here is the Link:
http://www.momentumplanet.com/love-new-black

And from http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Holli
I am sorry I haven't posted anything lately. Holli for the past week was started on a different medication to try to help her hopefully wake up. We noticed that she was getting very sensitive to touch or sound and kept drawing up in a fetal position and drooling. After it was decided it was the medication the doctor backed off of it yesterday and today stopped it all together. She is much better today...able to straighten her out and not as "jumpy" to every little stimulus. It is disheartening to have her go backwards this past week but hopefully now she can continue to go forward in her progress. I had a meeting with the doctor, staff and therapist on Tuesday. They would not give me much encouragement. I guess you could say I had a "melt down". Even though I know what the future might bring, I will not give up hope until Holli finally wakes up and we know for sure. I continue to ask for your thoughts and prayers for Holli and for myself for strength and guidance. It is so hard being away from home, family and friends.
Diane
Posted by paigereno at 7:56 PM 0 comments
 
From http://friendsofhollis.blogspot.com/

Saturday, May 9, 2009
News on the Austin Fundraiser:
From Face of DPW:

Austin has postponed Hollis' Fundraiser until after Burning Flipside.
But we can still make her some dough.
It's online raffle time!
The prize: 1 ticket to Flipside
Raffle tickets are $5 a piece.
No one person can spend more than $80 on raffle tickets.
Please honor this.
I will be collecting money through my paypal account.
FacetiousTexan@gmail.com
I will close the raffle next Saturday night at midnight.
Anne Bonny and I will doll out each raffle ticket according to how much money you spend (paypal will notify me each time someone adds money) and put it in a bucket.
We just love buckets.
The next day during DaFT at the Flipside Warehouse we will draw the name for the ticket.
I will announce online who the winner is.
100% of the money for this raffle is going to Hollis Hawthorne.
http://friendsofhollis.blogspot.com
Please repost everywhere.
I want to make Hollis as much money as possible, and there's only a week to pull this off.
Thanks guys, and good luck!
Love,
Face
Posted by Agent Chaos at 9:16 PM 1 comments
 
You all are awesome!!!
Please Hollis recover so you may thank your friends.
 
Thanks HH.

I'm sorry I didn't post this moving entry from earlier
It's from Diane, Hollis' mum, happy mothers day Diane!
http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is tomorrow and as I look at my youngest daughter, Holli lying here I know I have been truly blessed. I know that I came really close to loosing her. She could not have come this far without Every one's love, prayers and help. I will never be able to thank everyone for all they have done for us. To be a mother is truly a blessing. I have two great daughters, so very different but both so loving and kind hearted. I cherish every memory that we have had together and look forward to the loving memories that we will make in the future. I also am blessed to have such a wonder Mom. She has always been there for me and has taught me that family is so precious and should always come first. She has also given me spiritual guidance in my valleys of my life as well as the mountain tops of happiness. I thank God for both of my parents as well as all my relatives who have always been there for me.
Holli seems to be better today. Much calmer and quietly lies and listens to her music on her Ipod with her beautiful brown eyes wide open. I think the medication if slowly getting out of her system that she could not tolerate and she has not been requiring as much pain medication for discomfort. The best Mother's Day gift for me would be for Holli to wake up but I know that it probably will not happen tomorrow. I will keep the faith that it will be soon. I hope all you moms have a wonderful day tomorrow. Happy Mother's Day
Diane
Posted by paigereno at 2:39 PM 2 comments
 
From http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/


Sunday, May 17, 2009
Holli
Holli has seemed more peaceful and relaxed this week. She is not doing the frequent moaning cycles very much anymore. I hope this is a positive sign. She lies in her bed or up in the chair during the day very quietly and listens to music on her Ipod with her earphones. We have not had to give her pain medication but very little this past week which I am glad about. The doctor has taken her off the Ritalin since it has not given us the results we had hoped of waking her up. He is talking about trying a different medication soon. I wish there was more progress to report, but this is such a slow journey. Please keep up the prayers for her.
Diane
Posted by paigereno at 1:20 AM 0 comments
 
Hey, I just stumbled across this thread...

I don't want to go through the whole thing to find out what's up.

What are the current stats on Hollis? don't know her, but was really touched by what I read at the beginning of the thread.
 
Thanks WINGS
I have been posting most news that I can get to since Hollis's accident.
If you look to the last pages of this thread then you will see the latest.
Benefits for Hollis and her family are still in the works, it's slowed down a bit but an incredible amount of support has been flooding in.
Hollis is back in the states, she is still in a coma but it seems as if she is somewhat stable.
There have been some improvements reported here and there, small things but they are good signs. The way that those closest to her have told us of the improvements have very often been very moving for me. She has peered through her fog and touched those around her in very human ways. I think she is in a dream, we are just waiting for her to wake up a bit. Think good stuff, go Hollis!
 
From http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Update
Holli has had a quieter week this past week. She has seemed more calm for the most part. She still has her restless days but not as much. The newest progress is with her swallowing. At the end of last week she was swallowing more in speech therapy. When the therapist put a lemon glycerin swab in her mouth she started sucking on it which she had not done before. Then the therapist put a lemon wedge to her mouth and she sucked on it. Today the therapist put a few drops of lemon juice in a spoon and Holli was able to swallow it without any problems....small steps...small steps. I am always so thrilled with these "baby steps". I am still waiting to hear about her acceptance with medi cal insurance. They did not send all the paper work to the board and had to resubmit it again. I pray that it will be approved to help pay her medical bills. Hope everyone had a good and safe Memorial Day weekend. Ours was very quite. Looking forward to my parents and sister coming out in June for a visit.
Diane
Posted by paigereno at 1:52 PM 0 comments
 
I wonder if this is the same girl on one of our flights a couple of months ago. I heard she was in a motorcycle accident from what the flight attendant told me. I helped the paramedics take her off the airplane. I hope she gets better soon.
 
From http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Holli
Progress is so slow. Holli is doing well with her swallowing. She takes several sips of grape juice or tea from a spoon. The therapist tells me that probably next week we will try some pudding or yogurt and see how she handles it. Otherwise, Holli is much calmer and spends her daytime with her headset on listening to her music. She seems very content during these times. They get her up in the chair daily but she still can not hold her neck up straight so we have to use a strap across her forehead to keep her head upright. I will be glad when her neck muscles are strong enough to do this. I want to say thank you to everyone for your phone calls, cards and emails. It means alot to me to hear from you and to know that Holli and I are still in your thoughts and prayers. I get homesick and lonely for my family and Nashville friends. I am so glad that my parents and sister, Deree will be here in a week. I am looking forward to spending time with them and showing my sister some of San Francisco.
Posted by paigereno at 9:09 AM 0 comments
 
From http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Holli
Holli has been doing well with her liquids by spoon. She had apple juice which she seems to really like. I have noticed that when she smacks her lips together like she is chewing that she wants some liquids. I am sure that her mouth gets so dry. She has seemed more restless the last several days being more vocal and moaning more....is this a sign of her trying to wake up alittle more? It is so hard to tell if it is that or that she is just more uncomfortable and letting me know about it. I have to be her advocate and to communicate her needs which is not a easy task somedays. I hate to think she is uncomfortable and in pain. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts, prayers and words of encouragement.
Diane
Posted by paigereno at 10:37 AM 0 comments
 
From http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Update
Holli has taken apple sauce as well as liquids by spoon this week. Also in the past three days Holli has been very vocal...saying more sounds, one with the M sound and then at times it sounds like she is saying "help". I feel she is trying to communicate and is very frustrated in doing so, she is constantly and loudly repeating herself. I know this is a step of progress but it is also hard to hear her so frustrated. We now have to keep the door closed when she really gets loud so not to disturb everyone else. My family will be here today. I am looking forward to spending time with them. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.
Posted by paigereno at 10:50 AM 0 comments
 
Is it time to start rallying visitors? I imagine her mother must be stressed to the max.


Thanks for the postings dOGHAIR
 
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