Jeez, Andy, that's the best news I've heard in a while. I just lit up another stick for her. There is always hope, and this is the evidence.
I remember that, about a year ago, I started a pretty similar thread about my friend Yuki. He was ejected from a car on the interstate and had a serious brain injury. After a bunch of bore holes for pressure, numerous brain surgeries, and a period of coma, he came out of it. The process is painfully slow, but the human body's ability to regenerate is truly remarkable. A year later, and after moving back to Japan to be with his family and do rehab (and because he forgot English for a while), he's back at a rehab facility in New York, and preparing to come back to college next year.
This place is amazing in its good vibes and healing strength. And while the process can be slow and frustrating, it can and does work. Just hang in there and keep us informed.
Love from Iowa,
Chris