This site is dedicated to Tori and everyone who loves her. It should allow all of us to share our feelings for her and our stories about her. We will also enter all updates on Tori's condition and progress to this site. Please feel free to direct others to this site for information on Tori. We thank all of you greatly for your love, prayers, thoughts and support. -- The Schmanski Family

tori nicole and caitlyn

tori nicole and caitlyn

ToriKara-Santa Clara

ToriKara-Santa Clara

Tori and I in Santa Clara for dance!

travis, haha heck yes

travis, haha heck yes

this was at NYCDA in salt lake. this is when we got a picture with travis, it didnt really turn out at all but we all still like it. haha. tori and kourtney before they took this were trying to decide if they wanted to go and ask him cause were all to scared to talk to him. then they finally did and me and mckenzie ran up and got in the picture. i think it kinda bugged them a little but hey it was worth it haha

last year at school

last year at school

this was a picture of us at lunch when tori was in 8th grade

company showcase 2004

company showcase 2004

Tori's Hood

Tori's Hood

Tori never took off her hood!

Wednesday, July 13th - Day 24 (mid-day update)

Hello everyone!!

Tori has compelled me to post a mid-day update today!! She FINALLY slept very relaxed in a nice and cool environment last night and it is paying off now. I just spent about four hours with her and she was totally aware and awake!! She is making up for the past few days by smiling so, so much today!! I am sooooo tempted to take a picture of that beautiful face and smile of hers for all of you to see!! Maria isn't very keen on that idea quite yet but perhaps if we wash Tori's hair and 'doll' her up a bit it might be ok ;-) We shall see.

Isn't it amazing that if you drop the temperature in the room from the low 80's to about 72 degrees that Tori's temperature follows?!?! Go figure... Tori went from 39 degrees Celsius to a cool 36.1 presently and she is very relaxed and comfortable and it shows greatly in her behavior and demeanor!! She has also been off the respirator for over four hours and her breathing rate has been between 15-20 and her O2 Blood Level is between 95-98%. She is doing absolutely great today!!

Two more positive notes. She hasn't really given us a hand grip on command but today it appears to me that she might be giving a slight 'fish hook' grip with the ends of her fingers on top of my finger or hand. I will continue to experiment with this throughout the day. I've also been playing a little 'hide and seek' with her to see how well she can locate me via my voice. She is pretty good at it!! It is exciting to see her eyes scan and focus around the room while trying to locate me. I am also typically rewarded with a smile when she finally locks onto to me so I'll play this game alot!! :-)

I'll post more later tonight!!

Thank you all!!

-Tim

dance year end banquet

dance year end banquet

Poster picture n#24

Poster picture n#24

Alright, this is the last one from the poster I believe. Now, each and everyone of these pictures need a real title and a description for those of us who were not lucky enough to be present when the picture was taken.

Please provide us with the information in a comment and we will update the title and description accordingly. Thanks in advance,
-Guytou

On the plane coming home from Santa Clara

On the plane coming home from Santa Clara