Wednesday’s trip to the Metropolitan Market near Seattle Children’s Hospital was a monumental treat for 16-year-old Jessie Follett.

Normally, grocery-shopping is no big deal for an active teen. But less than two months ago, Follett was fighting for her life, after the car she was driving crossed a center line on Sahalee Way and struck a school bus.

The Redmond High School sophomore was critically injured in the March 24 accident and spent two weeks in a coma at Harborview Medical Center. She’s now making remarkable progress in a rehabilitation program at Children’s.

In recent days, Follett has been walking almost on her own, with just a “contact guard assist — a light touch from a therapist, for balance and stability,” according to family friend and spokesperson Ronda Thomas.

On her outing today, Follett’s main mission was finding ingredients for smoothies.

“She didn’t want the outing to end and enjoyed being out in the real world again — and of course, it was great to see her out and about with her gorgeous smile lighting up the streets of Seattle,” said Thomas.

Reportedly, Follett’s speech and memory therapies are going well.

“Her short term memory, though still a challenge, is getting stronger and she is much more able to differentiate days and associate days with specific events which is a huge step,” Thomas noted.

The teen is also doing school work such as writing, math problems and translating Spanish.

It’s possible that Follett may go home in a couple of weeks.

Thomas said Follett is “itching” to get back to dancing, cheerleading and coaching younger athletes as she’s been used to doing at RHS and at Galaxy Cheer.

But beyond that, said Thomas, “I also know that just doing the ‘normal’ things that her friends get to do is something she is anticipating and looking forward to.”

That includes going to movies, shopping and eating lunch or snacks at the local hang-outs.

“She has told me more than once that she can’t wait to get home to see her dog and to sleep in her own bed, as well,” said Thomas. “The comforts of home are calling and she is looking forward to the familiar surroundings of her own pictures and posters on the wall, her own sheets, comforters, etc. … things we take for granted, but that she is inspiring us all to realize that we should give daily thanks and blessings for.”