3-??-2007

Aliyah is doing well. She is going for longer walks in the hospital every day. Yes, she is still here at St. Vincent's.

Aliyah was almost out the door Tuesday afternoon, but the new heart decided to race a few times and they decided they should watch her a couple or a few more days. Her magnesium was low and could cause things like that, but it could be other things too. So... we will wait a little longer to go home. She had her second biopsy done this afternoon and we should get results in the morning. Perhaps Aliyah will even get to go home tomorrow, but it could be next week. They want to figure out why her heart is racing sometimes before sending her home. They even said it could be an electrical connection to the new heart that they might have to go back in an cauterize. We hope and pray that is not the problem. The bottom line is that it is not a matter of if the new heart will face some rejection issues, but but when, and they will be adjusting her medications over the coming years to make sure things are working well for a long time.

Anyway, Aliyah also got to take her first shower in about 2 years today, so good things are still definitely happening.