6-9-2006

Aliyah is walking around in the hospital unit several times every day and eating a little food. We are getting her Smoothies from Smoothie King to supplement her calorie and protein intake. That is good because she did lose her feeding tube again Monday night, for the fourth time. She says it got caught on something in the night ;-) . The doctor says as long as her intake of nutrition is sufficient, then they do not have to put the crazy straw back down her nose and throat. So far so good on that note.

They are tentatively planning on Aliyah leaving the hospital this coming Wednesday, or perhaps a day or two later. They need to see her get a little bit stronger, keep eating, and get her heart meds balanced out correctly.

The reality of the path she must walk has just really sunk in during the past few days. So, Aliyah is understandably a little sad at times, but overall doing okay. As Dana said to me, we have all been processing this for 3 and half weeks, for Aliyah it is still pretty new.

I hope you all are having a nice weekend.