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Friday Morning, July 18th:

Yea, Yea, I know, I said I was taking a couple days off from writing.  But this morning was SOOO exciting I just had to slip a short one in for you. 

Chloe had a Doctor’s appointment at 11 am today.  Dana and I met Lee, Colin and Chloe at the office.  First up were vitals.  Good temp, good BP, let’s check the weight.  On the scale Chloe tipped it at 46.5 pounds!  This is a high for her.  49 ½ inches tall.  This was great news for us. 

Then Dr. Olsen visited with us and said things were looking good and that we would probably just schedule for three months out for the next visit and MRI.  Great news.  We had some questions and all the answers were encouraging.  We can keep her feeds at 65 ml because she is eating by herself more now.  We can wean her off of the pain meds, bringing them down to one dose a day vs. two.  Then Dr. O. said let’s pull the PIC line.  That scared Chloe a little but she consented. 

Next it was Chloe’s turn to quiz the doctor.  “If my immune system is doing well…. Can I hold my dragon?”  The answer, “of course.”  Chloe about hit the ceiling with a giant yippee! 

The IV line was to be pulled so the nurse came in to do the procedure.  She used tape dissolver but the tape still pulls a bit.  Chloe was wincing, but when the nurse said “it’s a good thing you don’t have hairy arms,” Chloe piped up, “That’s because the last IV nurse pulled them all off!”  We about peed ourselves. 

Dr. Swamp Fox and Dr. Judy were also there today so we had some good visits with them.  Chloe told S.F. nana nana boo boo, I don’t have to keep my PIC line a month.  She also made a date with Dr. Judy to go horseback riding.  Judy is scared to death of horses but consented to go with her. 

After the visit we hit the food fair the hospital was putting on.  It seemed like every care giver we have had was there to greet Chloe.  Even our favorite cleaning lady was there with her husband and granddaughter, Shirley.  Chloe, Colin and Lee all had snow cones the size of houses.  Then we all had a free lunch on the hospital.  It’s about time something came free from there….. 

I’m sure Dave will have a great blog for the afternoon as well.  These are some great days for Chloe.  We know there is a long road out there but we are loving the successes of late, I’m sure afforded us by all your prayers and Chloe’s strengths. 

Blessings,

Ron