From up to down

Last night was a weird night. At first Liza felt really great. She even spaced out her meds with a few hours in between where she felt pretty good. However, the distance caught up with her and the pain soared back up to near the top of the scale. She also felt good enough to have another shower last night - this time with no assistance, we changed her dressing again, and she moved around a bit more. All good signs of progress and improvement. But these good signs also contributed to the valley she found herself in early this morning. So...today, we are minimizing activity and keeping up with the meds. She just fought off a bout of terrible nausea and is currently patting Izzy's back for nap - "pat pat," is what Izzy asked for. Liza obliged. Other than that we're doing relatively well. Andrew has been wanting to ride his bike non-stop, which is a skill he mastered with training wheels while we were at the hospital last week. His preschool teacher also paid us a visit this morning to meet Liza and see Andrew's room - he was very excited. He'll go back for his second day tomorrow.

So please continue to pray for Liza's pain and nausea (she has a history of stomach ulcers and sensitivity, which make consistent narcotics a "tough pill to swallow"). Thanks again for all of your thoughts, prayers, and comments. She is so encouraged by your constant presence on her behalf.