One Year Ago Today: 02/02-03/2013 - Saturday & Sunday

(02/02-03/2013, Saturday & Sunday)

Evie's highlight of the day Saturday (and most Saturday's post-PICU) is that her sisters were able to visit.  She decided to surprise them by planning what she called a scavenger hunt for them, and her little brother.  She had a few toys that she wanted to give to them, so she hid them in her hospital room, and they had to find them.

Sunday we followed our typical hospital Sunday routine, which was to listen to church music, watch a few short videos, and read scriptures in between the non-stop flow of doctors, nurses, and other personnel (nurse-assistants, nutrionists, physical therapists, etc.) It is hard to make Sunday feel like the Sabbath at a hospital, but we tried.

The highlight from a medical standpoint for the day was the Superbowl, or more accurately, the food that Evie ate for dinner. I know, that sounds odd.  It was a highlight because the day before Evie's mom had thoughtfully dropped off numerous homemade goodies the day before to effectively cater an in-room party for the big game and momentarily, Evie was excited to eat!

Here is a bit of dialogue from a chat conversion between Evie's mom and I during half-time:
Mom: Would the two of you like to Skype?
Dad: [Evie is] Sleeping.
Mom: Asleep for the night? Did she watch any of the game?
Dad: Maybe the first 5 minutes. She had about a dozen Doritos, quite a few vegetables, a couple crackers and cheeseball, then passed out clutching her little cup full of M&Ms. I don't know if she'll stay asleep or not...

She did.

DISCLAIMER: Posts Labeled "One Year Ago Today" are a record of what transpired when Evie first became ill.  The slightly edited text comes from emails which we sent to family to let them know what was happening, and to keep them updated.  These posts are usually long, but if you want to truly understand what life was like for us, and what led to this point, it makes for great "light" reading.