Bunny Visitor and Big Night Out

Elizabeth is steadily recovering at home. She was sprung from CHLA on St. Patrick's Day (hope you wore your green), after spending only 9 days inpatient... that's a full 5 days earlier than we were told she would need to be there. Talk about luck o' the Irish!!

Right now, Princess Elizabeth is on her way to go see Disney's Princesses on Ice, accompanied by Daddy. She is most excited to have gotten out of the hospital in time to make their only local appearance, and is quite dressed up for the occassion... however, I wouldn't have chosen to pair tan suede knee high mocassin boots with a formal black and pink dress, but who am I to stand in the way of a princess's fashion sense? Elizabeth claims to be "stylish", and tonight was no exception... she even wore her pink glittery head bandana. Daddy is proud to have her on his arm, even with her questionable wardrobe choices.

Yesterday, Saturday, Mike found a visitor in our backyard hiding in the wood pile. He was mowing the back yard when he saw her, and came to get us. We thought he was seeing things (or stray kittens) when he claimed there was a "white hare" in the back yard. Sure enough, there was the sweetest little white bunny, with dark fur around her eyes and spotting her ears. She has been eagerly greeted by the children of the family (and Mom, too), although Dad and the cats aren't too sure about her--yet... Not something we would have picked out at the pet store, or actively sought out, but she is sweet and welcome nonetheless, and Elizabeth couldn't be more excited about her. Mom has been having allergy attacks all day, but we're hoping it's just the grass and not the bunny...

Elizabeth continues to have diarrhea, though, and we are worried about that. Hopefully tomorrow we can have her blood work done at CHLA to find out if she still needs healing time and more TPN (liquid nutrition that is administered intravenously through her hickman catheter... totally painless) at home. Keep Michael (Dad) in your prayers please, also. He had two borderline positive TB tests over the last two weeks when he was tested for volunteering at the hospital. Adding TB to our plate right now is just not acceptable!!

As Dad had mentioned before, I had gone to Maine with my mom to visit my grandma for the last five days of February, for which I am so grateful to have been able to do. On March 11, she passed peacefully in her sleep. She had battled lung cancer for almost two years. Cancer sucks.