Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

I feel so grateful to all of you. Life is made easier by the support and love that we have gotten from everyone. Case in point, my amazing cousin Rachel. Rachel spent all day Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the hospital with us. She drew picture after picture, made the babies talk, doing hair, making  jewelry and painting nails. She brought just the right combination of support, love and happiness to make the ordeal that much easier. Thank you Auntie Rachel, you are one of the most amazing women I have ever met!

The all-talented Dr. Rachel

Tessa sporting Auntie Rachel's handiwork

Life is moment to moment now. We can't really make plans beyond a couple hours ahead, and even then they often change as the situation changes. On Tuesday morning we were discussing possibly going home, by early afternoon we were sure we'd be spending another night in the hospital and transporting Tessa by ambulance to Stanford the next day. By late afternoon Tessa was feeling so good we took her for a ride in the stroller outside to Santa Rosa Park. She was so happy to be out of the hospital that she walked a little, went on the swings and down the slide over and over!

After this experience we rushed back to the hospital and decided to take her home. We checked out and got out of there. That night was rough, but not horrible. Today was spent dealing with insurance, tracking down prescriptions and managing her pain.

The blood transfusion has brought back color to her cheeks so she no longer looks like a cast-member of the Twilight Saga. She is happy to be at home, and so far we've managed to keep her relatively comfortable. 

The "plan" is to head up to Stanford on Sunday for some more tests, etc. We are looking forward to seeing the Bay Area branch of the family, and Tessa can't wait to see her cousins (so stay healthy girls!). Thank you all for your kindness, we'll keep you posted.

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