Valorie went for her appointment and was there on time on July 1st, 2009. The first thing we found out was that she had grown 1 whole inch from her appointment from 3 months ago. YEAH that was really cool.!!! The reason that her growing is such a cool thing, is that she has been having a very slow growth rate since birth. She is the size of a 4 year old and she is nearly 9 years old. We have a plan to have her sleep a lot these next months and give her many high calorie foods these upcoming months so that when she goes in another 2 months she will have made more progress.
The next thing we had done,was we made several gift sets of Videos and CDS for families and children of Children Mercy Hospital and the Ronald McDonald Houses of Kansas City.
During our visit with Dr. Black and his team it was really cool, as although Valorie may have a little cough at this point, she is making tremendous progress with her life overall. She has a slight 'crackle' in her lower left lung- but the doctors had to 'really listen' in order to hear that.
We had asked about giving a few gift sets of Cherub Wing videos and Music CD's to the kids of CMH (I had asked Janet- the Social worker-) and she told me that during the time of our visit there were actually 4 sets of families who had kids being admitted on that very day. I felt so bad, as I know how that feel is.
Giving love to those who are experiencing difficulty in their children's health is something we feel good about doing, as we know that although Valorie may be doing well right now, there could come a time that she is admitted to the hospital again.
Do keep her in your prayers though. Keep Tim and I in your prayers too as her caretakers- as it is a continual job-. Thanks and God Bless you all. Good night, we will be in touch.
.JPG)