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Posted 2020-01-14T20:33:40Z

Home Again

Since our last update Kira’s sedation was lifted, we spent two days in a regular pediatric care room and we made our way back home on Sunday. Kira goes back and forth between expressing her silly natural self and being very quiet and uncomfortable. At home there is a lot of comforting, repositioning pillows and encouraging her movement. In one moment of great will she got herself off the couch and called for me while standing between the couch and coffee table. She isn’t steady on her feet yet so I steadied her and helped her get comfortable again. [...]

Posted 2020-01-10T02:44:12Z

Recovery Day 1

Kira is currently resting well, with 15 hours and 16 minutes remaining of sedated sleep on her tummy. After a hard night, she seems to have settled into the right balance of medications to keep her comfortable. Last night she went back and forth between sounding like a croaking frog, moaning and delirious tears, and while we were exhausted from beginning our day at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, our hearts were not too tired to desire to comfort our sweet girl. We joked today that our prayers last night sounded like “Hi Lord, You’re there. I’m here. That’s all I got,” or “God, please listen to everybody else praying right now because I need you but I’m too tired to have words.”[...]

Posted 2020-01-07T03:34:00Z

Surgery Week

This is the week we would especially appreciate your prayers on our behalf, especially for Kira. Tomorrow we will meet with the doctors at Mayo Clinic to get the run-down for Kira’s surgery. Early Wednesday, January 8, we will check in to start a long day for Kira’s spinal release surgery.[...]