Friday

First an update on Selah. Her kidney function is perfect, still has fevers, and high blood pressure. Please pray that the fevers go away. We can't go any further right now until that is cleared up. There is such a question about where the fevers are coming from. I know we wouldn't be comfortable with her having surgery for the trach and feeding tube with her having them.

Today she seemed to respond to Jon. He made some of the sweet little noises that she used to make and she turned her head to him as he moved around the bed. It also looked like she moved her shoulders when he would say to her "come to daddy Selah". I'm sure the doctors wouldn't think it was purposeful movement but it looked like it. We try not to get our hopes up too much as there is so much other things she is not doing but we can't help but hope that her little personality will come back to us!!!

Since she was stable today, we went and got Jon's new glasses. He lost them in the accident. This time he had to get bi-focals and is trying to adjust. It was so odd to be at a mall. I think I was in shock, everyone was so loud and the colors were bright! There just was so much going on, it was overwhelming! I did finally get my hair cut. It needed it before we left Florida but I never had time to do it and thought I could just do it up here. Well.....one day since everything happened, I used the dull scissors from RMH to cut my bangs...I couldn't stand them in my eyes anymore, so today I finally got it fixed. Feeling alot better now lol

We came back and ate supper with the kids, thanks RMH! It was a great Taco meal. Now I'm back with Selah, Jon is doing eye drops and getting the little ones ready for bed. Every time I walk in here I have a fantasy playing in my mind that the nurse will run out and say "hurry up she is waking up" please pray for her to wake up . Jon & I were talking about that today and how somehow we still have hope for her. Please pray that she will wake up completely and we will have our funny little girl back with us.

You see, to many in this old world, she was just a cast away, not of any significance BUT to us she was a hidden jewel, hidden away in a mental institution. She was a "pearl of great price" Selah & Sarah both...worth all the tiny (in comparison) inconveniences and cost to go and rescue them. They are princesses to us. We actually thought of giving her the middle name Jewel but chose JoHannah to honor Jon's mom (Joann) She is still our little jewel. I share this so you will know how priceless she is to us and how we care for her.