Kaitlin loves Elizabeth more than anything in this world, I think, and this picture speaks a thousand words. If you were here, you'd see that Kate has let Elizabeth have first-turn at the video game they are playing and is even holding her glass of colonoscopy-prep solution so that her hands are free to play. You would also hear Kate encouraging Liz to drink the stuff in her own, Kate-like way... "Just do it! How hard is it to drink something?! You just crashed the car, so now your punishment is to drink!" Tough love, I guess, but L-O-V-E for sure!
Plans have changed a bit. We saw the Long Beach GI doctor today and based on her increased pain, blood, etc, he took the emergency time-slot in the OR procedure room tomorrow and will do a clolonsocopy, endoscopy and biopsies. Liz just went through this in July, but she's doing it again. She amazes me with her will power and strength. In July she swore she would never allow us to put her through a scope again and here she is willingly doing the prep and facing tomorrow because she knows it must be done. "I'll just do it" she said tonight.
Her stool sample from yesterday came back as negative for CDiff. SO odd, but not crazy as there is room for error and false negatives do sometimes occur. She had another sample left at the lab today so we'll see what that shows when we get results from those labs tomorrow. Either it was false today, she miraculously is cured from the CDiff but has another issue causing the bleeding and pain, or a combination of both. The colonsocopy will help to determine that and also give us a picture of how her colon is looking. The Endoscopy is being done to check her Fundoplication and Para-esophageal hernia. We know she faces yet another surgery for those things, so as long as she is under sedation the docs will look at those.
She had a horrible time after the last colonoscopy with pain and bleeding, so I am asking for prayer for tomorrow. Also keep her in mind tonight as she goes through the very uncomfortable preparation.
A wonderful sign and balloons from the girls' Small Group at church. What loving kids to take the time to do this for Liz and Kate and what a reminder to my girls of how loved they are!
This came at the perfect time today as Liz was sad all morning and afternoon. She had a "best friend" at school last year and that girl moved to another local school for this school year. Liz called her today and the girl was very short with her and declined an invitation to come over next week. Liz was so excited to ask her over "when I am better soon", she said. The short phone call broke her heart. When she hung up with the "friend" (blah!) Liz said " I think she doesn't want me anymore."
I wanted to tell her that sometimes in life you learn who your real friends are, but I restrained. The "friend" is only 10 years old and Liz had a summer of having to cancel plans and not do fun things with her, so the kid probably has just moved on. Sad.
Anyway, the poster and cards and balloons came at a perfect time and cheered her. Thank you Miss Tammie and friends! We know who we're inviting to our "Everybody Needs A Pooper, That's Why We Invited You" party!
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