Love Will Get You Home

I was really hoping that I would be writing about the great day Carly had, but unfortunately she had a tough one. She has been very unhappy most of the day and is still uninterested in nursing. The PH levels in her stomach were much more acidic than expected considering she has been on protonics or prevacid (medications that reduce the creation of stomach acids) for the last two weeks. This could definitely cause some pain so she is getting an antacid and we will see if that can at least give her some relief. It is still very unclear what else could be bothering her, but it must be something pretty intense judging from the volume of her crying. It seems like Carly takes two steps forward and then one back (and occasionally two back.) This is frustrating at times, but any progress is one step closer to home.

You can usually judge how well Carly is doing when she is in the hospital by how far away Christa and I are comfortable going. Over the last two weeks we have only walked around the block once, otherwise we haven’t ventured farther than crossing the street to eat lunch. Our usual lunch spot does have an amazing view though and gazing out over the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco always helps us re-energize for another day We told Carly tonight that the time has come to turn the corner and we will double our efforts in sending her the healing strength that she needs. We know that we can count on Team Carly to do the same.

Love, Brad