Sunday, April 25, 2010

Looking Better

Things settled down quite a bit for Carly near the end of last week and over this weekend. We were definitely worried that she was on her way toward a shunt revision, but her symptoms have improved and she is much more comfortable now.  On Thursday she smiled at least six times, which is more than we have seen in a single day in a really long time and she is looking like she feels better.  Her blood cell counts will be checked tomorrow to see how her pancytopenia is progressing, and we will continue to keep a close eye on her to make sure her shunt continues to work. I am sure all of the love and prayers that are coming her way are helping her though this.

Love, Brad

16 comments:

Susan said...

Yeah! Smiles, everyone, smiles!

bob said...

good news. thanks brad!

Becca Wright said...

Yay! Smiles from carly are a great thing. Glad to hear the positive news and hope this plus the sunny weather made for a nice weekend for all of you.

xoxo

sheila said...

that brought a smile to my face. thanks for sharing this good news.
always sending you guys love,
sheila

Jen L. said...

Hooray for some Carly smiles!

T-Rex said...

Go Carly! Keep those smiles coming! :)

Marybeth said...

So glad to hear that Carly is feeling better! Smiles all around! Lots of love, MB

Unknown said...

Hooray to the smiles :-)
Wishing the best for all 3 of you.
Kiran+Srinka+Jack

Tooley said...

Smiles are great! So, glad to hear the good news. Sending you guys lots of love and positive energy!

Tooley

Anonymous said...

We're smiling right back at her.
Love,
Greg and Gail

JerseyGirl said...

Knowing Carly smiled 6x in one day makes me smile. Hoping for many, many more and frequent smiles for you guys and sending so much love and strength Carly's way. So much I know she'll share some with her amazing parents. ((HUGS))

Anonymous said...

Amazing(c)Grace...that would make a good song. D

savannah said...

yay! so glad to hear carly is feeling like smiling and the shunt revision might be avoided...

Heather and Seth said...

So happy to hear that she's more comfortable and that those adorable little smiles are back. Lots of love and hugs.

stephanie said...

There's nothing more magical than a baby's smile. I hope she has more and more of them every day. Keep up the good work!

Lani said...

I love hearing about carly smiling! thinking of you all as you do the brain tumor walk this weekend. we are there in spirit! xo