No Place Like Home

A peaceful moment before going home

Will be so nice to have no more monitors and IV's attached to her!

A huge blessing today...we got to take Gianna back home!  After spending the night with her at the hospital, we got the news early this morning that she was well enough to be discharged.  We can already tell the shunt surgery was absolutely the right decision for Gianna.  Although her poor head looks like it's really been through it, overall she's doing well. The main difference we have noticed so far is the improvement in her eyes.  She's more alert, opens her eyes wider and they move together in sync much better than before.  It seems that the shunt is really going to help her experience and enjoy the world around her.  We're so grateful for the care she received and happy for her to have the chance to feel better.

During the past 24 hours at the KY Children's Hospital I met a few other parents of children there.  A father of a one month old girl from Salyersville having open heart surgery, the mother of a sleepy 4 year old boy with Spiderman PJs on - I don't know why he was in the hospital, but she said they had already been there a week.  My heart goes out to all the parents of these little ones who are there for the long haul.  I felt an instant bond with them, like we'd all been inducted into a club that we had no intention of joining.  At my kitchen table tonight typing this, I'm thinking of them still being there and  wish so much they were experiencing the happiness that we are tonight - the feeling of our baby being well enough to go HOME.