Thursday, 09 Dec 2004:
Just seven days ago wee Ella underwent her follow-on surgical procedure. Once GG was sedated, her doctors visually inspected the portion of her airway which they had repaired on 10 November. After less than an hour, Dr. Cable (Gabriella’s ENT doctor) showed us photos of her WIDE OPEN Airway. Thankfully, the procedure was successful. Afterwards, Gabriella had a short stay in the PICU, before returning home. Since then, Gabriella has done wonderfully well. Mum and Dad are slowly getting used to living life outside of the medical crisis zone.
Last week we had our first family outing – we went to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in our little town of Kailua. The Marine Corps Band played Christmas carols. Father Christmas arrived on a trolley with all of his helpers…the Christmas tree lights looked spectacular. It was a wonderful event. We especially enjoyed the live nativity scene where Lucy managed to give one of baby goats a BIG HUG. As our family prepares to celebrate the birth of Christ, rest assured, we will be praying for you and your family. As always,
thank you for your prayers.