Today was a busy day.

A dog visited today from pet therapy. His name was Jason. Jason got on the bed and Chance got to pet him.

Chance walked the whole way around the circle today holding his daddy's hand. Then he got in his wheelchair and went to the playroom. We watched the fish for awhile and then went for a ride.
Later in the afternoon, clowns came to the floor. Chance decided at the last minute that he wanted to go see them and when we got to the playroom, he got to carry the torch in (for the Olympics). I actually saw spontaneous smiles and clapping. This is something that is few and far between right now. Cris Hall and I were talking last night and he said that his daughter, Jessie is the same way. It's almost like they don't have many emotions right now. Jessie's are starting to come back so that gives me hope. (By the way Cris, Chance got his package today. Thanks)

Every time Chance tries to eat or take medicine, we have to fight a throw up spell. He has learned to focus on my voice and take deep breaths instead of focusing on the feeling in his belly. So far today, he has NOT thrown up. Whew!!! The amounts that he is eating is getting better with each meal. For breakfast, he probably had a tablespoon's worth of food. Tonight for dinner, he had a quarter of a grilled cheese, half a bowl of chocolate pudding and about 10 bites of fruit. Big difference.

He still has lots of headaches. They started measuring his scalp yesterday. Today when it was measured, it had grown. The left side of his head is what is growing. The fluid is between his skull and scalp. As long as the staples stay in place and the cut doesn't pull apart, he is ok. They don't really want to go in and drain it because of the risk of infection. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

We will find out tomorrow if he is going to Kennedy Krieger Institute tomorrow or Monday.

The nurses on this floor are the greatest. You couldn't ask for more personable friendly people to be taking care of your child. The ones that had him earlier in the week can't believe the difference that he has undergone. One even said that Chance could be the poster kid for Hospital Makeover. Isn't that funny????!!

Note: Okay, so maybe I spoke too soon. He just threw up. But it was only the pain meds, which he has been refusing to take half of the time anyhow. If his head hurts later, he can have something then.

Hope for the best tonight and tomorrow. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers and thank you for your continued support. Good night.