small update...

We just got back from seeing Alexis. I don't know if I have told you but she is 14. She's a tough little 14yr old! We got there this evening, and she was walking around. She was so excited to show me first that they had pulled her nose tube out. She still has IV's and a little tube running through her neck but it's not in her nose. And she still has her regular IV's. They took her leg things off too. They had these leg things on her that were supposed to keep her blood circulation going. She's so tiny anyway. She showed me a little bit of her scar. She's gonna have a doozy. But she was in good spirits and laughing. We kept teasing her, they want her to 'pass gas' and stuff to make sure everything down there is working properly. So we keep telling her to fart more! hee hee! How fun for a 14yr old girl! ha ha! But she's great! I am so excited for her that her tube is out! She will start a liquid diet tomorrow. She kept telling us she was hungry and that is a really good sign too. Her stomach is healing! She will probably have to be careful for a while. They are still looking at Friday for a going home day, that's almost an excact week from when she went in. She went in on Friday night. But she is doing lots better. I am giving her stuff to her tomorrow.