Bless Her Heart

Well hey guys, this is dad here. Susan had to take a break from all this blogging to take care of Claira in the hospital. Claira was admitted Thursday due to poor eating and weight loss. She kind of got into supermodel mode (I wish I could get into that mode). But while she was there they had to test her to see if she has RSV http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/rsv.html (thanks Min) which she did. She had none of the symptoms except for the cough. All the nurses were sure she was OK. They all just fell in love with her and can't believe how awake and alert and smiley she is. She smiles at anyone who comes into the room and even when a nurse ticks her off by messing with the tape or the I.V. or the feeding tube after she calms down she just grins away at them. What a little trooper. Anyway, they sent her the sick floor and set her up with an I.V. to get her some fluids and mom would try to feed her from a bottle. The doctors that saw her all say that all this weight loss and poor eating is related to her heart condition. The cardiologist is still not convinced of that. They ended up putting a feeding tube in her (about time!) and are giving her an oz. an hour for 12 hours at night. Hope this fattens ya up ya little bird! They said she may be there for a few more days, so I get to be Mr.Mom for a little bit.

Thanks for all the prays and comfort and help all has given to us and hope someday all will be returned in your direction. And thanks Roosa staff, we all love you too!