Carli got to come home Thursday. She got up, got bathed and walked a tad bit, very gingerly. The doctor told her if she kept walking, she could go home. She understood that and just wanted to walk! She was going slowly down the floor hallway and about 10 or 12 doctors and residents were in the hall. They made a bridge for her and were cheering her on. She sped up and grinned from ear to ear as she went under their bridge. It was so cute. Then we turned the corner and the therapy dogs were on the floor. She basically ran over to them. The nurse was walking with us said, Okay, I'll get the discharge papers ready. :)
After we got home she took a nap and woke up in a lot of pain. All that walking caught up to her. AnLi got home shortly after that and they were soooo happy to be back together again. AnLi thought she needed to help Carli do everything, and she also wouldn't let her be more than a foot from her at all times! They sat in the recliner and colored together, they needed to sit on the same side of the table for dinner and they slept together. Throughout the night they would tell each other how much they missed one another.
Friday Carli was doing really, really well and we were able to hold off on the pain meds for a longer period of time. She thinks she can do the things she used to do. She's resilient and bouncing back much quicker than I ever, ever expected.
The girls have been playing doctor/nurse/patient a lot! Either with each other, with me or with their stuffed animals. On Friday Brian and I were discussing our schedules because we both needed to do a few errands. AnLi overheard us and said "No one is leaving! We are a family again." Everyone is very happy to be home and getting back to routine.
These are pictures from AnLi's bowling excursion:
This picture was from a couple weeks ago. 
3 comments:
what a PRECIOUS post!!! I just love how your girls are so close! Soooo sweet...especially that picture of them snuggling with each other!
I am thrilled that Carli is doing so well in her recovery!
your post reminded me of this...we had to take E to the ER a month ago with the swine flu. She was really just completely unresponsive. S was devastated and kept crying that she "NEEDED her Ella". She needs her to play with and talk to and since Ella is too sick to play...what was she going to do?
Sophie used the word play....but that is not really what she was talking about. My girls are lost without the other, too!
please send us your addy when you get a chance so we can send Carli a card. : )
~m
Awe, that top photo is priceless.
I'm so glad Carli's home and the whole family is under the same roof again! It's so beautiful how close this has brought the two girls together. I hope Carli recovers quickly.
Donna
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