Hanging Out With Elena!

We've spent the afternoon at Primary Children's with Elena. Her mom and dad had a much-needed break and went to a BYU basketball game. As of this writing, Elena is unhooked from the IV and bouncing around the room. The biggest challenge is keeping her from falling off the bed in her enthusiasm. Although her ANC is very low and her hematacrit is low, the fever is gone and she seems well. I'm not the doctor, but I'm guessing she'll be headed for home soon.

Highlights of the afternoon were:

*watching her wave at another bald child outside her door

*listening to her sing "I am a Child of God"

*snuggling with her on her bed for two hours while we tried (unsuccessfully) to take a nap

*having her roll over spontaneously and say, "I love you, Grandma!"

*and a surprise visit and tea party from Belle and her prince!

Tender Mercies

I think Heavenly Father loves me. He knows that there is nothing that will make me happier than having all my family together. Wednesday night that happened. Saturday afternoon that happened. To put it in perspective, we haven't been all together since Julie's wedding--and that was also an incredible tender mercy.

Two days after everyone left for their homes, Elena woke up very sick, and was admitted to Primary Children's Hospital. Additionally, Eric & Briana were informed that she will be beginning a new protocol, which will mean more hospital stays and more isolation, for a while.

Is it a coincidence that Eric & Jenny and Danny & Kristi chose that weekend to surprise us? If they had waited one more week, it couldn't have happened. I choose to believe that it was, instead, evidence of a Father's love.