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Abby has officially been out of ICU for three days now. She is doing really good. Her Blood pressure is stable, dialysis is going great! Being in ICU for nine days, we seen a lot of sad situations. When you think your situation is bad, there is always someone else who situation is worse. It makes you see that in everything give thanks. We did see some good things too. For example, a little baby was taken off a ventilator and start breathing on it's own. How amazing was that! Returning back to 3P(the name of the floor Abby is on) she has seen so many familiar faces. One of the nurses told her she could of just sent a note if she missed them so much, she didn't have to get admitted again. FUNNY!

On Sunday, some new friends from HPC came to visit Abby. It was so heart touching. This couple and thier two little girls, had never meet Abby before. They heard about her, and felt in lead in thier heartS to come see her. They brought her cards from some of the kids from HPC school. It was so SWEET! Abby has recieved cards, blankets and gifts from people that she has never met. These kind people have heard about her courage and strength and wanted to do something nice for her. People's kindness amazes me everyday. We appreciate everyone who has been praying for her daily, we know it's the prayers of others that get us through each and everyday.

Now that Abby is out of ICU, she has been walking around all over the hospital. We found which floors have the best play rooms. She was even in a Mardi Gras Parade today. FUN! She has kept herself busy with UNO, Jenga, and operation. Every time someone enters her room they can't help but compliment on how bright her room is. Pink and red everywhere. She watches faithfully the George Lopez show every night and constantly says "I got This." George Lopez is so cool to her since she found out he had a kidney transplant. She has also became a fan of the Price is Right and wants to go see it live, on our next vacation to Calif. She is too much. She loves to have visitors, so she can crack up with her never ending laugh. She is quite the jokester around here. She imitates the pants on the ground song from amercian idol. Her nurse tonight told her "I was looking foward to coming to work tonight, so you can make him laugh." SWEET! She is constantly tricking me by saying "mom come here hurry," in my mind I'm thinking something is wrong but she just wants to give me hug and kiss. SUPER SWEET! It's those sweet moments as a parent you never want to forget.

Abby had a student nurse this morning, and the nurse was impressed by how well Abby took her medicines and took the initiative to weigh herself after dialysis. We are learning how to give Abby shots. OUCH! We do not look forward to it at all. Again she thinks it's so funny. They have us practing on a orange and she critiques us every time. She says " I'm going to laugh when you really have to give me a shot ." Talk about NERVOUS!!! Lord Jesus help me..

So continue to pray for Abby, She may be able to go home this weekend, if she continues to do good. Thank you for following her blog, it means so much to her and our family. God Bless..

"Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it." unknown