Excellent Naomi news!!

Weather permitting, Naomi should be coming home on Thursday!! She tried using a cane today, but the walker is much more stable. They were able to find a small enough one for her, so it is much more comfortable for her now. Although itchy, her brace is working fine and the doctors are hoping that her back will heal on it's own.

I was able to be with Naomi for her ultrasound today to check for blood clots in her legs. Free and clear! She does have two small clots in her lungs and one in her right arm, but those are being treated with blood thinners. Her treatments will continue for about three months, which include blood tests and pills. A few sticks and blood draws are a small price to pay for a healthy body. There is a second treatment option that doesn't require having her blood drawn and tested but does require daily injections. The pills and tests are the lesser of evils for now.

Naomi is so well taken care of at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital wing that the prospect of coming home is a little scary. Keep Naomi's spirits up with emails during her last few days at the hospital. She needs to keep her eye on how missed she is at home and not so much on the anxiously anticipated car ride and the thought of being without her nurses. She really has been in wonderful hands over these past few weeks. It will be nice to have the whole family back together again.