What a day, what a day. I wish I had a pedometer as I would love to know how much Allie and I have walked in the past few days or should I say how far I have pushed Allie in her wheelchair over the past few days. This little girl can;t sit still for a minute.
Highlights of the day:
I painted Allie's nails and she actually sat still and let me do it
Allie and I bought a pair of earrings but she wouldn't let me put them in
Nancy, Matt arrived to relieve the troops (me - only 52 straight hours)
Our nephew Mike Va the magnificant came to visit from NY. He loves Allie and she loves him. I think they bring out the best in each other
We got a package from Nancy's brother Mike with lots of goodies in it
Allie walked alot on her own and had 3 classes today. She is making huge strides
I rolled Allie over to the Ronald McDonald house again
Best of ALL - Allie ate something tonight - Basically for the first time in 42 days. Yahoo, this could be the start of something. Her eating started when we were sitting down stair just talking and laughing. Matt bought a pack of Skittles and began eating them. He handed her one and she ate it - we were floored as she has refused to eat anything. Then she asked for a red one and then a few other colors and then she ate a Reeses Peanutbutter Cup. Hey it has to start somewhere.
It might not sound that exciting but it really was. We were able to minister to some people in the neurotrauma ICU today and to some people on other floors and we were also able to interview some nurses for tips people can use when working with trauma patients.
All in all Allie is making a miraculous recovery and Full Recovery is just working on the web site. Our temporary site is www.fullrecovery.com - please visit it and join in the movement. Also, click on the we love Allie Cagen website link to sign Ricky's guestbook and see the awesome video montage he created for Allie. Thank to all of her friends who have visited and to all of the wonderful people who have sent cards and gifts - we love you all.
Please keep your prayers and posts going. We love to hear from you and please keep praying for the Shakelford family. In addition to Full Recovery.net we are creating to site prayerpastors.com to help keep up with the prayer requests. I will be looking for the names of prayer groups and pastors - stay tuned.
Humbly yours,
Allie's Dad
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2 comments:
Hi Nancy, Steve, Matt and Allie,
Sounds like Allie is making so much progress each day. It must be overwhelming for you Allie to take on so many daily challenges, yet you rise to the occassion. Thinking of all of you so many times each day. What a special family you are.
Looking foward to your next entry.
Love, Clare and Kim
So glad to get some new pictures.Thank you. Allie will be home soon , no doubt about it and I see her going to NY too. This is the miracle baby, remember that!
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