Hi Everyone!

I did not mean to drop off the face of the Blog panet. My daughter, who you might have read about previously is undergoing chemotherapy for kidney cancer, suffered a bowel obstruction as a result of the surgery she had this last May removing her tumor. We were ambulanced to a hopital 2 1/2 hours away from home and she received a bowel resection because part of her small intestine lost blood supply and was necrotic (basically dead tissue). She recovered ok, but just 2 days after getting home she began vomiting and we had to go back to the same hopsital. We are home now, and she is doing much better. We have been away from home for almost 3 weeks and are really glad to be back. I expect it will take a little while to get back on track because now I have a nasty cold or bronchitis. But it has to go up from here, and I can't wait to get back in the gym.

My husband and I made a few commitments for health while we stayed at the hospital. We took the stairs as much as possible (pediatrics is the 4th floor), if it was daylight we walked to and from the hospital and the Ronald McDonald House, we ate well about 50% of the time, and I went on extra walks when the weather and Jaina's condition permitted.

I hope you have all been doing great and I can't wait to read everyone's progress as I feel better!

With love and light,
Kateri

If you want to read more about Jaina or sign her guestbook, her website is www.caringbridge.org/visit/itsybitsyjaina