Dec 28 2008

She is feeling a little better and starting to be a little more like herself. She is able to talk aboe a whisper now and is sleeping but not as deep as before. She will now wake up at noises and when doctors come in. She is still not eating real well on own but every time she trys to take a bite she coughs. Her zinc is still low so the doctor said that and the 2 infections could be affecting the appetite. She is drinking a lot more. She had only been drinking a few sips in between sleep but yesterday she drank 2 cups of water and 1 cup of tea. Today so far she drank 1/2 cup of tea and 1 cup of water. She ate a little breakfast with encouragement. She still does not really want it though. Looks to me like she will have to come home with the tube until she feels like eating on own well. She is talking non stop like some of you know that she does. She is trying her best to pull the tube out. She was able to look at some of her christmas presents yesterday with a little help from Jeff. Please continue to pray that she will begin to have an appetite and begin to eat on her own like she used to. They will probably start pt tomorrow.