After a brutal few days few weeks, Angelica got up today and had a bit of a rough start, but we’ve started some probiotics and we’re heading in the right direction. Geli had a shower this morning (which we are all really thankfull for 😉 ), and then we grabbed her homework and headed down to the hospital ward kitchen. After a few minutes fussing with my computer to put some music on, I told Angelica to put on some music on her iPod.
So DJ Gelica is busting the tunes, buting through her homework and….
Singing… Like really loud. Like embarassingly loud. Except having a girl that was curled up in a ball and crying her eyes out on Sunday, now singing along to Big & Rich’s “Somebody’s got to be unafraid to lead the freak parade” and Francesca Battistelli’s “Free to be me”, well kind of makes me REALLY REALLY REALLY FREAKING HAPPY!!!
So I’m thinking happy thoughts… and I thought I would share with you some of the funner things.
1) Geli is on a feeding tube and getting her nutrition through there for right now. She’s tasting things here and there as she gets her strength and health back, but not eating meals just yet…. But nobody told the kitchen. So as of right now, I am getting trays of food for each meal. Geli gets to select her dishes from a small selection for each meal and she is ordering for my tastes. Good times!
2) The tube seems to be a topic of conversation. The doc was in yesterday saying that some teens do some realy wierd stuff with their feeding tubes and shared a few storied. (I’ll spare you the gross details), but Geli is working on a plan to swallow a Mento and then pump diet coke into her stomach at high speed. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM). Good times!!
3) One of the social worker type people here popped in to our room the other day and Angelica was colouring. The lady (Her name is Pam) asked about her art and so Geli showed her a few pages. Pam got all excited and mumbled something about a calendar. Then about an hour late a dude named Dan came up to our room and explained that he was here to collec the art for the calendar. Seems that the “Balding For Dollars” folks put out a yearly calendar to raise funds and 12 pieces of art are chosen and the kids that submit them get a pic and a bio by there piece. Looks like Gelica will have another piece of art published. Good times!!!
Jon
YAY! Awesome to hear Geli is doing better! Sing it out girl! Can’t wait to see your calendar. xoxo
you have to let everyone know that you’re kidding about the diet coke and mentos in “her” stomach thingy……
Hey Patti when I was in the hospital with Gel the other day… I did not get the feeling that she was kidding about the mentos and coke. I had the feeling that she was serious in trying to figure out a way to do that. Ha Ha.
Glad to hear that she is doing better. Love you all lots
Well the way I got it figured… it you are serious about the diet coke and mento thing, Geli
YOU AIN’T PUKED NOTHING YET!!!! (in comparison to what would happen) 🙂 So very glad to hear you are singing again. lots of love and we are praying for you.
OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!You are singing !!That is great. It even makes me feel better. Love you a bunch Grandma
Hey I just looked at the video on UTube. I dont know whether to tell Ivan or not!!
If Geli gives it a go make dure you have the cameras handy. Then again I think Nana Karen’s comment is putting it mildly so maybe you better clear the hospital site.
Earthquakes are NOTHING to THAT!!!
Glad she is feeling better.
Love to you all
Woops! Change that to make sure. Pays not to type in the dark eh?
That last post said it is 3:02 am on the 25th. Here it is 10:03pm on the 25th. And tonight we have daylight saving time start so we put the clocks forward 1 hour so that makes it 11:03pm on Saturday the 25th of September.
Aunty Berly you are way ahead of us… we haven’t got there yet. You are already into the future. heh heh
that is soooo cool about the calendar!! so glad to hear she is feeling better and if she really does the mento diet coke thing she will have completely proved she is all yours Jon!! 🙂
So show us the pic you is submitting to the calendar x way to go Geli…. you are amazing!
hey Geli i would love to see the picture you did. Still praying for you. love Debra
Thanks for sharing “the good, the bad, and the ugly.”
Your funny stories brought a smile to my face; Gel’s singing must have been a wonderful sound for you. So very glad that you had a “normal” family day all together. Trusting that this round is going well.