Wednesday in Omaha
Another busy day for us in Omaha.
The surgeon came to see Aria and us this morning. He said if he had organs downstairs he would transplant her today. Of course he doesn’t and she still needs to be listed but everyone seems in a hurry to get her on the list and high up it.
We had a meeting with a Transplant Co-ordinator today at 1pm, we got about half way thru and Aria lost the plot so we will have to finish it tomorrow. What we did hear was informative about transplant and how things will work.
We talked more about pain management with the GI doc today too and he ordered a CT scan for 8am tomorrow. Aria is still having belly pain and they are talking about getting her a pain patch to manage it. Good news tonight is that she is very happy and perky and chatty!! Such a relief after the complete meltdown this morning.
Asher and I managed to get to Target this arvo. The film crew took us and filmed me and Ash wandering around. They have been filming us most of the time which has been fine, nice to have them around. Back to Target: we were there for 3 hours!!! I managed to buy us two cellphones so they are just charging now. Brought Asher a b’day present as it is his birthday tomorrow. Got a Thomas train set which is really cool.
Overall it was pretty overwhelming, particulary trying to buy groceries and food for Asher. Most of it is pretty weird.Â
We are still catching up on sleep. Asher hasn’t been himself much and I am feeling pretty tired.Â
Anyway thanks for all the comments, it is lovely to hear from home. Miss you all. Will post some photos tomorrow.
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# 10 Dec at 1:18 pm
Hope you can catch up on more sleep today. Happy Birthday to Asher. xxxooo
# 10 Dec at 1:58 pm
Sounds like you are all in brilliant hands. Happy birthday Ashie! With the time zone difference you get two birthdays this year…. I think “) ‘Love you all!
# 10 Dec at 2:03 pm
Glad things are looking so positive for you guys. I know it’s hard being in a foreign country away from friends and family so I will keep praying for you all. Lovely to hear people are so caring over there for you guys 🙂 Love you lot, Lou xxx
# 10 Dec at 2:06 pm
Happy Birthday Ashie for tomorrow!
# 10 Dec at 2:10 pm
Wonderful to hear from you again. Sounds like you had fun shopping. I found the food rather odd too but you get used to it. Careful with the milk I can say, as where we were a lot of brands had additives which Bill was not able to tolerate. There was one that only has Vitamin D added so we ended up settling for that. Beware of non-dairy cheese too. Tastes like plastic and has no relationship to milk either. Is Nebraska considered to be “in the North” or “in the South”? Maybe someone reading this will know.
Wow how encouraging they want to transplant as soon as they can. Bit of a whirlwind to get your head around I am sure. Looking forward to the photos. Did the virtual tour of the hospital online. We were amazed at the facilities. God bless you all 🙂
# 10 Dec at 2:16 pm
Wow! Sounds like you guys are really busy! But I bet a lot of it is a good busy as they finish all the assessments on Aria to get her on the list 🙂 Yay for the docs sounding positive about her hopefully not waiting too long. Sounds like you’re in great hands over there. And the hospital beds sound cool! (so Mark was wondering what happens when kids crawl round on the beds if they change according to movement? hehe). Happy birthday to Asher!!! Hope he’s back to his normal self soon. continuing to pray for you all.
Jo xx
# 10 Dec at 2:59 pm
Hazzah!! Happy NZ birthday Boomie Baby!! Was cool talking to you just now and hearing him nattering on in the background. Keep well – eat well – sleep well. Missing y’all HEAPS!
# 10 Dec at 3:14 pm
Happy Birthday to Asher!
# 10 Dec at 3:40 pm
What a day! 3 hours shopping – sounds like torture! Hope you have a special day tomorrow with Asher. So great to hear how Aria is being treated and seen by the Drs…. hoping the pain patch is a winner. Much love from afar. X
# 10 Dec at 4:11 pm
Hamish here, if your reading this again Delwyn, I would categorise it as North. I just had some orange cheese, wasn’t as terrible as I was expecting.
# 10 Dec at 5:04 pm
ah I reckon checking out supermarkets overseas is sooo exciting! so many new and exciting things to try – even orange cheese!!!! LOL!
Sounds like the hospital team is fantastic and very switched on, great news! Question you may not get time to answer, and that’s fine, – will Aria stay in hospital now until transplant or will she likely be discharged when considered ok to go home much like in NZ?
Happy birthday to Asher!!! Doesnt time just go so fast!!! x
# 10 Dec at 5:10 pm
Hamish here again, if they can sort the pain issue out, we can probably get to be outpatients till transplant, unless it happens really soon.
# 10 Dec at 5:27 pm
Have been thinking of you all lots and lovely to read all your updates. Happy Birthday to your little man! Love and Light x
# 10 Dec at 9:13 pm
Hi Ham/Anita, is your email working, it is great getting the updates thanks, hope Ashie finds something he likes to eat soon, is there no cheesy macaroni over there!!! Hope he likes his train set. Take care, hope you get some good sleep and the body clock adjusts soon. Miss you all, lots of love
# 10 Dec at 9:34 pm
Yay for shopping and a Thomas set – I am sure it will be a hit, my girls adore their trains 🙂 I hope your lovely wee man has a very special day tomorrow.
And it’s so great to hear the positive news about the medical side of things – so awesome that you are there now, with all these awesome people right around you.
xxx Sheryl
# 10 Dec at 10:56 pm
Happy birthday Boomie! Luv u!
# 11 Dec at 12:51 am
Sounds like the medical work-up is going great and you’re getting acquainted with the city. Hope the sleeping schedule is settling into USA-Central Time; it usually takes a few days to transition.
I would like to answer the “North” question above. Nebraska is definitely in the North, however the storm pattern of late would say the whole country is in the North. How do we know though? Because the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers are part of the BIG TWELVE NORTH. We love our football team here!
# 11 Dec at 3:32 am
Happy Birthday Asher.
Parcel on its way.
# 11 Dec at 3:58 am
Hey, Aria and family. Just wanted to let you know that I’m praying for you here in Alabama USA! I know the Lord will do mighty thing in and through each of you. I’ll be keeping a check on Aria almost every day. Sending my love to you all….. Oh, I found out about Aria through Caed Hollingsworth’s website. I just love the Hollingsworths.
In His great love,
Carolyn O’Cain
# 11 Dec at 8:01 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHER!!!! :-)))
The weather must be reeeal good! It has even made the news here in Sydney!
Our Love to all
# 11 Dec at 8:32 am
I’m sorry to hear that Aria had a meltdown this morning, but I’m glad that she is doing better now! Isn’t Target great? 🙂 You can get so many things for low prices, there! Walmart is a good place too. I hope you can catch up on some sleep! God Bless!
# 11 Dec at 10:02 am
Happy Birthday, Asher! With all the snow here, I’ve not been able to come visit, but hope to soon. Hope y’all continue to adjust and enjoy the Big O!
# 11 Sep at 1:59 am
Ich entschuldige mich, aber es kommt mir nicht ganz heran.
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