Everything Will Be Alright

 The car ride went well.  The plastic surgeon said all ok for now.  There's a 5mm area on the scalp scar that is very thin and may at some point require an alloderm graft to thicken it. Recheck in four months, sooner if the skin breaks down.  

Rie's plastic surgery appointment that we had had to postpone last week is today.  This appointment is to monitor a couple of slow healing spots on her scalp scar.  Please pray for an uneventful car ride and a good report from the surgeon. Love and blessings ❤️🙏

 Rie's upper respiratory infection is much better but we had to reschedule the plastic surgery appointment to next Monday because of it.  Please pray for continued healing❤️🙏.

 For a few days, Rie has had some upper respiratory symptoms: nasal congestion, sneezing and coughing.  No other cold or COVID symptoms. Tree pollen count has been very high here lately so I'm praying that that is the cause.  We're treating it with allergy medications and vaposteam inhalations. Hopefully we won't have to cancel the plastic surgeon appointment tomorrow. He wants to monitor Rie's scalp scar for a few month. Mia's cousin, Shaheen, is joining us today for our traditional annual celebration of Spring when we will thank the Lord for a New Day "NoRooz". Have a blessed Spring filled with His Love.❤️🙏

 Car ride went well. No motion sickness. Rie's internal medicine doctor "coincidentally happened" to walk by. He explained the cause of Rie's equilibrium issue and suggested a medication for a month that should settle it down.  Praise God for coincidences😉❤️🙏

 First outpatient speech therapy session at 11 today.  It will be our first car ride attempt since the last motion sickness episode.  We tested Dramamine yesterday. It didn't cause any noticeable sedation so we'll try it today for the car ride to the therapy clinic.  We ate a lot yesterday to see if we can skip breakfast this morning. Rie has had a great night and is currently sound asleep.  I woke up at 0420 with the kind of peaceful feeling that only comes from the Lord saying Everything Will Be Alright! Thank you for your prayers ❤️🙏

 Wednesday was the rough outpatient therapy day with all the nausea and vomiting and headaches which persisted late into the night. I had packed our bags for the ER just in case. Thursday was calm. Rie was a little sedated from the headache meds but gradually tolerated advancing her diet from clear liquids to bland.  Slept very well. Friday (yesterday) was a great day: regular diet, no pain or nausea, good interactions with our daughter Mia.  We thanked the Lord.  Rie asked for her Bible and read it for a while. Our plan for today is to rest a lot and retry some walker-walking. Love and blessings ❤️🙏