Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Taylor had a good morning. She was visited by more family and friends. Yesterday she got a visit from the Garcia family in Colusa who brought her a special blanket and her now favorite movie "The Fox and The Hound 2". This morning she is doing more bead work with a family friend. Recently she picked the beads and had her friend make a necklace and earrings. It turned out beautifully. She is excited about the task today. She is moving in and out of her chair with nurses help. Taylor is also enjoying her daily visits from the Family Life personnel at the hospital. Today Taylor has good and not so good news. First the good. Taylor while becoming increasingly angered by being in her chair and wanting in her bed did 3 stomach crunch like sit ups. This was done in front of one of the nurses that noticed it was a conscience effort by Taylor to prove to them that she was going to get back in bed whether they were going to help her or not. The whole family was very pleased to see Taylor's determination and actions. The not so good is that Taylor has a bacteria that is resistant to most common antibiotics. This is something that the doctors say will not threaten her health but makes it more difficult in treating her with antibiotics. They will have to find a different one that the bacteria will not resist. Taylor will have this bacteria with her for life. They continued to emphasize it is not a threat to her or any healthy person around her. All in all the Family feels that it was a successful day.