Little Livy is doing much better today. Thanks to all of you who asked about her and prayed for her. She is going back to school for a 1/2 day today and is keeping liquids down well. Nana (that's me) brought her one of my special green tea blends flavored with cinnamon (her favorite) and made dinner for the family last night since they have been run off their feet with work, moving into a new house this weekend, and a sick child in the hospital. What are Nana's for? Livy has decided she likes Miso soup, and it has some remarkable ingredients in it to help heal stomach linings, so that is her lunch and sometimes her supper for a few days, along with the pedialite, jello, juice, and any clear liquid we can get down her. If she toleraters these well, her Mommy says she can go to applesauce and maybe a few noodles in her soup. Trying to avoid doing an endoscopy which is pretty invasive just to find out that she has gastritis...which would be treated as we are now. They have already ruled out anything major, except maybe an ulcer, so we are trying to let the body heal itself. Always a good idea in my opinion. I say "we" but it is mostly her mommy and daddy making the decisions of course, and I am the support. Keeping her hydrated and nourished is a challenge at home without an IV, especially when food makes her nauseous, but the soup and the green tea seem to be working.
I am looking forward to the day when I have my active little girl back again.
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