Ilyanna's Story
Christina and Thiago met in 2005 and not exactly a " Wow that's the guy for me scenerio" but after about 6 months of being friends it soon became that. So in August of 2007 they got married. It was like watching 2 people who never took their eyes of each other and then Christina became pregnant. She watched what she ate, Thiago doted on her, and heaven forbid, she gained too much weight on that 100 lb frame of hers.
On August 2, 2008 Christina gave birth to Ilyanna. She weighed in at 10 lbs 1.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. What a beautiful baby she was. She was a big one. The whole family was just hysterical because Christina was so small.
Ilyanna was a great baby. Every parent would wish for one like her. Cried very little..slept through the night after two months of being home and was always happy. Once she started to hear her own voice the louder she became. Always smiling.
The one thing you did notice was the size of Ilyanna's head it was large. Well, her Dad is a big guy with a large head so we just assumed she would grow into it. As she got larger she did. When she went for her regular check-ups her pediatrician was concerned about the size so he sent Ilyanna into Children's Hospital for a cat scan to check for no swelling on the brain. This is where everything began....
Ilyanna is doing wonderful. She has been home for the past few days visiting her family. Laughing and doing her High 5's that she so much loves to do. Her blood platelets are up where they should be and she seems to have so much more energy than she had.
Ily is going back into the hospital today to have her feeding tube put into her stomach as she has a tendancy to pull it out. How long she will be there I don't know. She has two more rounds of chemo to go so whether they will do the next one right after this surgery we will find out.
The family would like to say " Thank You" to everyone who has been praying for Ilyanna and sending things to the family. Their are not enough words to express how much they appreciate it. Please keep the prayers going as this is just the beginning and we have such a long way to go.
Keeping you all in thoughts through this difficult process
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for giving us an update. I have been praying that all was going to plan and as we hadn't had news for a wee while I had began to get a wee bit concerned, You are all still on our prayer list.xx
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Love sybil in the UK.
I'm keeping up with your blog, I am soooo glad she is doing better!
ReplyDeleteGive her lots of kisses and hugs!
I am still keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.
(Judy, friend of Omneya)
Hope she is still doing better...am saying prayers for her
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