Reflections

Ashley is now in recovery and we are waiting to be reunited...hold on the Dr. just came out...The Dr. just told us that Ash did fabulous and the central line went in very smoothly. It was strange sitting in the OR waiting room tonight. I realized that 359 days ago we were sitting in this very same waiting room not knowing if we would ever see our Ashley Kate again. When we arrived in that room almost a year ago it had 30-40 people in it all waiting for word on their loved ones. Each time the phone would ring we would hope for word on our Gherkin. Hour by hour went by and one by one the people left until eventually we were the ones left waiting. Tonight as I walked in that room we were the only ones in there and I was taken back to that night. It gave me the opportunity to reflect on all God had done in that little Gherkin's life. It is truly a miracle how far she has come. We are now sitting in the recovery room with Ash and she is looking really good considering the day she has had. We hope to get back to her room so she can get a good night's rest. Tomorrow they will biopsy her bowel and we pray that it will be as healthy and pink as it was when we were here 3 weeks ago and they told us not to come back for a year. Thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement.

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