Home

Here is Eliza all packed up and ready to leave our temporary home.  We did make it to our actual home Friday night.  Though it feels good to be here, it hasn't been without challenge.  The trip went pretty well, all things considered.  Thankfully we had plenty of help at the airport and Eliza was able to comfortably get into the airplane seat with a airplane sized wheelchair.  

The actual trip home was fairly uneventful.  Once we were in Traverse City, we quickly learned how challenging it is to get Eliza safely into somewhere that is not handicap accessible.  Though she is getting stronger each day, she still has limited ability to move her legs by herself, and standing is still very difficult.  Dan and I did eventually get her safely in the house, figured out how to get her into the bathroom with a combination of wheelchair, walker, and gait belt, and into her bed.  Shortly after we got home, Eliza developed a fever and started vomiting.  That led to very long night and day on Saturday.  We were worried about her illness, did she just catch the stomach flu, or was this an infection?  Thankfully she feels a lot better today and her fever seems to be gone.  

Today went much better.  We are grateful to Grandma Sue who is here to help out.  This week brings Eliza's homebound school teacher and hopefully the start of physical therapy.  She has enjoyed some visits from friends and family and looks forward to more in the coming days.  We trust that additional improvement will happen this week.  There is no place like home, and now that we are more comfortable, we really appreciate being here again.