Sorry for the long delay in updates. Rhiana is doing very well. She is getting more and more active. We still have to help her get out of bed but she is taking walks up the road now. It is great to see her strengthening day by day and we still have not gotten used to how she looks so tall and elegant! She is still sleeping in the living room but she did do the stairs 3 times yesterday so that could soon change. Thank you so much for your prayers, love and support.

WE ARE HOME!!!!! The pain doctors prescribed a new pain killer for Rhiana that is in the form of a patch that lasts 3 days. We decided to go with it and just come home and try it out rather than stay in hospital. So far so good. The great thing is that we do not have to wake her during the night to give her pills. The car Journey was just about bearable for her. Thank you all for your prayers.

Hi Everyone! Rhiana is doing well. Infact we have the all clear to go home as soon as they get her pain medication sorted. A bit frustrating really as they should have done more about that by now. However, hopefully we will be home tomorrow. Rhiana can walk now with no other support than just my hand. We can almost get her out of bed with only one of us helping her. Please pray re the painful journey home.

Good news! Rhiana has just emptied her bladder! We think that we have finally got the medication rite too!! Her breathing is still an issue but it has improved. She is still not eating but that is not too unusual. Thank you so much for your prayers. Rhiana is doing well with walking, tomorrow she has to attempt going up 5 steps.

Ok so you will all be pleased to hear that Rhiana has farted. She has also walked a full lap around the nurses station. Her lung capacity has increased quite a lot too. Unfortunately Rhiana has some fairly hard things to get through still and we would appreciate your prayers. She is back on a catheter. It is almost exactly the same situation as the last surgery, they removed the catheter, Rhiana was unable to go, they re catheterised her to empty and then removed it, Rhiana was still unable to go, they catheterised her and left it in and now she has an infection down there. She is also struggling with her pain medication which is causing her to hallucinate seeing people in the room who are not there etc. Please please pray about her breathing. She is struggling to breath while she is asleep and it is horrible to watch. At its worst she only takes a breath when she is desperate for it and then she gasps for air. This often semi wakes her and she whimpers because she feels as if she is suffocating but then immediately stops breathing again. This could be due to the pain medication but they are also talking about this possibly being a lasting issue. It is also very painful still. She still has not eaten. On a positive note she has not had recurrence of the headaches that she had after the last surgery.

No gas yet, however Rhiana has made great gains. She walked , with the assistance of her physio, from the bed to the chair, sat for a while and then walked to the bathroom and back to the bed. She also took a trip to get xrays for which she had to stand. She is very definately taller!!! One small tip, don't ever give Rhiana valium it sends her crazzzy!

Rhiana has a big big day ahead of her. She has to walk today. She has to come off the morphine today. She has the catheter removed today so that she has to make it to the bathroom from now on. If she passes gas she can eat today (there's something for all of us in the room to look forward to!) Please pray for God's strength to Rhiana and wisdom for the doctors and nurses. Her heart rate is still high but no fever