It's a Homecoming!

Hi --
Just wanted to let you all know that I am FINALLY getting out of the hospital! Whoopee!! After two long weeks, the doctors finally decided to let me go home. I still have diarrhea, but the doctors decided that as long as more food is going in then coming out, I will be okay. So the tube feeding at night will continue. The reason for the diarrhea? Still not sure, but the doctors are thinking it is a combination of things, including my chemo treatments.

I have been doing lots of arts and crafts this past week. Above is a picture of me finger painting -- or rather hand painting. I made ghosts with my hand print to decorate the walls at the hospital.

On Wednesday the doctors took a CT scan and it showed that all my intestines are looking good. It also showed that the tumor that is left is smaller. This is great news -- and not so great news. The great news is that the new chemo treatments are working. The not so great news is that this means that the tumor that is left has live cells in it. So the doctors are still thinking that I will need another surgery to remove the remaining tumor. When I know more about that, I will let you all know.

Today, before I left the hospital, I got to be in the costume parade. As you can see I went as my favorite thing -- a princess! How do you like my princess wave?

Love to you all!
Amelya