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Life Goes On

This weekend Ashley participated in her first ever dance competition sponsored by Hall of Fame Dance. Ashley was only in one number and she did pretty good except she messed up on a leg extension; she lost her balance but despite Ashley's error, Arrazando won the top honor for the day. And because it won top honors there will be a video of the number on the Hall of Fame website. As soon as the video is made available, I will place a link here so you can watch Ashley dance.

Ashley will be busy at the end of this month. We have been busy making appoointments, scheduling medical procedures and shuffling doctors. We were really hoping that we could keep Ashley in Orlando for all of her upcoming procedures but with a dysfunctional G.I. Office in Orlando, we have decided to go to Shands in Gainesville for her procedures.

On February 25, Ashley will have broncial scope in Orlando. We are hoping to see that her esophagus, trachea, etc. have heald. Since Ashley has been on her new anti-reflux medication, Prevacid, she is coughing less and less. She still complains of tummy pain and headaches so we aren't sure if this is related to the new meds, her liver disease or something new altogether.

On February 26 through 28, Ashley will be at Shands Hospital and the Shands Liver Clinic. Here she will have her Endoscopy, ultrasound, and an appointment with Dr. Gonzales, of the Liver Team. Ashley is still doing pretty good liver wise, at least that's what her past labs indicate. I personally don't feel that Ashley will be listed for a new liver any time soon. However, I am anxious to see the results of her scope. With a low platelet count and an enlarged spleen, Ashley could very well have some varcies. If Ashley has varcies, she could have a major life threatening bleed. Unfortunately, if she does have varcies there isn't a whole lot the doctors can do to prevent a bleed.

The cookbook is coming along. I still have many recipes to add to the cookbook that others have sent in but we should have the cookbook before the end of March. Please be patient with me while we finalize the details of this cookbook. I had to enlist in the help of another graphic designer because of the requirements from Morris Press, the cookbook publisher. We are still accepting orders for the cookbook so if you haven't ordered your cookbook, please send me an email. I will send you an order form and payment information.

With everything going on in our lives, life does on and that's always good!

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