She's HOME!!

Well... Maren had a complete turnaround on Monday morning, when she suddenly felt like walking, talking, and drinking juice. In fact, she walked her empty juice cup out to the nurse and declared that she was ready to go home! The doctor wisely agreed with Maren's assessment and gave the discharge orders.
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Some pictures of the whole adventure...

Miserable at St. Joseph's in the wee hours of Sunday morning
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After being transported from St. Joe's in Burbank to Valley Presbyterian in Van Nuys, Maren meets Dr. Ng, who diagnoses appendicitis.

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Surgery?!?

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Maren rests with Baby Fi-Fi after surgery. The Recovery nurses put a surgical hat on Fi-Fi, who got to stay with Maren until she was anesthetized. Baby Fi-Fi may have had an adventure of her own; the surgeon, Dr. Shaul, told us very seriously that, like Maren, Fi-Fi came through the surgery just fine.

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Abdominal surgery isn't any fun at all!!

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Monday morning, Derek arrived to take over for me while I went home to change and get a few toys for Maren. When I left, she was still miserable and lethargic. After I had been home for an hour, Derek called to tell me she was up, walking, talking, drinking juice and acting like her old self!

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Dressed and ready to go home!

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The wheelchair ride was FUN!!

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Thank you so much for your prayers, everyone. We are so blessed!