January 13, 2006 - Early Morning

Amanda continued to rest up and try to let her pancreas heal yesterday. She is pretty much confined to the immediate area around her bed (so as not to aggravate her pancreas and allow it to heal) so she is not having any therapy outside of her room. She was quiet for most of the day but became very animated for a phone call with Brenda. When Brenda told her that she missed her, Amanda gave her a very enthusiastic,"I miss you too!" She was particularly interested in going shopping again (Kurt says that she asked him the other night to go shopping!). When Brenda asked her whether they had taken her to Starbucks since she'd (Brenda) been gone, Mandy gave a very emphatic and annoyed,"No!". Kurt has promised to get right on that as soon as Mandy is healthy enough to go again. She was sitting up and seemed to be feeling good even into the evening when Kurt arrived (although she was running a slight 100.8 degree temperature).

Her neurosurgeon is going to come see her this afternoon (after looking at her CT) and we should get a download as to his/her opinion on her progress. Her GI doctor is monitoring her pancreatitis and will make sure that she is getting all the treatment that she needs (right now that's just rest, no food and lots of liquids). Mandy tends to like to buck the trend and give us good surprises on auspicious days; so let's hope that she continues that good trend on this Friday the 13th.