Two steps forward...

A tough weekend stretched into an even tougher week. Once Emily decided that she was ready to continue her treatment at home - and her treatment team (and parents) disagreed - she slid into a sad and angry state of mind that made productive therapy very difficult...

To her credit, Emily continued on her meal plan throughout the week, and finally began to show some signs of physical improvement. She's gained a little weight and brought up her pulse rate a bit. She's agreed to "stick it out" through the weekend, and wait for her evaluation on Monday. By then she will have spent two weeks at the Center, on a very small floor, with people she's not very fond of, eating lots of food that she really doesn't like!

Emily has had visitors every day this week (thanks!), and Saturday afternoon Sarah is going to drive herself to spend some quality "sister time" with her little sister. We've had lots of phone calls and notes of encouragement, and we're making sure Emily gets all of your kind thoughts and wishes. We can't thank everyone enough for the encouragement, especially since we're not the only ones going through some rough times right now.

We're looking forward to Easter as a powerful sign of hope and new life, and we continue to pray for God's blessings on our little girl.