Not much change. Ella is still heavily sedated and puffy. I miss her already!! I guess the upside of that is looking forward to being reunited. I think she looks much better today. Her swelling has gone down a bit. Also, when I went to see her this morning she didn’t have her big bandage on. They are going to leave that off. I answered a call at around 8 am in the mother’s dorm room. Dr. Sakko (assistant neurosurgeon) wanted to speak with me. I was relieved that it wasn’t anything negative — just an update. He told me that she would probably be in the ICU for a few more days. Too bad but there’s no rush. I’m just thrilled that she hasn’t had any bad side effects from the surgery. The nurse ordered special nourishment formula that they give her through the central IV (in the groin area). Poor thing, she hasn’t had anything in the way of food since Tuesday! We took her music player piece (the base of her mobil) in to hang on her bed. The nurse suggested that might help her. She can hear some background noise I guess. I hope she’ll hear us and the music and remember to get well soon.