The gauze covering the test dermabrassion on Ella’s cheek has fallen off and the place itself is nearly completely healed. The bad news is that it doesn’t look like it did much. It seems like it will look identical to it’s surroundings when completely healed. That isn’t totally fair to say yet because the area is red and one cannot really see the final coloration that will result. We shall wait and see.
Word came back from the labs and it is definite. Ella is allergic to eggs, peanuts and sesame seeds. There is a chance she will outgrow the egg allergy, but little chance she will loose the allergy to peanuts and sesame. That means we will have to be very careful with her food. Really good news! As of today. Ella is completely off any medication. She has taken the last anti seizure medication (ever, we hope). During the months since surgery we have been gradually reducing her dose till we reached zero today!! She is doing well in her physical therapy sessions and making progress in supporting herself when she sits.
Another thing we have been trying is to let her watch one of her favorite movies while on her stomach. This way she needs to hold her head up, and she does. This usually doesn’t last very long, but she can do it for about five minutes. Her sweet disposition is always with her and she is mostly entertained by what happens around her.