February 4th 2011,
At 1pm they came to get me! My parents are so excited they cant sit still. I finally got to have the catether taken out of my leg. I now only have one needle in my arm just in case of an emergency. I am headed to my own private room with all my friends waiting for me at CIMA. I am famous there as well! The doctor who came to get me at CIMA was the same doctor who picked me up 1.5 years ago when I flew in at the airport with pneumonia. He remebered me very well! They brought a gurney up to ICU and transfered me onto that bed. I am being rolled out of ICU. Is this really happening? Are we really leaving here?
We said goodbye to the friends we had made. Some of the docs were joking that they were having a small party after our depature since my mom had been driving everyone crazy! Ha! Can you belive they were ready to see us go! 🙂 Well we were sure ready to go! The ambulance ride went smoothly, thankfully this driver knew how to get us to CIMA and did not get us lost on the way!
We showed up to the emergency room at CIMA. The first thing they did was take a picture of my lungs. They have already dropped my oxygen down to 1.5 liters. I am breathing well and have good color in my face. Dra. Castro, my pediatrician was so happy to see me and thought I looked great. We started giving me some food right away and a few hours earlier I was upstairs in my room with a view looking at the mountains of Escazu. This is a monumental day.
That night I slept well. My dad and grandma went to stay at my friend’s Krystal house. She is letting us use it for the weekend while she is gone so we can wash some clothes. She is so sweet. My mom stayed with me that night and she was so happy to order room service, watch TV, and talk on the phone in the room right beside me! What a change of atmosphere. We are all so glad to be here. Hopefully I will have another week here to recuperate and then I just might be able to get home!
Love Malia