Juliana the Tornado
November 18, 2005 6:27 AM

Well I was right. Juliana can see again and she hasn't been still since. She is back to her old antics, doing the CareBears workout is the funniest. She loves to ride along with Kendra in her truck through the yard. Her newest trick on the swingset is twirling up on the swing and spinning like a tornado. It is hilarious, she laughs so hard.

We had company from Illinois last weekend and we went to the beach. She DOES NOT like the beach! I tried to set her down in the water to cover her feet and she stood on one foot like a flamingo. She certainly keeps us laughing.

—Tami

No Place Like Home
November 05, 2005 9:18 PM

Here is the scoop to all of you "Juliana Junkies."

She has finally come home. Yesterday she was released from the hospital. Her right eye is still swollen, but is looking better. Everyday the swelling is a little less. She still can't see, so she just sits on our laps most of the day. That's okay though, when she can see again I know she won't sit down again for a long time. Her spirit is definitely shining through.

She has a small fluid pocket on the right side of her head. The original concern was that it was spinal fluid. That has since been almost ruled out totally. She had an MRI a few days ago and that looked good. She was also taken into the OR to have some fluid drained from her head to be sent to the lab for tests to determine what it is. By the color of it the Dr. is not concerned that it is spinal fluid. She also had an eye exam while under anesthesia. The eye doctor said that her eyes look good under all of the swelling and he is not concerned about her being able to see after the swelling goes away.

I hope within the next few days the swelling will be gone and I can get some new pics to post on here.

—Tami

Miami to Jacksonville
November 01, 2005 4:49 PM

We have finally made it back home from Miami. Juliana was transported to Children's Hospital in Jacksonville yesterday. She is doing fairly well. Just being closer to home relieves a lot of stress from Thom and I.

Her temperature has been up and down over the past few days. We are just treating her with Tylenol trying to get that to go away. Today the Dr's stopped all of the antibiotics. She had already been on them for 10 days. They also started her on Lasix. We are hoping that this will draw some of the fluid from her and reduce the remainder of the swelling. Her left eye is almost back to normal as far as the swelling goes, but her right eye is still very large and uncomfortable for her.

Keep praying, there are still concerns about the way that she is recovering.

—Tami