There was a great improvement in Liam's condition since that terrible Saturday night. Gradually the pain-discomfort subsided. She needed less and less pain control meds. Today she's very quite, but more awake than the last few days. She spent a bunch of time outside in the garden, despite the heat. We always tried to get her out of the room to change the atmosphere. But in the past 2 weeks or so it wasn't always easy. As she got into her wheelchair, pain returned. Well, somebody came up with the idea of putting her on a stretcher. You know, those temporary beds they use in the ER and such. And so we did. Somebody got the stretcher. We took Liam out for the first time two days ago, when she was still in pain. It wasn't easy and she still complained about pain in the garden. But as we sat there for a while she relaxed and fell asleep - until we wheeled her back in.
Yesterday, as soon as she felt the warm sun on her face, the famous, infecting smile came out. No hesitation. Our photographer was ready, of course. (Don't want to sound like the party pooper, but as we saw with Liam so many times before, things could change bitter in a matter of seconds. Nevertheless, we're enjoying it now.)
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