POOR HANNAH!!

MY POOR, LITTLE HANNAH HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN COOK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LIKE HER AUNT JESSICA, HANNAH GETS HORRIBLE STOMACH BUGS WHERE SHE CAN'T STOP THROWING UP.
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MY LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN THROWING UP SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SHE WAS EXTREMELY DEHYDRATED AND NEEDED TO BE ON A COCKTAIL OF IV FLUIDS. POOR THING WAS SO DEHYDRATED THAT THEY COULDN'T GET AN IV IN AFTER 4 TRIES.... ON EACH HAND!! AT ONE POINT THE NURSE PUNCTURED THROUGH HER VEIN. SHE WAS SO SICK THAT THE FIRST TIME THEY STUCK HER SHE DIDN'T EVEN FLINCH. MY LITTLE GIRL, WHO IS VERY TALL, BUT VERY THIN (ONLY 30 LBS) LOST 5 POUNDS!! IN THE ER SHE WAS ONLY 25 LBS!! HER 1 YEAR OLD BROTHER
WEIGHS 22 LBS!! AFTER THE IV WAS IN SHE LOOKED AT ME AND CRIED, "MOMMY I WANT TO GO HOME PLEASE." I STARTED CRYING. SHE HAD TO GO AND BE ALL POLITE ABOUT SOMETHING I COULDN'T GIVE HER!! THE NEXT DAY SHE LOOKED AT HER ARM FOR A WHILE. THEN SHE LOOKED UP AT ME AND SAID, "I WANT THIS OFF NOW, OK?"

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WELL NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS!! THEY SENT HER HOME (EVEN THOUGH SHE DID NOT EAT IN THE HOSPITAL) ONCE SHE WAS HYDRATED. SHE STILL DID NOT WANT TO EAT OR DRINK ONCE WE WERE HOME. BUT THIS MORNING, SHE HAD A CUP OF MILK AND A PIECE OF TOAST FOR BREAKFAST!! HER FIRST SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT!!
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SHE STILL DOESN'T HAVE ANY ENERGY, BUT I'M HOPING THAT WILL PICK UP ONCE SHE EATS SOME MORE. IT WAS A VERY LONG WEEK, AND I AM SO THANKFUL THAT SHE SEEMS TO BE OUT OF THE WOODS. (SHE DID THROW UP AGAIN LAST NIGHT!)
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JUST PRAY THAT SHE STARTS EATING AND THAT THE REST OF US DON'T CATCH WHAT SHE HAD.