Officially!

Rebel was officially re-listed on the heart transplant list on Friday. I believe the committee has her at Stage 3. Her doctors want her to continue getting stronger which will help her after recovery from a transplant.

As physio therapy continues Rebel is walking more, sitting up longer and doing her part to get where she needs to be.

Eating hospital food is an ongoing challenge, (we can tell she is getting better - she's complaining more!) but Rebel is mostly forcing herself to eat the stuff put in front of her for the same reasons. She knows she has to get strong and eating properly plays a big role, whether or not she enjoys the tastes and flavours or lack there of.

I met the Hospital's Foundation Director. She wanted to know a little bit about Rebel for the Youth Centre fund raiser and for the telethon. She plans on attending the to thank people and to let them know a little bit about the Heart Institute. When we were done I mentioned how Rebel was disappointed that she couldn't get the Internet even though there seemed to be port access. Well this woman's office is across the hall from the VP of IT. Rebel had access that afternoon. Because this ICU section is brand new all the Internet and cable access is built right into the infrastructure. They let her have access!

When she leaves SCICU she'll be back to a "regular" type room with less access so she's enjoying getting caught up and chatting for the short period left in SCICU.

The SU came to visit Rebel one evening before I had left and before even saying "Hello daughter how are you doing today" managed a succession of negative complaints and whines either about me, or the Girl's boyfriend. sigh... It wasn't very nice. I shake my head. It's exactly the kind of behaviour we are NOT wanting to get her engaged in. I pretty much ignored his whines, or tried to disengage him and continued talking about whatever it was we were chatting about . I also waited some time before deciding to take my leave.

I mentioned to SU when he got home that his behaviour upon arrival at the hospital needed some work, and to please think before whining about trivial matters and if he needed to air them, to please not do it in hospital. He, for a change, had nothing much to say. On the other hand he and Rebel have had some pretty intense conversations of their own about how she landed in the hospital. They are managing to create some kind of relationship which is good.