this biliary atresia experience

getting acquainted with a cousin at Christmas lunch with Shane's side of the family

This girl doting on Rose at today's picnic is the beautiful daughter of dear friends. She and her brothers showed remarkable warmth and maturity when they visited Rose in hospital not long before her transplant. Many of our friends have children who have been aware of Rose's illness. It has been fascinating to see the tenderness with which these older children interact with Rose. It's like some of them can truly appreciate the situation from which Rose has progressed.

That femur seems to have healed up. Rose's physical strength and flexibility seem to be improving at an exponential rate. It is hard to believe that she could barely hold up her head in late September when she came home from hospital.