Clara Update ... and Other Stuff

Friday, March 2nd

Doctor Visit - before any debridement 

After partial debridement

The doctor was only able to remove about half 

of the necrotic tissue. It was not really painful but stressful

because we had to hold her down ... which ticked her off.

Pretty gross, huh?

Progress is being made, slowly but surely.

Earlier this week 

(several days after the doctor visit)

We had some sloughing off from an area

that we aren't sure but we think may have come from 

the bandaged area? It already looks so much better than this.

This is a picture of sweet Emma whipping sweet Emily with a stick.

I am planning on using the picture as blackmail when the time is right.

Emily looks like she has 

definitely been whipped into shape ;)

We celebrated Caleb's 4th birthday.

I heart these boys! I wish they could stay

chubby-cheeked and preschool age forever!

Basketball, adios.

Hello baseball!

 All our pictures of Clara don't involve her gnarly foot.

See?

 No doctor visit this week, so I did 

my own little debridement session here at home.

I took this picture Thursday morning, March 8th.

The dead stuff is really completely dead 

and just laying there, hardly attached. I watched our doctor 

(the surgeon) and his careful hands and thought, "Hey! I can do that!"

Not really.

Truth is, it totally freaks me out. But the old stuff just MUST come off. 

It impedes all the good growth that needs to take place and 

her little foot is working so hard to get better. 

And a little bit more ...

Saturday, March 10th

It more than disturbs me to see a chunk of flesh

missing from my baby's foot.

But it's just "her boo-boo" to her.

"Put my bambage on pease, and don't cut me."

Will do, Sugarbritches ;)

Will do.