Piper Update

Piper has been in her new digs for almost 2 weeks now. She is clearly still getting used to the place. They moved her to a different room, last week. So she now has a roommate that is of a more comparable age. Unfortunately, this week Piper is battling to get her immune system up to par, for the various strains of blah and gross that inhabit the new locale. She has had a fever for a few days, and was clearly not feeling too hot when we visited her today. She was still running a bit of a fever and was more snotty (in a literal sense, not her attitude) than usual when we visited. She was sleeping when we first arrived, but woke up after not too long. We gave her a bath, during which we were reminded of how we are still getting used to the new place, as well. It is tough going from knowing everyone, and knowing where all of the supplies are located, etc., to feeling completely helpless at the mercy of the nurses and staff again. It is also difficult trying not to feel like we are being a huge imposition when we go ask where something else is, every 10 minutes. Anyway, after we got Piper all cleaned up, she played for about 2 minutes, then passed right out in Reagan’s arms. So we had a pretty quiet visit. Piper’s vent settings are also a lot higher than they have been for a long time, since she is not feeling well. It is tough to feel like there has been so much regression. I guess I’m not really sure what I was expecting. Hopefully she will be making noticeable progress again soon.