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14n October 2010

10/14/2010

Tomorrow it will be 3 months since Gabriella's tube has been removed!

Can't believe we have come so far.It all seems a very distant memory to us!I think we would rater not remember so many days that were hard before and we just want to look foward and enjoy a normal life with our little girl.

She had a lovely holiday in Warmbaths in the hot water pools with the family and loved swimming and thought she was so clever cause she could lie on her tummy in the water,and it was a very special time for us to actually be able to have her out and about and not worried about anything!

She is growing up so fast and the progress is amazing since the tube has been removed.She eats lots of noodles and custard and every now and then I get lucky and she will eat some spinach, she did manage a few veggies like carrots and butternut 2 weeks ago and that was a huge relief!And of course she eats icing from cupcakes!!!!!Lots of icing!

Thank you everyone for all the support through the last 3 years and we will post some holiday pics soon!To our families and friends that have stuck with us through this journey,we can never say thank you enough for believing in us and her!

To all the other people we have not even met yet, that prayed and supported her cause we thank you so much!!!!!

Chat soon everyone, and lots

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Wednesday 23 June 2010

6/23/2010

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Day 42 of our tube weaning program.

Can't believe we are this far.We have overcome so many hurdles in our little angels life.

For those of you that don't know, we have been trying the tube weaning program in SA,at home with the help of our Paed Dr Roos and our dietician, Claire McHugh.They have managed to help us and Gabs has started eating.

Went for our check up with the Dr yesterday, and he is very happy with Gabs progress.So things are looking up in our world. She ate spaghetti last night and actually asked for more!

It has been a long road to recovery, but soon we will be able to look back and smile and it will be over.Thank you to all for your support.We appreciate it very mu

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Thursday 27 May 2010

5/27/2010

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Hi Everyone

Well, yes we have been very bad at keeping up our blog, and so sorry about that!Things have been really crazy on this side, we have had 3 great fundraising events and trying to organise with the 2 kids, was quite challenging. But they are finished and a great success.Thanks to everyone involved and for all the support.

We have started Gabby on a tube weaning program and we are on day 15 today.It has been very intense and very testing!
The dr's and the dietician slowly started weaning her off her tube feeds and she hasn't had any food in her tube since Thursday last week.She has been very weak, but has not yet dehydrated and everyone is really impressed that she is trying so hard to eat.She has not known why she is hungry, and has been angry at me for taking her tube feeds away, but is slowly starting to understand the process.

She is drinking loads of water and eating custard!!!!She tries other foods, but finds it difficult as she doesn't know how to chew and the muscles are very weak in her mouth.She has only lost 400g in all this time and since last Friday till last night, she hasn't lost!Yeah!!!!!

Am updateing her facebook page: Help Gabriella Scarlett Eat Aagain, and mine, and promise to be better at this!

Thanks t

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Friday 16 April 2010

4/16/2010

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Benefit Concert @Blue Zoo,Mitchell's Park

Date: 1 May 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Cost: R50.00 per person
Band: Tree Houses on the Sea
Shannon Kenny
Bookings: Blue Zoo: 031-303-3568
Enquiries: Carla 083 776 7566

Hi Everyone,

We are so lucky and fortunate that this great band has offered to do a concert for Gabs. Above are the details of the venue etc. Bookings can be made with Blue Zoo directly and tickets will be sold at the door. Blue Zoo is licensed and for those of you who would like to enjoy a meal, their kitchen will be open.

Please pass this info on to everyone you know, we need all the support we can get!

Thanks to:
LYD Productions
Tree Houses on the Sea
Clifton Westraad(Soundesign)
Shannon Kenny
Blue Zoo(Larry)

Hope to see you all there!!!

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Tuesday 6 April 2010

4/6/2010

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Thank you so much to all the people that have donated to Gabriella's trust fund, and to everyone that has helped with ideas for fundraising, support and passing on her link!!! We cannot thank you enough and tell you how much this means to us, to know that there are so many people out there that want to help her!!!

Sorry that we have taken so long to update, but Gabs has been very sick in hospital with pneumonia and was finally sent home on the weekend. She is looking a lot better. The easter bunny came to visit and she was delighted to find eggs in the garden, even though she won't eat them, she has unwrapped most and has left them for the ants to enjoy!!!

She was very happy as she got to spend the weekend with her Nanna and Grandpa and was spoilt rotten.
There has been a facebook page started for her: help Gabriella Scarlett Eat Again for those of you who would like to have a look.

Thanks

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Friday 19 March 2010

3/19/2010

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We are so excited the website is complete! Now we have to start trying to raise the money soon, as we are hoping to get the professor to South Africa at the end of May and then our angel can eat again!

We do however have to pay the registration and the net coaching fee as soon as possible.

Gabs had the filling out of a milktart yesterday, and swallowed about 3 teaspoons. So that was a good day.

She is very excited about the easter bunny coming s