March 17, 2009

Anicia is progressing very well. Last night was her first solid food meal. You should have seen the smile on her face, her eyes... it was priceless! Therapy is going well. She is saying more tagalog words.

Please keep praying. Someone's watching out for her.

March 3, 2009

OMG Anicia is doing so well. I brought rice and chicken tinola, she ate about 1 cup of it, regular food, NOT puree'. She looked really cheerful and full of smiles. So Anicia, I was feeding her and she kept making faces. Mom and I were wondering what was wrong with the food. She kept looking at me and finally, I think she couldn't hold it anymore, she laughed! She was teasing me, then gave me a thumbs up, she liked the food.

Therepist are starting to ask us to bring solid food. She stood up, on her own for about 2 minutes. She can sit without help for about 1 hour. She is really trying to talk. Still kinda frustrating though because it won't come out most of the time.

Rodge arrived and when he said, "I", Anicia replied, "love you!"

Thank you for all your prayers... please keep on praying...

Feb. 22, 2009

I cut her hair. She looked younger. Para na ako yung Ate! Carmen prepared misua and she loved it! Didn't really cared for tapioca pudding. Carmen and Sharon were with me. We had a nice visit. She sang do-re-mi to us. She spoke to an old high school friend Chona. The smile on her face was priceless...

Thank you for your prayers. Please keep on praying...

Feb. 18, 2008

It was a fun day. Sharon, Keith, Karina and I visited Anicia. Of course, Rodge joined us as well. I think Mark, Megan and Kailani followed towards the evening. I brought her a jumbo deck of cards from Las Vegas. We played recognizing the numbers. It was fun. We practiced counting.

She finished her meal fast. She sure didn't loose her appetite, making up for the time she was not able to eat!

Doctor's visit was fine. Doctor's were very happy with her progress. Bone flap will be put back in about 3 months.

I called Mike our cousin to talk to Anicia. The laughter was priceless! Mike and family will come in the summer to visit Anicia. She also enjoyed Cheetos...

Thank you for your prayers. Please keep on praying.

Feb. 13, 2009

Happy Birthday Anicia! It was a great day. Mom, Sharon, Buds, Connie, Gerrieca, Mark,Megan, Josh and Sasha visited Anicia and brought cake, balloons and pancit (noodles). When they were approaching her room, a lot of the residents followed them and sang happy birthday to her. It shook the nursing home! She ate some noodles and cake. She sat for 45 minutes on her own, stood up for about 2 minutes without help. She played with the little ones.

Thank you for all your prayers. Please keep on praying...

Feb. 10, 2008

It is really a joy to be with Ate. I arrived with Mom and she gave us a big smile, hug and a kiss. She was going to tell us something, but she was not able to say it just yet.

I asked her what my name was and she knew Jim-vi. She had to fool around of course and I 'd say, Jim and she'd say vi for about 4 times then she giggled. She finally said, JIMvi! She enjoyed the arroz caldo I brought, she finished the whole thing. She ate all her dinner except for the veges.

I told her I was going to Las Vegas to watch Jojo test for this 4th dan bb. She said,"wow" with a big smile. I wonder though if the wow was for the Las Vegas trip or the testing!

Thank you for all your prayers. Please keep on praying. Anicia is doing well...

Feb. 8, 2009

Anicia is definitely improving. She can say almost all our names already. She continues to learn to talk and eat at least 80% of what is asked of her to eat. Sometimes, she makes faces but she still tries to finish her food as much as she can. Really determined to get the feeding tube off!

She had a manicure and pedicure done... care of Buds... Soon, we will have her hair cut...

She is improving everyday. Thank you so mcuh for all your prayers... Please keep on praying, it is working!!!