HI again everyone -
So many of you have emailed me asking about Liav that I decided to again risk the off-topic police and post another update. I am just so incredibly grateful - the outpouring of support from all of you has been more than I ever dreamed. Liav truly appreciated it - she has the printout of this entire thread on her bulletin board.
Liav is recovering beautifully. The repaired shattered cheekbone will have a small metal plate for one year, after which they will remove it and assess what (if anything) has to be done surgically to keep her face symetrical - since at this age there can still be a little bit of growth or change to the facial structure. The other fractures should heal up with absolutely no problem. The really good news is that the nerve seems to be coming back into functioning - I had been really afraid she would lose mobility in the left side her mouth (lips), but slowly she is showing a bit of a smile on that side and the doctors assured us that if there is any movement now, it's a sign that it can all come back right to normal. YES!!!!
Aaaaannnnnd.... she went to school today. I'm at work writing this and I'm a bit nervous about her being out and about with the throngs of kids.. but I'm trying to think positively!
Again, thank you all SO MUCH! I have to say, people who really "get" Disney are just people who "get" life... they (we) seem to have a sunnier and more positive outlook than "normal", and I truly believe that to embrace Walt Disney's philosophies about life (basically, "DREAMS DO COME TRUE") is to really have it all. Not that bad things won't happen, because as long as we are human, they will... it's what we do with them and make of them that matters, and how we come out on the other side of them. I don't take any credit for this, but Liav is such a great example of this. She amazes me every day in her intuitive grasp of what's important and I have no idea where she got her amazing strength. (Oh, okay, her Dad can have some credit!!
)
Liav and I have been so blessed with many many wonderful friends - she's been surrounded by love and support at every moment. And how wonderful that we live in an age when people we have never physically met are as real to us as the ones we see every day - and mean so much to us. The love we receive over the internet is every bit as real and as precious as the hugs we get from local friends.
okay, somebody stop me - I do have a way of going on... and on!
THANK YOU ALL!!!!