Ashlyn the Last Water Bender

Ashlyn seems back to the abnormal normal we all remember.

It’s been at least 2 weeks since I have posted an update on Ashlyn.  I’ve been traveling and training in Nashville and Las Vegas.  Everywhere I go the kindness of people who approach me to inquire about Ashlyn continues to both humble and inspire me to be a better man.

Ashlyn continues to heal…or at least that it what we think is happening. She is running around the house like nothing ever happened.  She still insists we play charades every night (by far her very favorite game).   Her impression of a dead snake, or a snake dying is my favorite.

With chest tube dangling she rides her tricycle, jumps on the tramp, climbs on the counter to sneak cookies and seems as engaged in all the stuff 4 yr old stuff she was before.  She is slowly gaining some weight back (feeding her lots of ice cream seems to be working).  Except for the obvious medical device attached to her… you wouldn’t know she was sick at all.

Tomorrow we have an x-ray and doctors visit to see how her collapsed lung has been responding to all of her running around…and all of your faith and prayers.   We are all, Ashlyn included, excited to go see the doctors and hopefully get her “tail” removed.

Then the next step will be to begin paying for it all… but hey, one step at a time.  Here is a picture of her doing an impression of Katara, a Water Bender.

Ashlyn the Water Bender

I’ll post again as soon as the doctors tell us what is next to do … we are so grateful there there is a next thing to do.  We really love having her around to teach us Water Bending skills.  It’s pretty much a lost art.

Kirk Out

Advertisement