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Amber’s Back At Home

By Laurie | Published: July 17, 2007
Hi Everyone! Amber got out of the hospital on Sunday and is resting quietly at home. As Leah said in her update, they were able to do the surgery laparoscopically, so she will recover faster. She is still very sore and trying to deal with new eating habits and a “new” stomach (at least it works [...]
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She’s Amber

By Susie | Published: December 17, 2005
To all who love Amber: I am Amber’s aunt and I’ve known her for her entire life. It’s been my sincere pleasure to provide you with information about how Amber has been healing, and to some degree, try to relate to you what she’s experiencing. We’ve gotten wondeful feedback from many people who are following [...]
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Moving Forward

By Susie | Published: December 16, 2005
Amber continues to move forward on her healing path. She is off the sedation medication completely and is more lucid than she’s been since surgery. The nurses insist that she get out of bed and into a sitting chair several times per day and she has to breathe into a spirometeer, which measures her lung [...]
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Breathing Tube Out?

By Susie | Published: December 14, 2005
Hello everyone, Amber is doing really well, considering that she is still intubated, sedated and in the ICU. She is quite weak and still goes from being “awake” with her eyes open to asleep the next minute. All her vitals are great – she has less secretions, her temperature has been normal, her kidneys are [...]
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