Day 222 - Monday July 23, 2012

This morning we had an appointment at  Dr. Jen Hawes for all of us girls and she was so amazed at how good Bridgett is doing.  We saw Jen on May 29th and then not again until today.  She couldn't believe the difference!  She thought it had been like three months since she'd seen us and was impressed with the difference if it had been three months---BUT really it's only been less than two months!  Very exciting!  Jen couldn't get over the fact that Bridgett talks and acts so much like herself--making quote signs with her fingers while she's saying things, etc.  We were at her office for over an hour, so that was a pretty fair assessment of how things are going these days! We talked about getting her back to eating paleo and she is finally up for that.  Because of the repeated cysts she has had in the past, losing the ovary etc. Jen recommended that she eat that way and Bridgett felt great eating paleo.  Of course, several months ago I couldn't get Bridgett to eat any meat at all so paleo would have been out of the question.  But now I think we are about ready to try it.  It will help Bridgett feel better and increase in strength which is what she wants now.  We discuss seeing the endocrinologist in August and what they might find.  We talked supplements and she thinks what Bridgett is doing now is great.  All in all it was a good appointment.  She did advise me to get away somewhere with Mark for a day or two and have some alone down time.  A good idea--maybe we can work it out.