Kaleidoscope Kustoms : It's All Good

This is a week of good news!!!

Ava's doctor appointment was awesome! The doctor is very happy with her progress and feels like she is ahead of the game. She no longer has to wear a splint or brace of any kind. She has recovered almost full motion back in her index finger and thumb! She still doesn't have any feeling in them yet but we were told that movement comes back first so she is on the right track. Now we just have to make sure she doesn't burn or cut herself because she can't feel anything. So it's still hard for her to use her right hand and she is primarily still using her left. She still can't straighten her arm at the elbow or bend it far enough to reach her face but with excercise and time she should get that back too. She is one tough cookie if you ask me!

As far as the raffle sales go, it has gone far beyond what I ever expected or imagined! We are now at 223 tickets sold! And more awesome donation prizes just keep coming in! Thank you all again for EVERYTHING!!! I honestly can't believe how many amazing things I have received!

And WOW, Lorraine's Icy girl, Miss Muffin, turned out so adorable! She is still available but Lorraine has to do a new listing for her so I will post the link when I get it. Jenn is still selling her Ava's Arm-y sheep necklaces too! So if you want something cute for your girl to wear go check them out! A HUGE thanks to Lorraine and Jenn for their generous hearts and wanting to donate their proceeds to Ava's Arm-y. ♥

I don't usually discuss this type of thing but since this community has been so supportive and such a large part of Ava's journey I feel like you have the right to know.... So we have been meeting with the hospital's financial advocate to see what we could do to have Ava's hospital bills reduced because there is just no possible way we could come up with the huge amount that they were wanting. And after waiting for a month to hear back from them, we finally got a letter this week. They have decided to reduce the bill in HALF!!! It's still a large amount but way more manageable for us. With what we have saved up and all of the support from the Blythe community we will be able to put a big dent in that bill! :)

Again, I want to thank everyone that has sent emails, messages, donations, bought raffle tickets and just showed me how generous and loving this community can be. Thank you. ♥ On that note, I will leave you with quick photos of all of the raffle prizes that I've received so far! AMAZING!