Good News!

Thursday June 10 at 4:16pm
Chris Smallwood: Hey guys and gals, great news today! Due to all of the fluid they had to give Ali yesterday to help her blood pressure today she was having a hard time breathing due to the fluid on her lungs. They did put in a breathing tube to help her lungs quicker which was not ideal but it was best. She is sedated so she will not try to pull out the tube.

NOW the good news - The doctor came in this afternoon and said she is amazed at how quickly Ali is recovering from the past few days. Her blood tests are showing amazing numbers and the tummy issues are starting to resolve themselves. Her blood pressure is back to normal, her heart rate is great and my girl is fighting her way back! There... is still an infection to find but this is amazing news today. Thank you all for your support!

Friday June 11 ~ 1:00am via Facebook for BlackBerry
Chris Smallwood: sitting next to Ali by her bed. She is on a ventilator but quickly improving. never have I admired her more than now. she is such a stong girl. she is coherent enough that she opens up her eyes and looks at me and squeezes my finger. nurse is fixing to give her a sponge bath. we could all learn more from her, she is my heart.

Friday June 11 ~ 9:00
Chris Smallwood: Update - Team Ali - Day 7 - Good night last night !! All of Ali's vitals are great , yes great!!! NO FEVER since yesterday morning !! Oxygen level is 99% and that is after they have started lowering the ventilator. Her tummy has began to decrease in size and has become soft again instead of rock hard. Doc says she is...... rebounding by leaps and bounds. We are praying for no more setbacks.

Friday June 11 ~ 10:00
Chris Smallwood: Team Ali Update - Just got a call from my wife and the doc just visited. THE LEUKEMIA CELLS ARE 100% GONE FROM ALI'S BLOOD !!! This was expected news but great news as well. Now the long road to keeping it gone begins. My baby is fighting her way back and in a big way. Bone Marrow biopsy tomorrow to see if there is any... Leukemia there and then they will begin to take her off the ventilator.