Doublating?

Well, I don't know if it's "doublating*" or one-up-manship -- but every time Jordan heads to the hospital these days, so does my dad. He called this afternoon to say he'd gotten another helicopter ride (I think that's ~5 since last November). He had a minor heart attack last night. Last time Jordan was in the hospital he had a small stroke. Of course these are bad enough by themselves, but with his bone marrow/blood cancer he can't have the usual treatments. We're all just hoping he'll get off this crazy bad health roller coaster soon!

As for Jordan, she seems to have a bit of a stomach bug, and is still pretty weak. She started back on pedialyte this afternoon, and seems to be tolerating it well, but she won't be coming home until she is able to eat normally again. It's nice that it's not a respiratory issue (like pneumonia, which we were worried about), but it isn't fun to see her so wiped out all the time. We're hoping she gets off he crazy roller coaster soon, too!

So, Jordan wins on number of days in the hospital, and grandpa Gary wins on number of helicopter rides. Avery is a little jealous; she LOVES to watch the helicopters come and go from Emanuel. Hopefully one day she'll be able to ride in a helicopter doing something she loves -- like fighting wildland fires or collecting rocks in the Yukon (just like her mommy used to do). I definitely do not suggest flying around in helicopters while lying on a gurney, you'll miss the awesome view!

*Doublating, if you missed that blog post, is Avery's term for 2 things happening at the same time, like when you're swinging in unison, the van doors closing at the same time, or taking a bite of cereal together at brek-raf (breakfast).