<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Miss Alyssa Blog</title><link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2008 Blogs4me.com. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:25:26 EDT</pubDate><item><title>Alyssa Walks Out of the Hospital</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/36285/alyssa_walks_out_of_the_hospital/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Today was Alyssa's last day at the inpatient hospital.&amp;nbsp; After the staff sang her a round of the 'Goodbye Song' (sung to the tune of Row Row Row Y]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:25:26 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/36285/alyssa_walks_out_of_the_hospital/</guid> </item><item><title>Alyssa Goes Swimming</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/36284/alyssa_goes_swimming/</link> <description><![CDATA[ ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:15:48 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/36284/alyssa_goes_swimming/</guid> </item><item><title>Alyssa in Rehab - Continuation</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/36215/alyssa_in_rehab__continuation/</link> <description><![CDATA[ It took Alyssa about a week to come out of her shell but now she has gotten into the groove of being here at&amp;nbsp;the rehabilitation hospital.&amp;nbsp]]> </description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:19:23 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/36215/alyssa_in_rehab__continuation/</guid> </item><item><title>Alyssa Goes to Rehab - Day 5</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35967/alyssa_goes_to_rehab__day_5/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Alyssa is doing fabulously well in rehab.&amp;nbsp; Before&amp;nbsp;stariting her rehabiliation, &amp;nbsp;she kept saying, &quot;My arm is dead.&quot;&amp;nbsp; Now she is ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:44:10 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35967/alyssa_goes_to_rehab__day_5/</guid> </item><item><title>Alyssa Goes to Rehab - Day 1</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35853/alyssa_goes_to_rehab__day_1/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Alyssa has begun her rehabilitation program at Spaulding Hospital.&amp;nbsp; There are loads of staff to help in her progress including physical therapist]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:29:17 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35853/alyssa_goes_to_rehab__day_1/</guid> </item><item><title>Post Surgery - Day 7</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35814/post_surgery__day_7/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Alyssa had her rehabilitation assessment today and the physical therapists are recommending that she be transferred into an intensive inpatient progra]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:41:02 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35814/post_surgery__day_7/</guid> </item><item><title>Post Surgery - Days 5 &amp; 6</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35787/post_surgery__days_5__6/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Physical Therapy over the past couple of days has continued and Punch The Surgeon has expanded to include Kick The Surgeon]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:17:22 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35787/post_surgery__days_5__6/</guid> </item><item><title>Post Surgery - Day Four</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35755/post_surgery__day_four/</link> <description><![CDATA[ We've posted a post-surgery picture of Alyssa to this blog.&amp;nbsp; Her head is still bandaged and her face is&amp;nbsp;still a bit swollen&amp;nbsp;but she has]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:32:06 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35755/post_surgery__day_four/</guid> </item><item><title>Post Surgery - Day Three</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35735/post_surgery__day_three/</link> <description><![CDATA[ It is 9:00 PM and Alyssa is soundly sleeping.&amp;nbsp; Most of her monitors and IVs have been removed and she was moved out of the ICU into the general i]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:20:28 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35735/post_surgery__day_three/</guid> </item><item><title>Post Surgery - Day Two</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35717/post_surgery__day_two/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Alyssa had her MRI today and it confirmed that during the&amp;nbsp;surgery a small blood vessel near the basel ganglia (the area that controls motor funct]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:07:44 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35717/post_surgery__day_two/</guid> </item><item><title>Post Surgery - Day One</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35687/post_surgery__day_one/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Post surgery has been somewhat of a challenge...Alyssa's fine motor function on the right side of her body isn't back yet and it is causing he]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:40:32 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35687/post_surgery__day_one/</guid> </item><item><title>Surgery Day</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35650/surgery_day/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Alyssa is now in surgery.&amp;nbsp; The expectation of the doctors is that the surgery process, prep, craniotomy, brain scan and post procedure bandagi]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:40:55 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35650/surgery_day/</guid> </item><item><title>Blood Donation</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35242/blood_donation/</link> <description><![CDATA[ The hospital has suggested that friends and family can&amp;nbsp;give blood in advance of Alyssa's surgery.&amp;nbsp; This is called a 'Directed Donation.'&amp;nbs]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:12:51 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35242/blood_donation/</guid> </item><item><title>Surgery Date</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35215/surgery_date/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Alyssa's surgery has been scheduled for June 2, 2008.&amp;nbsp; The doctor's had initially&amp;nbsp;given us a date of&amp;nbsp;mid July or early August but, I gu]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 04:59:45 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35215/surgery_date/</guid> </item><item><title>Confirmed Diagnosis</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35087/confirmed_diagnosis/</link> <description><![CDATA[ After the long term monitoring, the doctors contacted us and confirmed that Alyssa has a mass on her brain which is about the size of a walnut.&amp;nbsp; ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 03:47:21 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35087/confirmed_diagnosis/</guid> </item><item><title>Long Term Monitoring</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35080/long_term_monitoring/</link> <description><![CDATA[ During the week of April 1st, Alyssa was admitted to Children's Hospital in order to monitor her brain activity.&amp;nbsp; As part of the monitoring proce]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:57:36 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35080/long_term_monitoring/</guid> </item><item><title>Initial Diagnosis</title> <link>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35051/initial_diagnosis/</link> <description><![CDATA[ Thank you to everyone who has expressed concern about Alyssa's health status.&amp;nbsp; We're confident that she will be fine but&amp;nbsp;as more people pray]]> </description><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 11:04:08 EDT</pubDate> <guid>http://alyssaupdate.blogs4me.com/35051/initial_diagnosis/</guid> </item></channel></rss>