Update - 8 days of halo Traction Left!

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all keeping well ;)

We are heading into our third week here at Starship and Ash is continuing to add more weights on, each day she looks a bit taller. It's quite incredible! She's now holding 11 kilos- I can hardly lift it up and down off her wheelchair as we have to remove it a few time a day for bathroom stops and food.

She has just 8 more days on traction and then she will have her back surgery next Wednesday, the 26th. Keep up the prayers pretty please.

All in all, we are getting by and our experience so far has been OK, nothing too stressful- just tiring and a bit tedious but not stressful. Thanks everyone for all the continued support, which has made this journey so much easier than it might have been. :) You have all been fantastic!!!!

Ok so here are some pictures below of Ashling...

Thanks everyone. Love Caroline X

Pic 1 Ash Sleeping, held in position by the pulley system and weights, with just enough space at the back of the halo to rest her head on the pillow. The stretching of her spine continues at night, and holds what has been achieved during the day. She cannot move her head all night long. And she's normally a side sleeper! But she's sleeping all night long!!! Praise the Lord!!

Pic 2 Ash is her wheelchair- just getting on with business as usual

Pic 3 The weights at the back of her chair. At this point she was on 9 kilos (now she's on 11).












Pic 4 Jamie- our other angel (minus the halo).

Our wonderful Kids Yoga Teacher and babysitter called round to our house with flowers and a card for Jamie saying: "Happy Saturday Jamie. Please know that just because you don't have a halo like Ashling, we all know that you are an angel too".

Made me cry!

Thanks Katherine ;)


Quick shout out to Ingemar and Dionne too for also making it like Christmas morning here at our house, also thinking of Jamie!!! 

Thank you to all my yogis (I miss you heaps) and to all our friends and family too.
You are all so kind with your thoughts, prayers and support. We REALLY appreciate it.
Lots of love XXX