Ryan is a side-stepping fiend

Here is a video of Ryan side-stepping, a new skill she picked up this morning. Please keep in mind this was her first time, and she will inevitably improve immensely over the next few weeks.

On another note, I'm happy to report that Ryan is recovering nicely after today's procedure at Gautam Nagar hospital (sans internet access). Today's procedure was probably the most intense of all of them - Dr. Ashish injected stem cells directly into Ryan's spinal cord at about L4 (as opposed to the spinal muscles and the cerebral spinal fluid of the earlier procedures.)

After the procedure, Ryan was invited to lie flat on her back, inverted, without moving ANYTHING for five hours, an invitation she graciously accepted. She had been warned by our friend Michael that the only way to avoid a massive headache and a bout of nausea was to keep her head perfectly still for those five hours, which she was somewhat able to do. Luckily, by the time I left the hospital tonight at around 9:15, she was not suffering from any side effects.

Ryan and I also got quite intimate this evening when I helped her pee three times (remember, she can't move her head or anything.) In fact, what I got most intimate with was Ryan's pee - all 12 gallons of it (she's on bottle 4 of a saline IV drip to keep her hydrated.) Once again, I'll spare you the details, but if Ms. McLean ever asks you to hold the bag when she has to pee, I suggest you get a chair and you wear gloves!