[2000stanggirl]

I am so sorry to hear she's back in the iron cage (that's what we call the hospital because of the steel cribs....)

As for the infection, I know it's frusterating, but it is just one of those things that can happen after a systemic infection. Hospitals are the worst places to be to recover. I don't know how many times Brayden was septic (blood infection) *because* of the hospital. He has a line in his chest that went to his heart for IV drugs and nutrition for 2 years. This was often the source of his infections. If I recall...Audriauna had a PICC line (an IV that has a long internal line thread to the heart) This may be the source of the systemic infection. If it is truly in the hip (Osteomyelitis) it may take quite a long time for her to recover 100%, even after the infection is cleared. Brayden had fungal and bacterial osteomyelitis when he was 3 years old. It took about 4 months for him to regain full range of motion without pain. Of course, he is a medically fragile child, so hopefully since she is an otherwise healthy child, her recovery will be more rapid and complete.

She is most certainly in my prayers!