Erika Update:

After a couple of episodes last night & this a.m. where Erika's right eye (the one that took part of the beating from her nose) goes "totally black & then, when the vision comes back it is like someone is shaking (her) eyeball". Accompanied by nausea, dry heaving, double vision & dizzy spells - I took her down to Children's Hospital's ER this morning. They were able to control her nausea w/ medication & said that her closed head injury / concussion was worse than originally thought. No surprise. But, that there doesn't appear to be bleeding in her brain from yesterday's CT Scan. So, lots of laying low, pain meds & nausea meds for now. She loves the double vision & bursts into laughter as she tells me, "Momma - you have 4 eyes, 4 eyebrows - that look like one BIG uni-brow - & 2 noses & mouths! AND lots of double chins!" Momma not thinkin' it is THAT funny. Momma thinks her vision may be fine, sadly enough. :)

THANK YOU baby sis, Teresa, for being my safety net w/ kids & conflicts today. I wish everyone had a sister / best friend like you - that is what family really is all about.