Subject: I was an escapee, briefly
June 7, 1999

Hello friends and family,

Well I am still here in the hospital and when they took an xray this morning their was still fluid in my lower right lung so I will be here longer, probably at least three days. They will take another xray on Wednesday or Thursday. They won;t decide about a broncoscopy ( looking in with a flexible tube down my throat and me asleep) until the pnuemonia is healed. And it may not be needed at all.

I am feeling like my old self and am running all around the hospital room and chasing balloons as they sail up in the air. My mom thought I really needed to be outside because I love it so much so she put me in a wagon and took me out onto the patio. I loved it , we watched the birds and I ate a cookie and ran around. I was an escapee.

Then they sent out the social worker to tell me they were going to call a code pink and have mom and me draggged back into the hospital by the security gaurds. so I had to go back in and only today did they agree to let me go into the play room on the floor. But, at least I got to feel the sun on my face for an hour. My mommy is pretty fierce even when they made us come back in. Just because I am sick doesn;t mean I have to be miserable or follow silly rules.

Anyway, I am feeling better. My new nanny Mireya is here and she is really great. She sings to me and is a socker player so Dad got me a socker ball and we kick it around the hospital room. Mireya has a daughter Wendy who is 7 and she and I like to play together and her daddy plays the guitar and sings so I will learn lots of great songs en espanol.

I got wonderful balloons from my aunts and uncles and I really like to chase them. It also make s the room brighter. Tia Joanie and Tio Bill are coming this weekend for Uncle;s birthday and fathers day. It should be fun to see them. Debbie and Bob came to see me int he hospital and Mary Katerhine and Gloira are coming tonight so I get to see lots of my friends.

Hello, if you were here I would say Hi and wave and then play peak a boo behind the bed with you,.

Love

Emily