APRIL 23, 2007 UPDATE ABOUT BABY TILLMAN CHESNEY! GOOOD NEWS FOLKS!

I HAVE HAD AN UPDATE FROM THE CHESNEY FAMILY, AND YIPPPEEE TILLMAN IS GOING HOME FOLKS! GOD HAS LISTENED TO OUR PRAYERS AND HE HAS SAID "YES" TO US! I AM POSTING THE UPDATE POSTED TO THE CARE PAGE, TODAY FROM TILLMAN'S FATHER JASON. GOOD NEWS ABOUT TILLMAN'S GRANDPA ALSO! GOT A TISSUE HANDY, I CRIED THE WHOLE TIME I READ THIS ONE... I AM SUCH A WUSSS! HEHE

April 23, 2007 at 12:40 PM EDT

Good Morning! I hope your weekend was great. Our weekend was wonderful. Training increased for mom and dad. The nurses went over (and continue to go over) in detail what we need to know and do regarding Tillman's care. Saturday Grandpa Chesney made it down. He and Tillman got there first ever chance to snuggle! Tillman took to him right away pulling on his mustache and nose all while smiling at him. Then Tillman got to snuggle with Grandma Chesney for the first time. He snoozed in her arms for a long time. Sunday we got to go outside again! This time with no monitors and only a little oxygen. No wagon this time. Mom was ready with his very own stroller. Today Tillman has already gone and returned from his heart cath and biopsy. The pressures in his heart that were high continue to get better. They are still high, but much lower than two months ago. We pray that those will continue to decrease until they are as low as they need to be. We should have biopsy results this afternoon. We pray that those are zeros again. Moving forward, mommy's training will continue. She spent last night and will spend tonight in the hospital with Tillman to get a better feel for things. Today she learns how to give shots! The wheels are also in motion for a WEDNESDAY DISCHARGE! As you guys all know Wednesday is also Tillman's 1st birthday! Getting out of the hospital this day will be a dream come true for many of us. Here's the disclaimer::::: Discharge means that we get out of the hospital. We DO NOT get to come home yet. We will have to stay in the house in Mt. Pleasant for approximately four weeks. Then we hope to be released to go home to Greenville. We will be counting down to that day as well and will keep you all posted. We are so thankful that you guys have been with us on this journey. We hope that you will continue to join us through this page for the better days. Because that's where we are headed. Tillman now has to get busy being a baby. Milestones like crawling, first words, and world leadership are all out there to be had. We want to share those with you all. God Bless, Jason, Jody and Tillman PRAISE THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD! YEEEEEEHHHHAAAAAWWW! BBBBAAABBBYYYY!

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