Way to go Omaha!!!!!

Nebraska Medical Center is one of the bigger short bowel centers in the country. And they have started an Omegaven trial. YAHOOOOO.

Here is a quote from the article:

"The Nebraska Medical Center recently began giving it to two children and intends to give it to Braxton and others soon to study its effectiveness. Dr. David Mercer, a transplant surgeon at the hospital, expects to enroll more than 100 children in the study over the next two to five years."

Read the whole story here

http://omaha.com/article/20090611/LIVING/306119953

On the home front, no news is good news Ellie is doing really well. We have cut her night time hydration down by 2/3 and she is starting to eat more and more solid foods. We are relearning what she can tolerate but she is doing well. More later...