While I was away on holiday, Sharie was released from the hospital and now back home (thus the delay with this update)

She made a full recovery and now is slowly enjoying eating food through her mouth. She cannot eat big meals yet, additional nutritional support is still fed through her stomach via the peg. The doctors want to make sure that the surgical attachments completely healed before Sharie can completely eat like other kids. Eventually, the peg will be taken out after a couple of months or determined after several outpatients follow up with her doctors.

They completely closed off the tracheal hole made to help with breathing and release some food items, so food and other liquids can pass through without interruptions to the esophagus directly to the stomach. Which is already good news and development for Sharie who for seven years never knew how it feels to eat without food getting out of her neck. She never knew she can swallow and get full in the process.

Now a new life ahead of our little Sharie. We hope that you will continue to help pray for her and her family. Having said that, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people that helped me through this campaign - both in cash and in kind. Without your support, I don't know how we could have helped Sharie go through this ordeal. The little we helped, it made a significant impact in her life.

sharing you some of Sharie's photo after the surgery and during her release.

The hole on her neck is now close

Sharie with her mom Isabel (seated) at the nurse station

Sharie with her new toy at the nurse's station

Thank you!