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Villa Park Argus - 6/20-22/2003
DuPage County Daily Herald - 6/19/2003

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NEWS
-- 8/2/2003 -
Mia attends the 2003 Annual Belvedere Family Picnic. Mia's great great grandfather was the first generation in the US from Italy. He subsequently had  12 children who had children etc. etc. The extended family now has over 335 relatives for Mia just on her fathers side alone. This was the first time for many of the family member to meet her. Mia had a great day. She never had a problem finding a grandmother, aunt, uncle, or cousin that wouldn't hold her close and play with her. As Georgi said "people are her favorite play toy." The family is praying for her return next year and many years to come.

- 7/9/2003 -
Mia met with her team of doctors at Children's Memorial Hospital in late June. They were very happy with her health and progress and are moving forward with the kidney transplant prelilminaries. An approximate time frame for the transplant can be February or March, 2004. Keep Mia in your prayers...

-6/22/2003-
The pasta dinner last Sunday (6/22) was a great success. The generousity Elmhurst Elks Lodge #1531 where the benefit was held, was one of the main reasons for the benefit's success. Also a big thank you for the food donations (names to follow) and to Anthony LoCascio for collecting, cooking, delivering and serving all our guests. The guest of honor, Mia, and her family, dad, mom and brother Frankie, were all there to greet and enjoy the day. Both Mia and Frankie were asleep in their parents' arms by late afternoon. A busy day for all.

Again, thank you to everyone who made Mia's pasta dinner possible.

Family& Friends of Mia

-6/6/2003-
Mia is doing much better since she came home on Friday. She was very smiley, sat in her little round baby chair and actually watched television!!! Yes, at 6 months old she watches television. Mia likes to watch the Bug Story (correct name??) where the amimated bugs talk and do things. She also likes the Tella Tubbies DVD.

Little Frankie gave her lots of hugs and kisses when she came home. He really did miss her, too.

-5/27/2003-
Mia Went into the hospital because she was having difficutly breathing. She would cough and herlips started to turn blue. Mia was just getting over a cold but it took a turn for the worse. Doctors think it may have been pnemonia but they are not positive. Must have been a virus of some kind...

She had fluid on her lungs, her blood pressure was very high and Mia had to undergo all kinds of tests, medication adjustments, was on a respirator (tube down her throat), and an IV in her arm. The IVwas started in the right side of her neck but when the medicine was not getting into her system it was taken out and put into a vein in her arm. Because of Mia's movements the neck IV was not working properly. Mia was sedated to keep her less mobile but that also interfered with her breathing, which was already being monitored. Poor, poor baby!!! Eventually the doctors weaned her off of the sedation, Mia was able to breath on her own so the awful tube was taken out of her throat.