>From Andrea's aunt: She's doing better all the time. She has a tentative date to go home of September 5, and even that's too long for her. She still has the trach, but she is starting to be able to eat stuff like mashed potatoes, etc. When she goes home, she won't have the trach or stomach tube or anything else. She has been walking around with a little help. So, it keeps getting better all the time. She seems to have the same personality that she did before. I think that before too long she'll be the same old Andrea. Right now she still wants her Mom & Dad around alot, which is not like her at all, she has always been very independent & actually acts older than her age. But I can understand that after all that she's been through. She'll be back though, I can tell when I talk to her.