Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have been praying for, and thinking of, my granddaughter Reagan and our family.

Reagan, who just turned 16 weeks old, has been diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that has caused bronchiolitis (inflammation at the very end of the bronchial tree, where oxygen transfer takes place), making it difficult for her to breathe without supplemental oxygen. RSV is usually mild in children, but can be very serious in infants.

The good news is that Reagan is improving, and doctors expect her to be well enough to go home in a day or two. Teresa and I are on our way home to Bonners Ferry now.

We are still worried about Reagan, but it looks like she’s out of the woods now. It’s time to turn our prayers to those all over the globe who are facing such terrible natural disasters.

And it’s also time to turn our focus at Pet Connection back to the incredible bond between animals and humans, the bond that has brought us all together.

Time for my 86-year-old mother Virginia to go back to training class with her newly adopted dog Sugar. Time for us to cheer on our friends in Collier County, Florida, who are having a community event today to assemble the beds that were donated in their shelter bed raising — we can’t wait to see the photos from that!

I wrote a book called “The Healing Power of Pets,” and soon Reagan will be home getting some of that healing love from her Pug brothers, one on each side of her, keeping her safe and warm. But there’s also a lot of healing power in pet lovers like all of you, too, and with your prayers and concern, and her parents’ love — and her grandparents’ too, of course! — we know that Reagan will be just fine.

You are all in my heart. Now, let’s talk pets again!

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Completely updated, Saturday morning.

Late yesterday afternoon, Dr. Becker sent an urgent e-mail to me and to Christie, letting us know that his granddaughter, Reagan Avelle, 13 weeks old today, was in the hospital with a severe viral infection. He asked that we not call, since he was too choked up to talk. Dr. B and his wife, Teresa, are in Coeur d’Alene scouting locations for a TV series that’s being considered, and were pretty much stranded. Their daughter, Mikkel, son-in-law, Pat, and Dr. Becker’s mother, Virginia, where at the hospital with the baby, but to get there from CdA, Dr. and Mrs. B would have to catch a plane to Boise, rent a car, etc. So they’re staying put until this morning, and I bet neither of them slept a wink.

Christie and I will post what we know when we hear from them. In the meantime, Dr. B forwarded a picture from Pat and asked us to post it, so people could see his granddaughter and focus good thoughts and prayers. Overnight, our Web site moved to a new server, and some things were lost and others aren’t working right. The updates from last night and the picture disappeared, as did many of the comments. The site won’t let me post pictures right now, but Reagan is on Dr. Becker’s FB page, here.

Thank you for your good thoughts and prayers.  Those of you who’ve met Dr. Becker know his family is everything to him, and I can’t truly imagine the hell they’re all going through now.

Update, 8 a.m. PT, from Dr. B:

Good news/bad news. Reagan is doing better: less oxygen needed, crying and coughing less. And continued concerns: still expected to be hospitalized for few days, not eating. The best news: she started to give them an occassional smile.

We are thankful for the great medical care Reagan’s received. Rock solid in family support. Overwhelmed, comforted and grateful for the outpouring of prayers and positive thoughts from our neighbors, colleagues but especially our online family. It’s made my heart bigger.

Update, 9:30 a.m., from Dr. B:

Lungs are better today. Not out of the woods but the sun is coming up.

I still can’t post images. Dr. B send one of Reagan’s rads of her lungs. It’s over on his FB page. Sorry. Mike at Black Dog says it’s a “PHP5 v. PHP4 server integration blah blah he lost me problem.” But they’re working on it.

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