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Post-Op Day 3

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Mike

When it comes to life in the Intensive Care Unit, as long as you remember that there are as many ups and downs as there are “blips” in those monitors we follow religiously, then your stay will be comfortable and … Continue reading →

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Post-Op Day 2

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Mike

Yesterday afternoon, it looked like Charlize would have been taken off her respirator since all signs indicated that she would be able to breathe on her own. They had taken her off of 2 other drugs and she responded well. … Continue reading →

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CHD Post-Op Report

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Mike

The surgery is done! Charlize is in the Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit and will be there at least 10 days or so. For some details, feel free to go read my wife’s () blog. Here’s my summary report: Wednesday night … Continue reading →

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Wednesday

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Mike

I realized (after speaking with a few people yesterday) that I never came back online to post that the surgery did not happen. sorry for the oversight. We went in on Monday and ran a gamut of tests, met a … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on August 25, 2007 by Mike

– 6 hours of sleep on thursday night and 4 hours of sleep on friday night make for a very disoriented Mikey… – We went to visit my parents yesterday. James and Melyssa were also there so it was a … Continue reading →

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Surreal

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Mike

Everything feels surreal tonight… As much as we had an incredible night, with Charlize sleeping from 930pm through to 530am (she didn’t wake up after we gave her her medication at midnight!) feeding for a bit, then sleeping again until … Continue reading →

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Home!

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Mike

We’re home! Updates will follow but in the meantime we wanted to simply post and let everyone know. Surgery will be next week and we will be called this weekend telling us what day to come in for pre-op tests, … Continue reading →

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Monday Update

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Mike

Hello again. Quick updates tonight. We’re still in the Pediatric Ward of the MCH and aren’t really sure when or if they’ll release us. They’ve upped the dosage of Charlize’s medication to 4mg and feel confident that things are stable. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Update

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Mike

I got 6 hours of sleep last night. Crashed out on the couch in the parents area at midnight, woke up at 6am, struggled to stand at 6:20am, and headed to check on Charlize. This was the first night both … Continue reading →

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Chantale here posted in

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Mike

Saturday afternoon No times to read friends page or reply. sorry. Things I didn’t mention the other day. Signs that things weren’t optimal. She only gained 1 lbs in a month, not even 11grams a day when it should have … Continue reading →

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