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Post-Op Day 5
Lots of excitement today, but really very little energy to write about it! We spent the entire day at the hospital and we might be extremely tired right now (heck, Chantale is already asleep having fallen asleep on the drive … Continue reading
Post-Op Day 4
I spent the day with Kyle today, basically enjoying a leisurely Labor Day while Chantale spent it at the Hospital with Charlize. It felt weird not seeing her, but considering how much time I spent looking at photographs and videos, … Continue reading
Post-Op Day 3
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
Post-Op Day 2
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
CHD Post-Op Report
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
Home!
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
Monday Update
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
Sunday Update
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
Friday Quick Update
Hello. I’m the one home tonight for a few hours of sleep and then back to the ICU tomorrow very early morning. Not much to say. It all feels like a haze although I definitely remember each hour of sitting, … Continue reading
Reality Check
Sometimes, you try not to talk about things because you’re trying not to believe that issues are a little worse than you expected. I’m not talking about complete self-delusion here. I’m just talking about… the “hope” that things are not … Continue reading