“He scares me. I’m an ICU doctor, and he scares me.” Those were the words spoken as James was being admitted to ICU on Friday. He had already been in the hospital for a few days, but now he was working much too hard to breathe and needed help right away, before things got a lot worse. He was … Continue reading
When I taught first grade we had two rules in our classroom: Do the Right Thing, and Always Be Kind. We never had an issue come up that couldn’t be addressed by one of them. Pretty simple really. I wish I could say I live by them in my day to day life. I try, … Continue reading
I’ve been reflecting a lot on James’ NICU stay the last couple of months. Its that time of year. Two years ago we had about 4 months of James’ NICU stay behind us, but some very important weeks were coming up. So many amazing people contributed to his care in the NICU. People we will … Continue reading
“How’s James doing in daycare?” is one of the most common questions I receive right now. I love that so many people are interested and hopeful that he’s doing well. And he is doing well. He cries some when I drop him off (and I still do too…), but when he’s picked up he’s happy, … Continue reading
Andy spent every day and most nights at the hospital with me. On Monday, August 2, he decided to spend some time at home. It looked like we were in for a long hospital stay, and financially we weren’t prepared. He needed to make some phone calls and find ways we could save money over … Continue reading
Dr. Magee was an amazingly calm force during the chaos of that evening. He spoke slowly and deliberately. He gave us the bad news first, and prefaced it with “I’m only going to say this once.” Then he gave us some hope, and told us it was still possible to have a good outcome. He … Continue reading
On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, our lives were forever changed. It was the beginning of what would become our preemie journey. I do have to back up one day however. On July 27th, after about 5 weeks of what finally felt like a normal pregnancy, I had another unusual discharge. This one was very wet … Continue reading
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and November 17 is World Prematurity Day. In honor of that, I want to share a little more of James’ story with you. My hope is that James’ story can have a positive impact on someone else. Perhaps it will give someone hope in their preemie’s journey, or help them … Continue reading
James is sick. What started as a simple runny nose over a week ago has turned into double ear infections, sinus infection, and chest congestion with a bad cough. He is on his second antibiotic (ears were much worse after 4 days on the first one) and we’re doing breathing treatments every 4 hours for … Continue reading
Feeling a little raw today after our experience at yet another daycare this morning. Why this is so difficult is beyond my understanding. Parents put their children in daycare everyday. They find the place and everyone feels like family, they fit in and belong together. They make friends, have play-dates, and go to birthday parties. What … Continue reading
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