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Learning about David’s first hours
Yesterday I met the lady who performed David’s echocardiograms in the operating room shortly after birth, and she told me a lot more details about what it was like in there. David just went in for his MRI, so I figured I might as well document it now. The fact that she performs so many…
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November 9, 2023
Well, today was better than yesterday. It was a great sight to see that David’s night nurse had a smile on his face when I arrived, and that David was still extubated. His nurse said he did well throughout the night and was rocking it. It was a huge sigh of relief because it was…
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November 8, 2023
David is a week old! Today has been an emotionally taxing day. Looking back on it though, we did make progress in the right direction, but it just doesn’t feel like we did. We knew we would hit some stumbling blocks along this journey, but I don’t think we were quite ready for them after…
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November 7, 2023
Progress updates for today include: And some of the little things:
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November 6, 2023
Today was fairly uneventful, which means it was a great day. The highlight of the day was holding David. Daddy got to hold David for the first time, and Mommy got to hold David for a second time! After holding him, he was quite alert for quite a while, and it was nice to see…
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November 5, 2023
Today’s update: David also received a blood transfusion today to increase his red blood cell count. However, his IV went bad mid-transfusion and his little hand flooded with blood. It looks very bruised and painful for him (I’m not sure if the bruising is from his blood or just looks that way because of all…
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November 4, 2023
A few milestones were met today. Eli got to officially meet his baby brother (for a few quick moments), and momma got to hold David for the first time. It brings some positives to this otherwise difficult situation. Eli and Anna both also got some time to play in the playroom, and it would wonderful…
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November 3, 2023
Today was a big day for David. He had his first surgery which placed Goretex bands around his pulmonary arteries to restrict blood flow to the lungs. It was hopeful that this would have worked with the plugs placed within the arteries on Wednesday, but David’s body wasn’t ready for it at that time. It…
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November 2, 2023
David has had a fairly uneventful day, and remains relatively stable. His stats are trending in the direction of needing the pulmonary artery bands placed, which is going to happen tomorrow. He is the second surgery scheduled for tomorrow, so we do not have a time. In the meantime, they are trying to control his…
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November 1, 2023
David has been transferred to his room in the CVICU. He did a lot better today than anyone had anticipated, and we are so thankful for everyone’s prayers. Adam and I were able to see him a short while ago, and are so impressed with his progress so far. He still has a long road…