One year ago today, Izzy was hospitalized for what we would learn to be her 22q11.2 diagnosis. While that time was scary and full of the unknown, Sterling and I…
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Izzy was a repeat, scheduled C-section due to my previous pregnancy being an emergency. I did look into the option of a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), but ultimately Sterling…
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When Sterling and I found out we were pregnant, the much anticipated question of ‘boy or girl’ quickly became a hot topic. Will Eli and Kam add a little brother…
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Sterling. Izzy’s dad. My rock. My best friend. What would I do without him? What would we do without him? When Izzy was hospitalized, he was the calm to my…
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Because we didn’t anticipate that something would go wrong and we didn’t know the situation we would be in until we were in it, we never had the opportunity before…
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$196,713.96 That was the total of our bill for Izzy’s inpatient stay in July (though it wasn’t mailed to us until January). That does not include any of her ongoing…
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While Izzy was hospitalized, all medicine was given to her through her NG & NJ tubes, her IV, and her PICC line. Once the talk started about discharge, we had…
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From the start, feedings with Izzy have been challenging. However, in more recent times, they have also been rewarding seeing her progress. We know with her diagnosis that she will…
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Below is our first guest post from my wonderful cousin, Samantha Metzger, who is finishing up graduate school to join the healthcare world as a Child Life Specialist. I asked…
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The 5 Stages of Grief No matter what a person is mourning, they typically cycle through the 5 stages of grief. For me, I have an internal struggle with saying…