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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With the 22q11.2 diagnosis, there is life expectancy to be aware of. Google is no friend of mine when it comes to this topic; it wasn’t helpful when we were…
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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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April 1st, 2022 Poor girl has been very sick the past few days with symptoms that cause us a lot of worry because of her immune deficiency and her blood…
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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…