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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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…
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Friday, 7/30 18 days in & we’re FINALLY going home!!! They said “if” she is ready, then today’s the day. I said, she IS ready. No if’s. Sterling and I…
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Wednesday, 7/28 Met with speech today and that went well. Just finished another bottle so currently trying to hold that down. And finally someone actually spoke to a cardiologist. Not…
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Tuesday, 7/27 Today, Izzy will have an ultrasound of her kidneys to make sure they are anatomically correct since kidney problems are a possible symptom with DiGeorge/22q. We’re also checking…
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Monday, 7/26 14 days in here & maybe we’re getting somewhere? Neuro is taking Izzy down from 2 daily doses of Phenobarb to 1. This change will last for 1…
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Sunday, 7/25 Results came back good on the CT scan – no sling thank God. Finally someone gave us some clarification on Izzy’s heart “abnormalities”. Apparently hers is built differently…
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Friday, 7/23 Reflux is a bitch. I can tell it’s really bothering Izzy. She’s fussy and making gasping and choking noises which are pretty alarming. She’s trying to figure out…
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Wednesday, 7/21 Sometimes I wonder why I share anything positive because it seems like those glimmers of hope just get ripped away from us so quickly… like we can start…
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Monday, 7/19 EEG is on. Neurologist came by and told us all good from his end – keep on the Phenobarb because it’s working and she’s not seizing! EEG is…