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Life in the NICU
Day 28: October 14
October 15, 2010
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What can I say... I exhausted. I will write up details in the morning, but as of 11:30 pm Sam was doing well. They …
Life in the NICU
Quick Surgery update
October 14, 2010
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The surgery went really well. It was not the largest PDA the surgeon had seen, but it was big. The surgeon feels that by …
Life in the NICU
Day 27: October 13
October 14, 2010
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I spent as much time as possible with Sam today knowing that the next few days with him were going to be rough. When …
Life in the NICU
Day 26: October 12
October 13, 2010
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So, today had two major events for Sam. The first was an echocardiogram and the second was the efforts to get an arterial line …
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Day 25: October 11
October 12, 2010
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Today was... well... uneventful. Sam had a good night on the ventilator. He started to pee around 5 am-which is great. He also responded …
Life in the NICU
Day 24: October 10 addendum
October 11, 2010
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So, while they were trying to reintubate Sam, they found a blockage. It turns out he had a very severe mucus plug sitting on …
Life in the NICU
Day 24: October 10
October 11, 2010
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Well, if yesterday was bad, today was just terrible. While Peter and I were visiting Sam, he had another terrible apnea event and had …
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Day 23: October 9
October 10, 2010
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I will be brief tonight as, honestly, I am just spent. After the roller coaster of the past few days, I woke up this …
Life in the NICU
Day 22: October 8
October 9, 2010
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After the roller coaster and emotional abuse that was yesterday, I was scared to even call the NICU in the morning. My emotions were …
Life in the NICU
Day 21 (aka Week 3): October 7
October 8, 2010
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Well- today was a day of contrasts. Some of the highest highs to date and one of the lowest lows. The day at the …
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Day 20: October 6
October 7, 2010
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I am happy to say that there is not too much to report from today. Sam had an uneventful night and a pretty uneventful …
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Day 19: October 5
October 6, 2010
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So after our late night at the hospital, it was really hard to get up today. I even slept through 2 pumping alarms! Once …
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