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The Big Day
The big day was roughly eight days after Micah was born. In that time he had gone from being a normal infant to struggling for his life. From breathing and crying to being intubated and sedated. From struggling to get … Continue reading →
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Numbers Games
The next several days were somewhat of a blur, in that nothing spectacular or specific occurred on any given day between day two and the day of the surgery. The wife and I fell into something of a routine. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged be strong, being strong, chd, congenital, congenital heart, congenital heart defect, defect, heart, heart defect, heart syndrome, hlhs, hypoplastic, hypoplastic left, hypoplastic left heart, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, left heart, left heart syndrome, stay strong, staying strong, strong, syndrome
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Friends and Family
The response of our family and friends to our situation was nothing less than overwhelming. There were some phone calls with family right away and then periodically as time went on more calls would come. There were texts of support … Continue reading →
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Tagged be strong, being strong, chd, congenital, congenital heart, congenital heart defect, defect, family, friends, friends and family, heart, heart defect, heart syndrome, hlhs, hypoplastic, hypoplastic left, hypoplastic left heart, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, iron, left heart, left heart syndrome, stay strong, staying strong, strong
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Being Joshua
I know two people in my life I would qualify as Miracle Men. The first obviously is my son. The fact that he is still alive after being born with what is essentially half a heart is a miracle to … Continue reading →
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Tagged being joshua, being strong, bible, book of joshua, chd, congenital defect, congenital heart defect, heart, heart defect, heart syndrome, hlhs, hypoplastic, hypoplastic left, hypoplastic left heart, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, joshua, left, left heart, left heart syndrome, old testament, stay strong, staying strong, strong, syndrome
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De-Sat
I could tell you that the night went well and that the hospital was very comfortable. I would have to add modifiers to that sentence though. Namely the phrase “for a hospital”. The room we were in had a couch … Continue reading →
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Tagged be strong, being strong, blood oxygen saturation, chd, congenital, congenital defect, congenital heart, congenital heart defect, de-sat, defect, heart, heart defect, hlhs, hypoplastic, hypoplastic left heart, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, left heart, left heart syndrome, nicu, oxygen saturation, stay strong, staying strong, strong, syndrome
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The If Game
You think about a lot of things when you are in the hospital. Whether or not you are there for yourself or for someone else. There are only so many things you can talk about, read, search for, scroll past, … Continue reading →
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Hotel Hospital
The drive back to the hospital was very similar to the first drive, except there was more music involved. A song by For King And Country had just become popular and came on the radio shortly after I fired the … Continue reading →
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I Need to Sit Down
One of the individuals in the room with Micah was a well dressed man who introduced himself as Dr. Levy. He was the neonatologist, or baby doctor, for Micah. He started going into detail on what was going on with … Continue reading →
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You’ve Got the Wrong Garage
I have spent a decent amount of my life in cars, trucks, and vans over the years. I like driving, not quiet as much these days as I used to, but I still do to a certain extent. I enjoy … Continue reading →
The first 5 hours
My wife had gone to sleep. I was holding my son, Micah, now a day and a half old, in my arms, while sitting in a chair in our room at the hospital, reading things on my phone. He had … Continue reading →
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