Tim is finally starting to feel a lot better. He is still taking some pain pills, but much less than before. He is able to walk some and stays awake downstairs most of the day now. The only bad side is that he is also starting to get very stir crazy. We went out yesterday …
Casey Stuff
Casey has been such a good girl. She really prefers to stay home and cuddle all day, but she has been going out for over a week now. We are using the stroller attachment for her feeder seat now and it seems to help when we have her out. She is MUCH more comfortable. We …
Tim recovering at home
I am now continuing my recovery at home from surgery. Pain management was a real issue at the hospital, which is mostly what slowed my release. It feels better to be at home, but most of my time right now is spent in bed in specific positions that are comfortable. Getting out of bed is …
Back Surgery
Tim had his back surgery yesterday. The surgery went really well. They took him back around 7:30 AM and told me they would be back in 2 hours. I ran home while Tim’s mom (Theresa)stayed at the hospital and I was heading back up at 9:00 when Theresa called me to say he was already …
What Happened…
Many people have been asking what actually happened. Over the past few weeks we started with a partial story and have been piecing things together. Some of you that have talked to us on the phone many have parts of the story, but for all that are curious here is the whole story. Shortly after …
We’re Home!!!!
We are finally home. This was a really long hard stay but we are all so glad to be back home. Casey was discharged around lunch today and we just finished getting her and all of her stuff settled at the house. She seems to be feeling a lot better. She is very tired (as …
Out of intensive care
Casey is getting much stronger, and was taken off the ventilator and moved out of the intensive care unit. Over the last couple days, she has had an upper GI test so surgery can decide what types of procedures they recommend and how urgently they should be scheduled, since another pneumonia from reflux/aspiration would be …
Casey has turned the corner
After 10 days in Intensive Care, the doctors have finally used our favorite phrase “turned the corner,” letting us breathe a huge sigh of relief that it’s when and not if we will be bringing Casey home. Her lungs have continued to recover slowly, and even her platelets have rebounded a bit. The respiratory team …
Casey is in critical condition at Children’s Hospital
Just a quick post to let everyone who has been calling what has happened with Casey. Last Sunday she had a back reflux on which she aspirated into her lungs. We were not able to get her to recover her breathing or heart rate, and she was coughing up blood, so we took her to …