Marshall is looking “good.” His recovery, per his nurse today (who has 16 years experience) said he has been doing “exceptional.” He lost his head IV, he lost his Foley catheter, and he is resting comfortably. His lactate is low, his white & red blood counts are fine, and they upped his feeds through his […]
And it went well!! Going up to see for ourselves in a bit.
We just got the call. They will be closing in the next hour or two. Here’s to hope that this will allow him to move to the next steps (weaning from the ventilator and feeding). And maybe just maybe this will make us one step closer to having him back in our arms…
Dr Luis joined us this evening. They are closing tomorrow hopefully around 10 a.m. (though they have another procedure before Marshall.) And our little man is coming around. He is opening his eyes. And wiggling his head. And attempting to move his neck. And moved his foot when I tickled his toes. And he is […]
Marshall has been on a “paralytic holiday” for 12 hours. This a.m. during our visit he moved when I touched him. And I got to rub his forehead & touch his itty bitty swollen foot. Then they gave him more paralytic which will only last one hour but is necessary to keep him and his […]
Marshall is officially one week old. I could only rub his head and tell him how much I love him to celebrate. This is lousy. There is nothing at all that I can do for him. And I’m his mama. But it could be so much worse. Marshall is “stable” still. His team would like […]
He is ok. He is on a ventilator and his chest is open. But he is ok … He did “really well.” At the end of the details of Marshall’s procedure, I looked at Dr. Baird and with tears in my eyes: “Thank you so much….I could just hug you.” “Yes you can!” was Dr. […]
At 4:00 p.m. everything in the O.R. was ok.
A Fellow named Dr Song (the irony) said as we gave our consent for Marshall’s team. They took him back at 2 after I held him & held him for most of the night and today. We will get updates every couple of hours. I don’t have the words or strength to convey how this […]
It is set. Dr. F confirmed this afternoon. Dr. B is going in to place the BT shunt and do a little preventative procedures in the pulmonary veins. All I hear in my mind is Dr. F’s warning of how serious this is: “On a scale of 1-10, the complexity of Marshall’s surgery is a […]
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