Monthly Archives: October 2014

There’s no place like home.  It was so good to break out of the hospital on Sunday.  Although, resting in the comfort of my own home includes a lot of chaos from the kids that was not present in the … Continue reading →

The team of 12 year olds in charge of my care just finished their rounds. (Just kidding…they’re 20-something’s, but they make me feel super old!) Anyhow, they said I get to go home today! So excited!!! Checking … Continue reading →

I’m having a hard time processing my feelings. Im looking out my hospital window at the beautiful fall colors, watching the cars go by, and still just dumbfounded that I am here. So much has happened both physically and emotionally … Continue reading →

We’ve been enjoying a beautiful view of a parking lot all morning, waiting, waiting, waiting to hear from the Infectious Disease Team.  Infectious Disease.  Sounds scary!  These are the people who are analyzing the yuck that was growing inside of … Continue reading →

So it’s appropriate that the baseball playoffs are going on right now because after 3 tries at the expanders, it is officially a strikeout.
Jamie had started feeling better and then this morning she noticed that her shirt was wet in … Continue reading →

Jamie saw Dr. Hijjawi today.  Good news is that surgery wasn’t necessary (Thanks for all the prayers!).  He decided to switch Jamie’s antibiotics.  She was sweaty, blotchy and had a red face after taking her antibiotic at the Dr.’s office. … Continue reading →

So the plan is to stay home overnight, take the second dose of antibiotic, and see Dr. Hijjawi as soon as the office opens tomorrow.  Just in case surgery is needed to ‘wash out’ the left side, Jamie should not … Continue reading →

I wish I could post that things are going smoothly, however, . . .
Jamie woke up feeling nauseous today.  She went to her scheduled doctor’s appointment and the nurse measured a fever (100.2 F) and high blood pressure (175/92).   … Continue reading →