If Jabberwackie didn't play on the last post, click on this one

How I wish we were able to be together.

I quote Jabberwocky ... the next to last stanza.

Hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms my beamish boy.
Calooh callay, Oh frubjous day!
He chortled in his joy.


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Saturday I rented a 30 lb electric impact drill (aka mini jackhammer) to make a small opening in our concrete block exterior wall to insert a dog door for our 10 lb Shih Tzu, Gracie. Said dog door is intended to allow Gracie to do her business at her discretion, rather than requiring a personal assistant to open the sliding door to the screened in ( Read more... )

Samuel, at eight weeks, is much more at ease, calm, breathing better ( Read more... )

Last Monday evening (10th) I experienced numbness (in sequence) right hand, right arm, right chest, right leg and right foot for about 40 minutes - then it disappeared (also in sequence, first hand, then arm, chest, leg, and foot ( Read more... )

Samuel was discharged this afternoon late, but at least four days earlier than we expected. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. However, he apparently is uncomfortable - evidenced by his periodic bouts of crying (when we've made sure he's not hungry, not wet, not messy)

Samuel was moved from Cardio ICU to the ordinary pediatric post surgery ICU this afternoon. He is doing well.

He still has the chest tube (which should come out tomorrow, Friday) and the catheter (to avoid the movement for diaper changes).

We are told he may come home as soon as Saturday instead of next Wednesday.

Thank you for all your good

Samuel is doing just fine. Surgery was a textbook case, like the surgeon predicted. He's in CVICU for 24 hours, then likely to stay on the ward for 5 to 7 more days. Right now he is still sedated, but is not intubated and is not on ventilator - breathing fine, and with only slight noises, while lying on his back ( Read more... )

Our Samuel (one month old) has chest surgery this afternoon to move his aorta away from his trachea - to resolve compression of the airway.

If you're curious about the diagnosis, please see a teaching case from the Univ of Hawaii pediatrics ( Read more... )

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