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Lucky Eleven!

Day eleven and my “Christian” is on his way home!He took a few steps today, is on NovoSeven every 4 hours for a few more days and oral morphine every 6 hours.Much progress has been made.Tonight will be the first time my family has been all together at home...

Day Eight

“Christian” had a really good yesterday.  He was able to take a good bath (he was getting really ripe) played with his trucks (surrounded by them in his bed) and ate fairly well.  The big news is that he pooped!  Whoo Hoo!   Now,...

Day Six

We are in day six of our hospital stay and there is finally a glimmer of hope.  “Christian” extended his leg almost completely!  His ankle is still swollen but it finally seems to be improving.  He is starting to eat but the continuous...

Still Here

We are still in the hospital.  “Christian’s” ankle bleed is not resolved and he is still in a great deal of pain.  He is on a continuous infusion of morphine and a 3 mg dose of NovoSeven every three hours.  He’s only had three...

A Doozie

This ankle bleed has been one of the worst yet.  “Christian” has been on morphine every two hours today and with the half life of the morphine being so short, his pain goes away for a very brief time then he is moaning in pain until his next dose.I...

Never a Good Time

Bleeds never happen at very good times.When you are walking out the door….On test day….Right after you tell the HTC there have been no bleeds for months…2 am…Last night, my “Christian” started complaining that his ankle was hurting, sure enough the entire...