Month: May 2010
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I’m an alien
When Samantha first became sick, a friend of mine gave me a copy of Welcome to Holland. I thought it was fabulous, poignant and I felt like I had landed in Holland. I have become used to Holland, comfortable perhaps with what might seem out of the ordinary to a tourist. What others might gawk…
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Hospital Door….by Samantha
Hello Friends! I wanted to let you know how your well wishes have decorated my door. It makes everyone feel good when they enter my room. Thank you! If you would like to send a cheer card and be featured on the 807 door, click here Love and slobbery kisses: Samantha
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All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle….Emerson
A day is 24 hours….. 1440 minutes….. 86,400 seconds….. A lot can happen in 86,400 seconds. Oxygen levels can regulate on their own, heart rates can become consistent, lipase levels can decrease, temps can drop to normal…..even a mama can find her ‘kool‘ again. That’s right we’re kool….and hangin‘ on the 8th floor. Chillin like…
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PICU Sucks
I wanted to say I hate the PICU…. But I don’t really. I just hate the fact we’re here. The PICU stands for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…..reserved for really sick kids. The doors are all sliding glass so the nurse can observe kids 24 hours a day. We are at one end of the…
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All’s Quiet on the Western Front…..
Therefore I am heading off to my hospital cot. Samantha is hanging in there. She is one tough little pickle. She has a lower respiratory infection which explains her low grade temps and possibly her seizures. The infection has also created excess fluid in her heart and lungs so we are also being followed by…
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