Bandage is OFF!
by The last couple of days have been relatively steady. AJ had his bandage taken off and I was surprised at how good it looks. He’s …
Uneventful is good too…
Today has been relatively uneventful. His drainage tube was clogged for a little while so his poor little tummy swelled up. And he has a …
Ellie Snuggles
When we walked in today, this is how AJ looked – all snuggled up, hugging his Ellie… I don’t know why, but for some reason …
Waking up a little!
Guess who is waking up?? He’s still coming down off his meds, so he’s still pretty out of it, but he’s taking a few breaks …
Phone Calls Feel Scary (but this time it wasn’t!)
Last night, we slept. Everything was pretty uneventful at the hospital, so Aaron walked me back so at 11, and then he came back to wake …
Closed Chest!
This morning the team here at CHOP closed up AJ’s chest. They were done sometime around 11, but it took a couple of hours of …
Recovering…
The first couple of hours post surgery, and prior to my update that I wrote yesterday were a little rocky, but ever since – things …
Norwood Surgery Day
AJ was taken in to anesthesia at 10:30 eastern and we met with our surgeon. He walked us through the Norwood procedure, talked through the …
Out of Surgery!!!
Guess who is out of surgery?! I’m so overjoyed at this point that I’m at a loss for words. He looks so much better – …