Skip to main content

Garrett has left the building


After 17 days at CHOP, Garrett came home tonight.

It was a very long stay with a lot of ups and downs, but he’s back with Mommy, Daddy and Gibson.

Happy to be in his own bed again, Garrett quickly fell asleep tonight.

More to come...

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2022 at 5:45 PM

    The King Casino | Situs Judi Slot Online Terbaik 2021
    Play online Pragmatic Play Slots at The King gri-go.com Casino - Member Baru & Terpercaya 2021! 토토 사이트 Rating: 1xbet 먹튀 98% · ‎240,388 votes https://septcasino.com/review/merit-casino/

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Out of Surgery

Garrett had a successful stoma revision and is in post-op; we're waiting for him to wake up. Speaking with his surgeon, everything went well. It wasn't obvious what caused the small bowel obstruction (ie, adhesion or kink), but his doctor did think the opening in the abdominal wall fascia was tight and food may have obstructed it, leading to an inflamed and swollen bowel. More to come...
2 comments
Read more

Ultrasound and ice cream

Yesterday, Garrett’s right arm and hand began to swell below his central line and there is a significant difference in size between the right and left side. I asked for an ultrasound.  The ultrasound was very painful for Garrett. The sores on his body hurt to touch and he has quite a lot of large ones where the ultrasound probe had to be pressed. He screamed through most of the ultrasound prolonging the process.  Garrett does have a small clot, but it is not fully occluded. Typically, an anticoagulant would be started, but in a post-op IBD patient, the protocol is not as straightforward. Hematology and surgery are meeting this morning to determine next steps.  They want to save the central line in order to provide nutrition for Garrett, but need to determine the best course of action.  In the interim, he is on pain medicine for his arm (in addition to his abdomen and skin) as the swelling in his hand has now become significant and very painful. He can’t close his han...
5 comments
Read more

Garrett's Home!

Garrett is back home! Though tired, he wanted to try and catch the tail end of the school day at HFS. We thought it better that he just come home; he's already had some pizza and is relaxing in bed playing Roblox by himself. Gibson is not home from school yet, and all Garrett wants to do is play with his brother! Jill and I are happy that our house will be full again tonight. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and support this week!
1 comment
Read more