I wanted to take a few minutes to thank all of Audizine for the support and positive words you guys have provided.
The month of December was not fun. I wish I could say it was because of having to deal with family (LOL) but it wasn't. Truth is we were in and out of the hospital a total of 5 times that month, kicked off by a Medevac Flight to Children's Hospital Pittsburgh (CHP). The first and last (knock on wood) stay were both just over a week and a half each I think I was only actually home a total of 6 days during that month. Most of my AZ access was through my phone as I was waiting on DRs, or in the waiting room, or something of the sort. Typing lengthy messages is a PITA through the phone which is why I waited till now.
I wanted to also give a small special thanks to Kneel, VortexJunkie, Dan[FN]6262, Staz, A4_Quattro, and a few others for providing phone support, a few moments to just BS, or provide me with some way to take my mind off the current events in my life...even if only for a few minutes. Kaylah is our world. She's our first born, not that any other child means any less to its parents, but most parents can tell you (or relate to the feeling) the first child you treat like its made of glass & the later ones you tend to treat like a "sack of potatoes" because by then you realize they will not shatter and a little dirt will not hurt them. Anyways, my point is that there is some added stress, combined with the inability to trust strangers (Doctors/Nurses/Staff) with your kids. To them your kid is just another patient... you never really let your guard down. That is why a few minutes to just ponder something else is very much appreciated.
On 1/5/12, we were able to finally bring Kaylah home with some degree of confidence that we would not have to just turn around and go back. 1/6/12 We
put up our Christmas Tree, and yesterday 1/8/12 we got to celebrate Christmas as a family. We have only been home a few days so we are still catching up with personal matters, house chores, and finally getting some rest (trying to get back on a normal schedule where you are not interrupted every 2hrs) That said, pardon my format of this post, I'm still not sure I'm thinking clear. (some may argue I never did anyway
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FYI: If anyone is curious, CHP does some pretty neat stuff for their inpatients during the month of December including pictures with Santa, the Nutcracker Ballet (done by volunteers), and presents left by Santa on Christmas Eve. They really go to great lengths to make Christmas special for the kids.
Christmas Tree on the 6th floor garden of CHP:
Believe it or not, this tree is probably about 20' tall from the ground to the tip of its star. I was standing when I took this picture.
(Anthony, please put this wherever you feel it needs to go. I was not sure where it needed to go & here seemed like the best place.)
Originally Posted by Stubek
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