Our 12-1/2-year old beagle’s body is failing her. Molly lies on her dog bed all day long, and when she does get up to walk to the food or water, it is a very slow, uneven, and limpy type of walk. Going through the doggie door takes her quite a bit of time, as […]
[Continue reading...]Nursing Dilemma
17 Dec by
We finally got Hannah’s nursing figured out with our new insurance company. We get 56 hours a week, broken down however we want to use them. Previously, we had 48 hours a week, no more than 8 hours a day (currently M – Sa, 9 am to 5 pm). So this is a pleasant […]
[Continue reading...]Gagging
17 Dec by
Hannah has a cold. A simple, normal child, everyday cold. She has no fever. Her white count, as of today, was normal. Her ears are fine, so we know there is no ear infection. We know it is not trachiitis because her secretions most of the time are clear. So why is it when […]
[Continue reading...]Insurance Coverage Blahs
14 Dec by
This was just one of those days I wish I could write off… It started with me packing Hannah up for her biweekly Cerezyme infusion. For me, I was running on 3 hours sleep, and Hannah was cranky about 5 minutes into the 30-minute drive requiring a LOT of mommy singing “Wheels on the Bus, […]
[Continue reading...]Reality Checks…again
13 Dec by
We have been working on weaning Hannah off the Haldol for the past 10 days or so. We have no removed her afternoon and morning doses, as per the neuro’s schedule, and next Friday she will be completely off it. We have definitely noticed some effects so far, but are not sure if it is […]
[Continue reading...]Forever my baby…
10 Dec by
Yesterday Hannah had her Early Intervention Insight team evaluation. Basically, it was a chance to have Hannah evaluated by a vision therapist and an adaptive technologies therapist. They spent about 90 minutes with Hannah (who was actually awake for most of it), and we learned quite a bit already by working with them just during […]
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