For the past couple of days, I had been feeling a bit down with everything, especially since we had such a rough travel to and from Dallas. Knowing we have to make an even longer road trip in a few days to the nursing home (4-1/2 hours each way) to satisfy Hannah’s MDCP requirement so […]
[Continue reading...]Tri-annual meeting with Dr. Schiffmann
Daddy, Hannah, and I went up to Dallas yesterday to meet with Hannah’s neurologist/GD specialist, Dr. Schiffmann. We last saw him about 4 months ago. It is about a 4-hour drive to get there, and Hannah has really showed us how much she hates road trips in her car seat. On the way up, we […]
[Continue reading...]What I would give for just a word
I was sent an email yesterday asking why I don’t post as many updates as I used to in the past. On the surface, the reason is because there isn’t that much going on anymore in terms of doctors appointments, testing, etc. We know what we are dealing with now, and we just have to […]
[Continue reading...]Reality Checks
The medical supply company is coming out on Monday to switch out the big portable oxygen tanks with the more compact sizes that we can refill and carry on a backpack when we go out. Thank goodness! Honestly, I couldn’t see carrying around a big tank like that “just in case” every where we went. […]
[Continue reading...]Hannah’s ER visit – the aftermath
We seemed to have entered a new phase in this journey. I guess it was inevitable considering her diagnosis. After having a 45-minute visit with our pediatrician, we both agreed that we need to have some backup assistance when she has another breath-holding spell. We can’t have the racemic epinephrine breathing treatment they gave Hannah […]
[Continue reading...]First ER visit for breath-holding spells
We made it 16 months without a hospital visit since Hannah was born. Hannah had these hyperventilation episodes when she gets upset or frustrated. It doesn’t happen often, although it seems to be happening a bit more now (mostly when we are driving long distances and she gets antsy or when she starts throwing a […]
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