Tag Archives: Lurie

We Survived the First Week!

Posted on March 3, 2015 by danadou

Good evening, friends! Mike and I are enjoying a bit of quiet right now – the baby is snoozing, the cat is napping, and even our extremely loud, and most-likely broken dishwasher has finally finished its obnoxious cycle. *sigh of … Continue reading →

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Verity Goes Home!

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Mike

Hi everyone, Yesterday was 11 days post-op and Verity is ready to go home! All her prerequisites of going home has been satisfied: eating and breathing at the same time, generally having an appetite, and weight gain on the correct trajectory. … Continue reading →

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Posted on February 20, 2015 by danadou

Hello friends! I’m going to apologize in advance for an abnormally discombobulated post; the days are really starting to merge together, and the timeline of everything is hazy. Plus, it’s been a couple days since we last updated. But truly, … Continue reading →

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How Verity Got Her Food Back

Posted on February 18, 2015 by danadou

Hello again, friends! As I sit here typing this, Mike is cuddling Verity whilst tapping his feet to the beat of some Baby Einstein tunes. He loves this machine so much that I might have to go buy it for … Continue reading →

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Baby Verity’s First Week: Preparing for Surgery

Posted on February 13, 2015 by danadou

Hello again, friends! Fast forward a bit from our last post, and Mike and I are typing this from the Family Great Room on the 15th floor Cardiac Care Unit at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Today is the big day – … Continue reading →

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Celebrity status: Accomplished!

Posted on January 23, 2015 by danadou

I’ve had a lot of time to sit on my ass this week, ever since my long-term substitute teaching position ended last week. This is great for blog updates – instead of having meaty, medically-based entries, you get the random … Continue reading →

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What to expect when you’re expecting a baby who needs heart surgery

Posted on November 8, 2014 by danadou

Hello friends, Last Friday was our meeting with a boatload of doctors at Lurie Children’s Hospital, and this Friday I’m finally trying to organize my thoughts about that meeting and condense them into blog form. Our visit to the hospital … Continue reading →

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