Its 10pm the night of the op and I'm desperately trying to relieve the tension in my head by writing out the days events. It may not relieve my head ache but it will at least document my fresh thoughts. Jaxon went for the surgery around 10am, the anaesthetist said with all four procedures and…
Continue reading ➞ Post OP thoughts: What the hell happened?
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I've been anticipating this operation for a long time. I've wanted it for Jaxon. I've pushed for it based on the intent to improve his quality of life. It's horrible to see your baby retching, heaving, vomiting their entire feeds and then falling asleep from exhaustion and being weak due to the lack of nutrients.…
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Getting on the blogs this week aren't I! It seems to be a recurring theme that I lay low on the blogs whilst it's all crazy and then as the crazy gets extreme I blunt out the past few months before anything else can happen. It just my life at the moment! As I ended…
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It's a little delayed but here's an update on Jaxons two week hospital admission in February. This blog explains the reason for admission, gives an update on his heart at the time and explains parallel planning.
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This blog post is all about my first experience visiting Great Ormond Street Hospital, for my (at the time) 5 month old son, as an outpatient for his heart problems. I take you through my thoughts, feelings, questions and anticipations before, during and after our appointment. PRE GOSH Jaxon has had appointments with a specialist…
13/12/2017 Since being discharged with diagnosis' two weeks ago, I believe we've been neglected to say the least. It's a disappointing but a recurring problem that discharge is always rushed and incompetent. Leaving the hospital at midnight on what I believed was "home leave" for the weekend to return for complete discharge Monday, turned into…
Continue reading ➞ Two weeks out: In hospital Iām just his Mum
Heading home to the unknown.
