You can have the "slideshow" below go faster by clicking on the "+" sign.
When Mikey finds some time, he's going to place it on the side of the blog.
All is well here! We've enjoyed a week of only one doctor appointment!
Mike's been busy w/ work AND creating a beautiful new bird perch that will attach high up on the wall ~ so Aimie can't climb down, so Matthew can't bang his head on the sharp corners of her old "playpen" and so he can't reach up and get bit. (OOOYEEEE)
Aimie has been spending more time in the living room w/ Sunnie :-( since Matthew has started walking ... she's spoiled and likes to be with us in the family room. This new perch will enable her to still be with us .... while keeping Matthew safe!
Mike and Matthew are heading around the corner to Keith and Gabrielle's for their day of Sunday football and good eats & drinks! (well....you know Matthew isn't doing any eating or drinking) I'll be doing my usual Sunday grocery shopping and just doing whatever I feel like doing! It's my "day off!!"
Happy Sunday!!
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2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
And still he smiles...
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
So much to be thankful for!
One boy's long road to recovery. Matthew was born two months premature with a rare fourfold heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA's, and Ventricular Septal Defect. He's had two open heart surgeries and will need additional heart surgeries in the future. To appreciate the absolute miracle of this "3 plus million dollar boy", you'd need to look into the "Archives" beginning after his first 9 hr open heart surgery at Stanford, August 2005.
First picture
2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
Day of birth ~ May 10th, 2005
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
Day of first surgery ~ July "05
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
After first surgery
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Chest was just closed
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
BiPap mask
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Getting ready for second surgery
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
After second surgery
And still he smiles...
Leaving Stanford after second surgery
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
Happy Days
So much to be thankful for!
To view more pictures of Matthew while at Stanford, you can expand the year of 2005 by first clicking on the arrow, then the month. He was at Stanford from July thru September of 2005. Matthew was transferred back to Sunrise hospital where he stayed until the end of October 2005.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
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9 comments:
After the new perch is all painted and installed... we'll post a picture... it's going to go well with the house! I'm excited.
This is the first time since BEFORE Matthew was born that he's had the opportunity to work in his workshop. He loves it so much... I'm happy he can get back out there!
I say make Matthew a little workmans mask (or whatever the anti-dust/fume things are that he should wear!) and put him to work as well! :D
Maybe he won't be quite as bad at home improvement/repairs as I am then :) Put it this way - it took me 20 minutes to change a plug a few days ago. And seven attempts to drill through a wall.
Glad you are getting some me time - that's always nice. Happy New Year King Family!
~Evan's Mommy Sarah
I'm glad you get a day to do whatever you need or want to do. You certainly deserve some free time. You do so much for your family and they love you so much for it.
I'm glad to hear Michael can get out to his workshop again and a new perch for Aimee sounds great. You know she wants to be as close to Michael as she can get.
I love you all so much.
Sue, Mom, Grandma Sue
Have you posted pictures of the birds?
No Brian..
but it's funny that you ask...
I was thinking that we should do that... they are so pretty...
This is a test to see if I had returned to the Old Blogger.
Well, has this been an experience......
I thought I was moving forward by clicking over to the new blogger; but I booted myself out of posting. There is no "going back", so be sure to think about changing. You can still add your comments on each picture, which we all would love; but the those with "posting" privileges cannot. Such is progress. Let's how this works
YAY MOM...
YOU DID IT! WOO HOO!!
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