Jack has been discharged and we are all home. So how was your week?
Long story (which we can tell when we resume our regular posting schedule tomorrow) but Jack is doing fantastic. He has three more days of antibiotics that will be administered by his pediatrician via injection. So by Wednesday he should be finally done and he will have officially beaten down bacterial meningitis. How many of his future classmates will be able to say that?
It has been a long week but we are extremely grateful for how fortunate we have been. Special thanks for the yeoman's efforts of Grandpa Maurice and Grandma Phyllis and Grandma Gail and Grandpa Tom who were always available to us at any time, with no notice and were willing to do anything. Thanks to Michelle, John, Cole and Hayley for keeping Lily busy last night. Our frequent commenter, Donna (and the rest of the family) was always there for support and their calls were much appreciated. (This sounds like an Oscar speech :)) There are simply too many people to thank who offered to anything and everything on our behalf and who prayed for Jack and kept him in their thoughts. Needless to say, we are extremely appreciative of all your kind wishes and support. It truly meant the world to us to know that we had such a wonderful support system.
Lastly, not that they will ever read this, but the nurses and doctors at Children's National Medical Center are cut from a special cloth and provided the most amazing care - surely what any parent could ever want for their child. The same can be said for the pediatric emergency room at Holy Cross Hospital who immediately identified the severity of Jack's problem and arranged for him to immediately get to Children's
We are tired but happy. And appreciative. Good night and thank you.
P.S. - Marcy gets the biggest gold star for realizing last Saturday night that Jack was beyond out of sorts and, of all things, had a stiff neck ( a tough diagnosis on a baby). That triggered the alarm bells ringing and sent us off to the hospital.
4 comments:
So glad you are home and that he is doing well!! What a trooper!
We are beyond happy that you are ALL home and going to sleep in your repective beds tonight...I will sleep better, for sure...thankfully, Jack will never remember any of this...we are very grateful for his recovery and the care that he received. He is one lucky boy...and we all feel blessed that this turned out this way! Love to all of you and thanks for answering all of my calls and keeping me informed hour by hour!
Hopefully all of you are asleep as I am writing this. There is nothing that compares to the nightmare and helplessness felt when your child's health is in serious jeopardy. I am so relieved for you and M. that Jack is back home and doing so well.
Let there be no more blog entries as serious as these!
xo L
We are so happy for the happy ending. Get some sleep!
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