Tag: Hannah
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Never a dull moment | Resilience
Hannah ended up back in hospital This time with pneumonia Our children certainly have a flair for the dramatic!! After being called to pick Hannah up from school (“she’s thrown up a couple of times”) just before 11am last Friday and finding her in the school medical room on a wheelchair, wheezing, pale, having scratched herself to…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 18
Going home… …with a touch of pneumonia! As I’m writing this, it’s 10pm and we’ve been back home for a few hours. Home!! Hannah had a good night last night. She woke up in the early hours, shivering but without a fever. She went back to sleep until about 8.30am, on and off. I, on…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 17
Cautiously optimistic again After we’d watched ‘Scandal’ last night, Charlie and I chatted lots more, watched a bit more TV and did lots of giggling. It felt like a schoolgirl sleepover! Even after we’d turned off the lights and I couldn’t keep my eyes open, we were still chatting for ages. We both had a…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery l Day 16 | Seroma?
Seroma or infection?… …That is the question! A bright and sunny start to the day after a restless night Hannah (and I) had a rough night. Hannah herself has come to the conclusion/realisation that she always seems to have a rough night when I’m with her instead of Simon! She was fine until about midnight/1am,…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 15
A healthy dose of cautious optimism… …and moving lumps of fluid! Morning Hannah and Simon had a reasonably good night last night. According to Hannah, Simon snores less than I do…hahaha…yeah right!! Hannah still has diarrhoea and stomach cramps and no appetite, but is at least constantly sipping boiled water. She’s bright and cheerful and…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 15
Day 15 after heart surgery… …and still a few challenges to overcome A restless night Hannah and I had quite an uncomfortable, restless night. From about 1am onwards, Hannah was tossing and turning, struggling to sleep and complaining of stomach cramps. Earlier in the night, she’d felt quite hot to the touch and was complaining…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 3
Steady progress 4 am Woke up to Hannah sitting up in bed (supported by her lovely nurse, Kate) , having a big cough and struggling to shift the ‘frog in her throat’. She had vomited a little but was fine – had a good drink. Was much stronger getting herself into sitting up position and…
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Hannah’s open heart surgery 2014 | The journey begins
My baby is having open heart surgery And it doesn’t get any easier… For those of you that know me and my family, you may be familiar with our background and Hannah’s and Charlie’s amazing stories. If not, you can read a bit more about it all here. Basically, Hannah was born with Pulmonary Atresia…