Tag: Open Heart Surgery

  • 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…

  • Hannah’s open heart surgery | It’s today!

    Or is it?? Clouds and silver linings… Hannah woke up just before the alarm, at 5.30am, for breakfast (she was allowed food until 6) then went straight back to sleep. She then woke up again; I said “get some more sleep”. She said “I tried”. I said “try harder”, climbed into bed with her for…

  • 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…