11th Birthday Theme: Quarantine

Eleven. James just turned 11 years old. How is that possible? I’m not talking about the fact that he’s survived this long with all of his medical issues—although I have always been amazed at how resilient he is with all of the obstacles he faces. No, I am actually wondering…

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Read more about the article Overnight Hospital Stay, New Floors, Tornado, and a Crazy School Schedule
In the ER at the hospital

Overnight Hospital Stay, New Floors, Tornado, and a Crazy School Schedule

Overnight Hospital Stay On the morning of August 15th, Stacy gave him his morning percussion vest treatment before breakfast. Nothing abnormal there; it’s part of his usual morning routine. What wasn’t normal, was what happened after the vest treatment. He became very juicy and was struggling to breathe. His heart…

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We're jealous of this kid's hair

Back to School Update and Other Happenings

I thought about skipping this post, or at least pushing in back a week or two, because there really hasn’t been much going on around here lately. At least not while I’m awake. I’m still working nights so I’m in bed by mid-afternoon and wake up when the rest of…

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Continuing Respiratory Issues, Father’s Day, 4th of July, and Miscellaneous Stuff

As promised, here is a monthly James update. Fortunately, it looks like it will be a relatively short post. I have transitioned from working remotely for about three months to going back to work and working nights. As a network guy, there is only so much I can do remotely.…

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School Spirit Month

Stacy loves it when James’ school does a spirit week where each day of the week has a different theme. This year they’ve had several spirit weeks…in December right before Holiday Break, the last week of January, and the last week of February. Instead of doing another spirit week at…

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Covid, School, James’ Health, New Stroller, Stroke Awareness Month, Happy Nurses Day, and Happy Mother’s Day

Covid   Well, here we are, not even two months into this pandemic, and things don’t look like they’re getting any better. In fact, they’re looking much worse. Every day we’re watching the number of people infected with COVID-19 ticking higher at an alarming rate. An article I read about…

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