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The picture that went viral on Facebook

First Viral Facebook Post

At what point does a post reach viral status? Is it 500,000 (half a million) views? One million? Two million? How about six million? On September 6th, Stacy posted a simple picture on James’ Facebook page:     Simple, right? She had no idea of how powerful that post would…

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Back to School, Birthday Boy, and Other Fun

Back to School Our long summer—thanks to the spinal fusion and extended recovery time—came to an abrupt end on August 19th when James went back to school to start the 5th grade.         He made it a whole three days before he got sick and ended up…

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Read more about the article Short Stay in the Hospital with Pneumonia?
In the ER

Short Stay in the Hospital with Pneumonia?

I mentioned in the 8/5 post that James was having some digestion issues again, just like he had when he was in the hospital recovering from his spinal fusion surgery. During that hospital stay, they stopped giving him formula for awhile and switched to Pedialyte instead to keep him hydrated.…

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Read more about the article Birthday Party Cancelled
James' 10th birthday cake

Birthday Party Cancelled

Hey all. Just leaving a quick note here in case you were looking for pictures from James’ birthday party that was supposed to be yesterday. Unfortunately, James was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia on Saturday, so we had to cancel the party.     It was a short hospital…

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Read more about the article James New Spine, Turning 10, Playdates, and More Digestion Issues
Nap time with his "girlfriend"

James New Spine, Turning 10, Playdates, and More Digestion Issues

I have to admit that the spinal fusion post took a lot out of me. It was a lot of work to go through all of our notes and pictures to put it together, and it turned out to easily be one of the longest posts that I have ever…

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Read more about the article Spinal Fusion Surgery
X-ray to confirm placement off central line

Spinal Fusion Surgery

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