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Read more about the article Pneumonia, Monarch Butterfly Release, Back to School, and a Birthday Sneak Peak
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Pneumonia, Monarch Butterfly Release, Back to School, and a Birthday Sneak Peak

Pneumonia For the first several years of his life, James would usually come down with pneumonia around Thanksgiving. It was such a normal occurrence that Stacy started calling November Pneumo-ember. A little play on words, combining pneumonia and November. I don’t know what changed, but for the past few years,…

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August 23, 2022
Read more about the article A Long Six Weeks, Part 3: An Expensive Uber Ride
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A Long Six Weeks, Part 3: An Expensive Uber Ride

Welcome to the conclusion of the “A Long Six Weeks” three-part series. In Part 1, James spent about five days in the hospital with pneumonia. Part 2 starts twelve days later when he was at a different hospital having an adjacent tissue transfer surgery to repair a wound on his…

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August 28, 2021
Read more about the article A Long Six Weeks, Part 1: Pneumonia
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A Long Six Weeks, Part 1: Pneumonia

We are exhausted. Maybe a bit beyond that. Is there a word for being beyond exhausted? I am too tired to Google that. I don’t even know if I have the energy to write this post right now, but I have to at least get started. Maybe I’ll just write…

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August 20, 2021
Read more about the article Overnight Hospital Stay, New Floors, Tornado, and a Crazy School Schedule
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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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August 24, 2020
Read more about the article Short Stay in the Hospital with Pneumonia?
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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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August 31, 2019
Read more about the article Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion Update, Fundraiser, Wedding, School, Easter, Jackson, and Our New Sign
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Pneumonia, Spinal Fusion Update, Fundraiser, Wedding, School, Easter, Jackson, and Our New Sign

I feel like I’ve gotten off track a bit. I was doing so good for a while with keeping up with the monthly posts. These past couple of months have been a bit hectic with Spring Break, James being in the hospital for a couple of days, and then Easter.…

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April 28, 2019
Read more about the article Another Bout of Pneumonia
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Another Bout of Pneumonia

This is going to be a busy weekend of writing. I’ve been trying to keep up with posting every four weeks or so, but every so often life happens, like James ending up in the hospital due to pneumonia. Those of you following James on Facebook are probably already aware…

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November 24, 2018