Today, May 31, 2012, is truly a day for celebration as this marks the day that Connor's Medi Port was removed.
For 2 years and 3 months we were truly happy to have the Port and it was such a great help during Connor's past journey with JM. Never have we regretted getting it and so it is almost like saying goodbye to a friend that we loved having close for the past two years but are also happy to see go as it marks a huge progress in Connor's fight against JM :)
Connor and I started out at 4 am this morning and arrived at The Children's Hospital in Denver at around 6:20 am. Including Check-in we were setup in a room within 15 minutes. Surgery was scheduled for 8:45 am but it turned out to be delayed by 2 hours as there was an emergency surgery due to a very sad accident to a little boys in the early am. He was pinned underneath a van and had his leg crushed.
Connor being the trouper he is kept telling the Surgeon and the Nurses that he was fine waiting as long as the little boy was okay. This gave him a lot of plus points with the Medical Staff who kept telling me what a polite and caring little boy I have :)
This time around Connor chose Banana flavor for his mask and I was happy to be able to go back with him again into the Surgery room until he was asleep. The whole Medical team was truly wonderful again and as much as it squeezes my heart each time he goes into surgery there is a comfort to see your child fall asleep under Anesthesia while laughing at the Doctor. They truly have a gift with Children.
There was also something that I loved about the Waiting Room. A big screen TV/Monitor told each waiting Family member the status of your child before, during and after surgery. There was one number assigned per child and the screen would be color coded and tell you either Pre-op, in surgery or Post-op. Very comforting to me :)
One thing that made me also happy for Connor was three gifts he received today. He received a Dr. Seuss Bird he named 'Spinach', a beautiful Quilt from the Volunteer Station and something to from the Surgeon to remember this part of the journey from. He had asked the Surgeon if he could get his Port returned to him but due to Hospital regulations they usually don't. Well Connor was so well liked that they made an exemption and gave him a small part back which they were able to sterilize. Connor was thrilled when he woke up and I was so grateful to see him have a big smile.
So THANK YOU!!!
We got back home around 4 pm, 12 hours later and he is doing well. I am tired enough to go to sleep now and might be tempted to go to bed early as Andrea, Birgit and i are attempting the Incline tomorrow :)
So Thank You to everyone that joined us today through txt messages, e-mail and FB. We loved reading the messages and all the support they gave us!
Hugs,
R A C A
For 2 years and 3 months we were truly happy to have the Port and it was such a great help during Connor's past journey with JM. Never have we regretted getting it and so it is almost like saying goodbye to a friend that we loved having close for the past two years but are also happy to see go as it marks a huge progress in Connor's fight against JM :)
Connor and I started out at 4 am this morning and arrived at The Children's Hospital in Denver at around 6:20 am. Including Check-in we were setup in a room within 15 minutes. Surgery was scheduled for 8:45 am but it turned out to be delayed by 2 hours as there was an emergency surgery due to a very sad accident to a little boys in the early am. He was pinned underneath a van and had his leg crushed.
Connor being the trouper he is kept telling the Surgeon and the Nurses that he was fine waiting as long as the little boy was okay. This gave him a lot of plus points with the Medical Staff who kept telling me what a polite and caring little boy I have :)
This time around Connor chose Banana flavor for his mask and I was happy to be able to go back with him again into the Surgery room until he was asleep. The whole Medical team was truly wonderful again and as much as it squeezes my heart each time he goes into surgery there is a comfort to see your child fall asleep under Anesthesia while laughing at the Doctor. They truly have a gift with Children.
There was also something that I loved about the Waiting Room. A big screen TV/Monitor told each waiting Family member the status of your child before, during and after surgery. There was one number assigned per child and the screen would be color coded and tell you either Pre-op, in surgery or Post-op. Very comforting to me :)
One thing that made me also happy for Connor was three gifts he received today. He received a Dr. Seuss Bird he named 'Spinach', a beautiful Quilt from the Volunteer Station and something to from the Surgeon to remember this part of the journey from. He had asked the Surgeon if he could get his Port returned to him but due to Hospital regulations they usually don't. Well Connor was so well liked that they made an exemption and gave him a small part back which they were able to sterilize. Connor was thrilled when he woke up and I was so grateful to see him have a big smile.
So THANK YOU!!!
We got back home around 4 pm, 12 hours later and he is doing well. I am tired enough to go to sleep now and might be tempted to go to bed early as Andrea, Birgit and i are attempting the Incline tomorrow :)
So Thank You to everyone that joined us today through txt messages, e-mail and FB. We loved reading the messages and all the support they gave us!
Hugs,
R A C A
Go Connor GO!! So proud of you :)
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