We’ve spent the last couple of days trying to get things moving. Oscar’s GI system is sluggish as is, apparently, scheduling in the PT department in this otherwise efficient, kind, skilled, and beautiful hospital. But today we got movement – most importantly PT and OT arrived, fitted Oscar for his protective brace, and got him … Continue reading On The Move
Oscar finally got out of surgery around 9:45pm last night, about eight hours after he was wheeled off. Dr. Hu called bearing mostly good news – he’d tolerated the surgery well neurologically, she got a better than anticipated correction, and she saw no need for the thoracoplasty. (I haven’t seen the x-rays yet, but the … Continue reading Out!
Well, here we are again, back in the hospital again for spine surgery. Different coast, different hospital, different procedure, and yet the echoes are deafening. A quick catchup since I seem to only write when Oscar is in surgery/recovery as a way to keep everyone updated: Oscar is almost 24 years old now, and spent … Continue reading Here We Go Again, Again
this boy 