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It's Sunday. We have come to expect nothing to happen at a hospital on the weekends. We were proven wrong today. First thing this morning Griffin got to move into a "big boy bed". He no longer requir...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 07:33:00 GMT

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Griffin has spent most of today asleep. This morning the doctors inserted a tube into the area around Griffin's left lung. He had some fluid beginning to build up in that area. The doctors thought Gr...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 07:17:00 GMT

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Griffin had a good night after having undergone open heart surgery on Tuesday. Mommy and Daddy met with each of Griffin's doctors this morning as they made their rounds. They all had the same thing t...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:22:00 GMT

Thanksgiving

I had a really nice Thanksgiving! Mommy and Daddy took me to Nana and Grampa Underly's. Mommy and Daddy had a great meal, I had formula, no turkey for me yet, wait till next year. It was very loud and...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:11:00 GMT

Dr Brown Check Up

Yesterday Mommy and Daddy took me back to Riley for my 1 month post Hemi-Fontan check up. I got a X-ray, it wasn't too bad I really didn't cry, just fussed. I saw Dr Brown, he was really nic...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:11:00 GMT

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Were home! On Wednesday one of the doctors on the cardiology team came to check on Griffin around two o'clock in the afternoon. After listening to Griffin's chest, the doctor asked how Mommy and Dadd...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:21:00 GMT

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Griffin seems to be recovering from surgery very well. He was moved out of the ICU and into the Riley Heart Center yesterday evening. Shortly after getting settled into his new room, Griffin's nurse ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:19:00 GMT

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Griffin has been recovering from surgery in the ICU for two days now. He is showing signs of improvement each day. However, his recovery has been slower than Mommy and Daddy were expecting. Griffin h...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:16:00 GMT

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Griffin is out of surgery! Mommy and Daddy met with Dr. Brown. The surgery went as expected. The hole in Griffin's heart was enlarged significantly. The vein from the neck was attached to the vessels...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:15:00 GMT

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Mommy and Daddy walked Griffin down to surgery around 11:30 this morning. A nurse verified Griffin's arm band with his chart (already two binders thick for this stay) and checked to make sure all of t...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:00 GMT