Woohoo! Monday, January 6th in the midst of a 2014 Arctic Vortex we get the 'ok' for KJ to go home! KJ's blood platelet levels were at 88 this morning well over 50, the parameters doctors had set for his condition. The parameters are set higher for KJ because of the presence of silent stroke activity in his brain. Once again, I am having mixed emotions of happy and scared. Of course happy because my baby is progressing but also scared of not having the safety net of the nursing staff. Feeling overwhelmed about being responsible for KJ taking over 17 pills a day, administering his IV for an hour each day, flushing his broviac lines daily, changing his dressings every few days, checking his blood pressure twice a day and the upcoming doctor visits 3-days a week. Whew! On top of all the other responsibilities of being a stay-at-home mommy with 3-year old twins and a hot husband:).
My mother-n-law was nice of enough to stay with KJ over the weekend giving mom and dad a much needed break! Despite the Arctic Vortex and ignoring warnings to stay off the roads we made it to the hospital in record time. The discharge process was long and agonizing, as the nursing staff wanted to be very thorough.
Wheewe!! We sure accumulated a lot of crap over the past 6 weeks! It took us over 2 hours to pack up the room and load up the car. Needless to say we made it home with our precious cargo sometime after 10:00pm, driving under 20 mph with icy road conditions and below freezing temperatures. I guess thinking back on it, maybe we should have stayed at the hospital one more night. But, its no place like home!
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| Bringing home the big wheel! |
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| Daddy leaving hospital with our precious cargo! |
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