Monthly Archives: October 2008

Posted on October 31, 2008 by CollyD

Last weekend, Ellie and I headed to Va to meet baby Charlie and to have a quick visit.  We checked out the condo and got to spend quality time with Julie, Lily, and Greg (Lily is such happy content baby … Continue reading →

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The Heat is On

Posted on October 20, 2008 by CollyD

After waking this morning to the house thermostat saying it was 54 degrees INSIDE the house, I finally broke down and turned on the heat.  Now the house is nice and toasty even if it isn’t outside. At least we … Continue reading →

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Salem

Posted on October 17, 2008 by CollyD

Before we headed to Boston this week we went to Salem, Mass for a fun day.   It was packed and pretty crazy.  Loads of people in witch’s hats and dressed up. We walked through town, had lunch at a tavern … Continue reading →

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Back Home

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Ken

We rolled out of the hospital and had barely passed the lights of Fenway when Ellie got sick all over the back of the car (another side effect of the medicine). Fortunately she hadn’t had more than water, a popsicle, … Continue reading →

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Have They Done the Tests Yet?

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Ken

This is hilarious. No sooner did we publish that last post when she woke up after a long sleep. We gathered around her waiting for another possessed rampage and all we got were scrunched up eyes and the groggy query, … Continue reading →

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My Purple Cup!!!

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Ken

The photo of Sleeping Beauty here belies the hours of sedation-medication-induced fighting that followed Ellie’s return to the recovery ward. She was in good form coming out of sedation – kicking nurses, tearing at every wire attached to her with … Continue reading →

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All done

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Ken

Good news. They’re all done and we should be able to go back and see Ellie soon. The short version is that, while the mean pressure gradient between the left atrium and the left ventricle is in the moderate to … Continue reading →

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In the Cath Lab

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Ken

We checked into the hospital this morning at 8 a.m. Ellie got some stickers and some medicine to help her off to sleep. They just wheeled her back to the cath lab to get started. It takes about an hour … Continue reading →

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The week to come – watch this space.

Posted on October 11, 2008 by CollyD

Tomorrow we are heading to Boston again. In an attempt to make it a bit more fun, we decided to head up early tomorrow and stop by Salem Mass. After all it is the best time of the year to … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin picking

Posted on October 6, 2008 by CollyD

Over the weekend we had a visit from Ken’s Dad and Stepmom. They got here on Thursday and Ken and his Dad left on Friday to got to NYC for a guys weekend. Judy stayed Friday to have a girls … Continue reading →

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