BOSTON DAY #8 GOING HOME!!!!

I wanted to post a update on Boston, He is finally going home!!! Yeah... poor little guy. He has been through so much. The doctors have discovered that he has severe reflux, and was aspirating whenever he ate, which caused fluid in his lungs and then caused pneumonia. We are so grateful to have caught this early enough to fix the problem. The doctors think that if we give him a month on a feeding tube, it will allow for his lungs and vocal sensations to heal. They are also treating his Thyroid as well. They believe that he will outgrow the reflux, and then we will be able to take the feeding tube out.

I am never amazed anymore, people are just amazing. Since I have been here I have had many experiences, that have touched my heart and uplifted my spirit. People are just amazing... I ran into Dr. Randall, he treated Hannah when we found her cancer, I often think of him and how grateful I am for his knowledge, but most of all for his compassion. As I talked to him, I was amazed that he remembered Hannah, and as a parent you want the doctors to see your child as a individual rather than another "patient". Here at Primary Children's Medical Center they definitely do just that. Our children are so precious, so innocent, and so pure, and you just pray that that is not taken from them when they experience sickness. Often times its a early awakening to our scary world, and as parents we try to protect our children.

I can say that Hannah, Boston and all of my children, have helped me remember what is important in life. Their innocence is so precious, and I am grateful they are protected, that the doctors and nurses and staff understand that. This is a great hospital, and my heart is filled whenever I walk in the doors.