January 2011
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Taking a deep breath
Of all the things that we fear above all else, as parents of a post-trach child, is respiratory illness.
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Persistent ear infection
I would love to be able to write “the ear infection is gone.” Alas, it is not to be. Jessica and my mom took Namine in to the ENT clinic this morning, where they found that Namine’s ear infection is still there. Smaller, but still there. That means, among other things, that we cannot yet…
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Nothing to fear
Now that we can’t give Namine a bath for a while, I realize how much I miss giving her one.
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A trip to the ENT clinic
We took Namine in to be seen by ENT today. The culture from her ear infection had turned out to be fungal, not bacterial, so the bacterial eardrops we had given her (that finished about ten days ago) did no good. Actually, the eardrops may have exacerbated things, and possibly sped up the rate of…
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An apple a day
It’s been an almost immeasurably long time since Namine had last had an apple. It’s not that she doesn’t like them; far from it, she loves apples. But she couldn’t eat them, for fear of choking. The skin, especially, posed a problem. But before Namine’s cleft palate was repaired, she could not eat very much.…
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Ear infection, again (or still?)
Yesterday we took Namine in to see the doctor. We’ve been giving her ear drops prescribed for her ear infection (just a day or two left in the original prescription, now), and we thought that the infection was all but gone. We certainly hadn’t seen any drainage or any other evidence of an active infection,…
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Namine standing
Yes, another post bragging about Namine learning to stand up on her own. No, we’ll never get sick of showing videos and pictures of her. But you might. Anyhoo, I digress. Click the link to see the video. Click it. CLICK IT!
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Spreading awareness
The other day, I took Namine to McDonald’s, just the two of us out to a father-daughter lunch after a hard physical therapy session. Namine had worked hard, and despite being sick, made steps (ha ha) toward strengthening her legs. She deserved a treat.
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Slight ear infection
My mom took Namine to the Urgent Care this morning, and I accompanied them, in case they needed to suction out her ears.
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Kitties are great motivators
A lot has happened since I last posted – some of it good, and some of it bad – and I apologize for the lapse.
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Standing on her own
It’s pretty much day-to-day around here. For the most part, just life as usual: Namine has therapy today, as she does two or three times a week. I don’t remember how often it is anymore; my job doesn’t permit me the time it would take to attend Namine’s therapy sessions. That’s okay, though. Jessica fills…
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Understanding skin physiology
Understanding your child’s physiology – special needs or not – is crucial to understanding not only their current condition, but what might affect changes in them as well.